Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects( w/ r5 a6 C" U& E" r
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Photographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.+ g5 L9 R. i5 }9 ?; W4 H7 j
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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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1 Z8 v5 Q' ~" e9 yThin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace. r" a+ p5 V% w( J9 m0 }: g0 c
, p& X! X$ G- vExisting trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk.
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9 ]: k% J. W* r9 `4 w. `The remaining portion of the visitors centre contains a 200-seat auditorium, a ticket-office, a shop, a cafe and toilets." G& Y2 w0 N5 ^
' p8 j" I9 y( ^/ p1 pEdmund 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.5 h4 W: r6 c9 l( r8 V
- Z* m. W2 n: [1 X5 h; P! S& c! XThe following text is from RMA Architects:, ~7 B2 h* \, R4 ]8 P$ @& h
A visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.
/ q+ U6 \% x& U, CThe 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.7 }) R7 `" ]- v( }+ n) Q
4 d# A3 F* }9 MThe 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.0 E7 |# a+ B% m. q# c- g
. f" a* X& R' L8 t( U% fA lightweight, stainless steel clad elliptical roof creates a covered verandah for circulation, integrating disparate visitor programs into a consolidated and modest, yet contemporary form.
/ v# g4 d& E B# BGlass 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.' I+ V$ s* _& Y0 F. W! P
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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.' i* N% v5 R: \4 Q
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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.
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