Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects5 e( X5 J* {' J9 k
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Photographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.# f" c! |+ c7 a9 `# {% }# c! A
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. \ S! C6 p; e- x! U9 YRMA 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.& }% E: ?' V- v0 n5 O5 s/ M
9 |, D* ? c$ v m! Z" l! V! @Thin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace.! z2 ?; b9 G" C6 \
* V5 u% \% s' M; u1 pExisting trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk.
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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.
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0 ~+ h- \2 ~. V5 i D3 W, y& lEdmund 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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The following text is from RMA Architects:
) Q9 }+ f. I) L/ t! W# i* @- lA visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.
1 ?& p/ i% r) d# `& w) lThe 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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8 `5 C8 G4 q# \- ZThe 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., N0 Z5 Y$ b# B7 v- v2 Q* z
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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.+ E/ z, L/ D* s( {/ {- f* a
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.# K* @1 ?/ x8 ?. l% l* h5 x& O/ j6 r% N
. Y) v1 G5 D N; KThe 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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! w* R% I+ x) j" e( L/ M+ cIntegration 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.
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