Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects) z1 b. q8 o3 o0 p" S
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Photographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum." N: A) O1 `% e/ u0 ]0 n- U$ E
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4 E' A$ B6 q1 Q( W" f9 i( K5 qRMA 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.& U9 I. C( S' t; B( P B9 |
% x+ b; \" I3 Z8 Q$ N- uThin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace.) [ L& P7 Y8 M$ n* C; ?3 v
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Existing trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk.
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" g y8 p8 r- V6 j4 yThe remaining portion of the visitors centre contains a 200-seat auditorium, a ticket-office, a shop, a cafe and toilets.
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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.( {* n7 p' V+ r
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The following text is from RMA Architects:7 X1 ^ R) h9 ~/ `. {! x, M2 b
A visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.
- ^. ^# p s5 s9 Y; NThe 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." ~8 J$ V$ g B! z& a: }
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The 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.2 M/ l0 C' {( ~* }. L e
% W! [- X% n+ I1 |+ nA lightweight, stainless steel clad elliptical roof creates a covered verandah for circulation, integrating disparate visitor programs into a consolidated and modest, yet contemporary form.
( c, K: a& B4 Z+ g" P7 S( I7 J6 w/ HGlass 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.
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) H( O @0 v) m; t N9 G7 hThe 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.- V2 a: v) X; ` V
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