Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects/ I/ W: B# U! X) J
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Photographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.
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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.
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2 D/ k9 u9 T* k# x. uThin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace.
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4 A5 q" z6 M2 K) v7 I1 @+ x* D+ KExisting trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk.4 A: K/ }0 B8 `. t2 M
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The remaining portion of the visitors centre contains a 200-seat auditorium, a ticket-office, a shop, a cafe and toilets.1 h/ S+ m T8 a5 p5 Q
# i: o2 S& c: e$ q2 iEdmund 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.; W, R. X) `( e7 G" _" r( _; R+ W1 P
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The following text is from RMA Architects:
! r9 P& d& v6 g- r6 T1 i* R ~A visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.
" g- l& W4 I! I! c; X! QThe 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. O/ Q0 M% w& T% z- y' s
6 O1 B. ~. i3 f# x: J" q4 K+ }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.. E% s7 I" |1 x" @$ F: D' @. i% U% ?
1 q& i) }5 k, a0 ]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.4 X, n; N8 u: K' y2 q. v
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. f X5 q; w1 g$ H
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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.8 Y# i+ N0 T$ ~# M9 d# z7 D3 e
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3 S5 {8 F; L8 v# _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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