Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects' U& ~- g9 s* i+ F
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+ k7 l) J8 c$ l6 R7 q, FPhotographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.
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' D- w4 @9 W6 rRMA Architects designed the elliptical building at the entrance to the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (formerly the Prince of Wales Museum), where historical Indian artefacts and artworks are exhibited.
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8 w; q. m8 G/ {' P, t% G* r1 PThin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace.
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9 O% `' ]- {7 D4 sExisting trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk.9 x5 b$ S( e! x# g/ r. Z
- s; v: }* L0 i7 ~( v' [( a/ r& \The remaining portion of the visitors centre contains a 200-seat auditorium, a ticket-office, a shop, a cafe and toilets.
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3 Z! c5 @5 F7 M/ g" {Edmund Sumner has photographed a number of buildings in Mumbai – see our earlier stories about a corporate office block beside a slum and a wood-clad temple.! g: g- H* ?& T3 a8 Y5 g& Q; K
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The following text is from RMA Architects:5 A3 E$ D% y' D, N" n/ H
A visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai./ A( k7 W. T6 p3 J u. g3 i
The contemporary structure expands upon the footprint of a previously existing multipurpose hall, and is a part of an expansion plan for this prestigious urban landmark.
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% w7 P+ {" R2 N+ O9 V1 LThe center fulfills various programmatic functions, ranging from the integration of baggage collection and storage, to ticketing and security, as well as a museum shop, two hundred seat auditorium, and rest rooms.
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; r) l5 L7 `1 p1 t3 \$ B( xA lightweight, stainless steel clad elliptical roof creates a covered verandah for circulation, integrating disparate visitor programs into a consolidated and modest, yet contemporary form.$ b$ ]( C6 C5 f2 j, M* g* W5 @
Glass and metal surfaces exist as a visual counterpoint to stout basalt stone of local heritage structures. Reflective material planes create a paradoxical visual poetry in which archaic forms of the adjacent museum are recast and distorted in a new perspective.& E9 o: [9 C" p% D6 `$ O# B7 k
* v3 F" d Z! \0 p3 c# J7 j; @The pre-defined footprint is organically punctured by existing trees that project through openings in the roof, yielding localized deviations in the otherwise low-key scale spaces.
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Integration of natural textures with modern means and materials further expands the defining narrative of the center, that of a culturally meaningful intervention within a monumental historic context." m D* h5 ]. h( H
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