Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects 5 N: ~( X" `4 c8 g$ j Photographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum. : ~: ^- A* C( P [/url][url=http://www.rmaarchitects.com/] RMA 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. 2 _4 z2 u* J- U& n' x9 r: E! T- ^3 DThin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace. . {' e, c7 Z& u8 _Existing trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk. & q) y' N$ A; |The remaining portion of the visitors centre contains a 200-seat auditorium, a ticket-office, a shop, a cafe and toilets. / y  m- X4 F9 F5 v% X) _& T 5 v$ M/ d  S: M, JEdmund 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. $ U% u- J- {3 f0 f & T* j8 B& o9 x. G' ?2 A, cThe following text is from RMA Architects: 4 p6 H3 _) L6 Z. v' l3 V: u+ wA visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai. & V6 ?& l7 b* K8 dThe 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. 6 |7 _, M7 s( g, R) ^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. A lightweight, stainless steel clad elliptical roof creates a covered verandah for circulation, integrating disparate visitor programs into a consolidated and modest, yet contemporary form. ) }- v7 b2 n3 T% Z' F4 KGlass 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. & @" |2 K7 Z" n3 rThe 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. % d4 I! U* e" O% a  [Search:DCION 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.

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金属的外壳！怕不怕吸热！{:soso_e122:}

是金属吗？夏天会不会太热？
要是里面也有图就更好了

woding，有里面的图就好了。。。