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1 Q$ W0 b0 h& B, h! J* f: bPhotographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.
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% W* i+ `9 b# e4 N- dRMA 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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Thin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace.! o, E) k4 I3 i1 o
8 y! X) G, o; w+ ]0 X1 e. R* q9 |3 RExisting trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk.- T" }# b% d' O- _0 i/ n% G
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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." A# }- p- l7 Z3 @5 m! c
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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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' {( k ]- J- vThe following text is from RMA Architects:
8 T* m( v/ h4 k; g" x, i: y# [A visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.
1 M. Z j& K; U1 t5 ~8 P0 JThe 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.6 \- ]' n1 Z3 u! _$ g! g4 r
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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.
T6 ?4 E" z2 c5 ]! B( g" IGlass 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.! e. r8 G. H* k8 A5 y2 W
: w" P8 S; n! i eThe 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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% h' Y0 L( j: _5 K9 e' L2 ^9 iIntegration 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.; g+ v5 R4 c- z; d4 r# h
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