Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects
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" x1 X+ x9 E6 a' N4 ?( F/ O- E, p6 xPhotographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.& K3 r" h4 p7 g' c7 W% v
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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.- B6 x+ I) ]" P& T7 {2 V8 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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2 t9 b9 F8 W0 }1 ?7 o5 J, W$ @5 cExisting trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk.& L% M4 n2 U; J8 H" e1 t8 S- s7 j
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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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3 S% b+ u7 m" Z0 p8 ?. ] 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.
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The following text is from RMA Architects:+ H; ^# l- e* n
A visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.
r+ G4 A4 O$ G' sThe 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 i$ m2 d9 A$ g" X+ X( b- Y
+ f- B& v4 E6 A9 C8 EThe 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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2 T7 \: v- C! f0 cA lightweight, stainless steel clad elliptical roof creates a covered verandah for circulation, integrating disparate visitor programs into a consolidated and modest, yet contemporary form.
; Z) h, u0 `" kGlass 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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- \0 X3 |& M& I( n& tThe 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.+ G+ p- h9 S9 k; S' V) \
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Integration 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.7 R R* l. o4 |
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