Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects% V! Q, d, o i1 w+ h9 x
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1 e; z: G& f1 x$ t G8 ZPhotographer 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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8 Y# I4 \2 U7 O7 F- D5 cThin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace.
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( E: R, I. l" c: ?: O% G0 P+ mExisting trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk.: [0 H1 f8 t& d3 n7 Y
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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 Q1 {% K3 S, C: [+ G) z. V
/ s- |! f }0 A0 K, T' X0 R9 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., y( J+ p$ z: f+ G7 k
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The following text is from RMA Architects:
9 v6 x' c$ E8 ^: x) o* e3 KA visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.
# h- i# K& q, @; i4 }2 z2 IThe 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.% a4 q' J+ r3 D! N
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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.* J2 A" s0 h& W8 _$ {( x
- R0 W+ V3 w2 B% j2 L9 P7 `/ q# {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.' U* r- y& |0 a* G
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.; P6 E0 g8 Z: J3 i: C
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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.
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" c. f$ q* q! F: a4 AIntegration 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.+ r* H: h, ~- I0 W1 \' O6 v
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