Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects
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% L7 C! q7 S: q' D+ |2 T: a1 J: `Photographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.
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5 Z4 o: i$ V- f) `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.* N4 \" m9 x) y
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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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2 u) J# C' X) e4 G* M; nThe remaining portion of the visitors centre contains a 200-seat auditorium, a ticket-office, a shop, a cafe and toilets.+ I# h2 |. z$ K' h/ 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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( D0 K; d3 G: c/ V$ wA visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.
# B: x$ o$ M5 x" G: BThe 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.& ~! B l- f- t' Z8 g k
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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.- p6 H& U* ? {1 ~$ x+ `
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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.
t# I9 ]7 v; z e: r. E8 |7 g3 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.8 W$ {( _) }; k; K
. r& W- |3 E6 e7 VThe 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.- o( F. V6 n6 D4 S8 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.9 ?0 t5 [* `0 y( u: k6 p/ j# t7 r
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