Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects 3 M3 T, e8 M1 P& K8 K4 w( l Photographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum. $ F. ~0 K9 D/ R" u4 E. g[/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. + Y# e5 z' e4 i" j; \" `$ b. d, G Thin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace. 6 e1 \1 d/ Y: g. n: c2 Y9 G& \Existing trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk. " O# g. m: Z4 i" R  j5 ^, q The remaining portion of the visitors centre contains a 200-seat auditorium, a ticket-office, a shop, a cafe and toilets. 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. . i, e6 m' ^! ^* R- _% | The following text is from RMA Architects: - ^) L- l8 z9 i  sA visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai. 3 K; _& @6 R0 ?6 }! G! W3 y7 UThe 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. & E& J% ^& _; v4 y+ h0 {2 B 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. ' j4 T, u: O. v: n& }/ w 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. / J1 G* x0 s3 FGlass 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. 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.   [Search:DCION 7 z2 F6 M. C+ O' N8 ~ 5 U3 a; z& i5 K) D8 o# eIntegration 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. ' A- X3 h) W! a8 ?" R8 q) J

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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？
8 ]: {3 V. C3 ~: }) D( F9 U要是里面也有图就更好了

woding，有里面的图就好了。。。