Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects
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1 J7 M3 c* l' Q' H$ [7 s# j3 m6 EPhotographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.
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9 Y1 h$ p, |( RRMA 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.& x/ I4 d' ^4 u3 v! l. U
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Thin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace.
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Existing trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk.
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: F$ x- q- q; X; E2 CThe remaining portion of the visitors centre contains a 200-seat auditorium, a ticket-office, a shop, a cafe and toilets.
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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.
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0 j7 c- _/ C( x5 HThe following text is from RMA Architects:$ H# k7 p( J0 f4 l
A visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.6 `. a: {' o9 T4 J! p. L
The 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.8 D+ `2 z: p+ e0 [) y6 s
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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.
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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.
# p8 g! f3 ?& Y3 }2 {% S3 i& sGlass 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.0 O q2 x8 d. B1 k! O* I. S# @. q. \
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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.) y( |+ H) h; l1 @
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+ _0 r5 c# G' {) ~ Y i: ?6 V! w! gIntegration 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. d8 e) L* ~% @; Y6 B5 x3 N, J# ]" [: @
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