Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects
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Photographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.4 e7 j1 F) t5 J
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5 t) P9 z9 ~; H' Q q, _# Y4 IRMA 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.9 D7 [" C7 h' i7 V
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Existing trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk.$ `) Y. |6 ]7 K4 j! z6 s4 @' b
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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.! f* U+ f5 J7 L3 r5 ?
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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.$ b9 n0 b$ d0 j& |9 b6 V' ]
( W- u( K( h% H( kThe following text is from RMA Architects:
9 Q1 u$ B' Q" r6 RA visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.
: Q: w% r+ K- ]; N" O: mThe 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.
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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.+ ]) z# [( A% z" z5 q {2 V ~
. J4 z O0 i$ T3 y7 AA lightweight, stainless steel clad elliptical roof creates a covered verandah for circulation, integrating disparate visitor programs into a consolidated and modest, yet contemporary form.
" {9 L. z9 S" d dGlass 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.
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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.7 s4 h) p7 e7 p
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; ~! g8 U! M' ]* K2 e) Y p* bIntegration 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.6 ?* g* u1 z- G
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