Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects
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/ {* y- K. r6 p1 |; C" ^0 B' ]Photographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.0 d+ [) R' c7 R
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S: J6 E) [) v# |- P$ pRMA 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.6 [ z, g% w2 _* y3 R# {
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Thin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace.5 q7 k8 \) l j2 M U8 {. j0 f
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Existing 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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W% N: Y! G% _' g9 u' }2 SEdmund 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.2 A' Z+ ~( O- E) e" o4 h
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The following text is from RMA Architects:
m# M2 \! b( |- @A visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.
7 O6 `7 b* ]) T! \6 ~. H2 j7 HThe 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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4 O+ a* i p$ W1 m4 K9 i# y0 x$ VThe 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.6 f# \; ?& Z0 j; @9 t) H& q% h
5 u8 r, j; _6 C# |% Q2 J; eA lightweight, stainless steel clad elliptical roof creates a covered verandah for circulation, integrating disparate visitor programs into a consolidated and modest, yet contemporary form.
$ G; `/ u8 J2 h$ mGlass 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.! V# k' I k$ \) V) v$ {4 h
3 g5 T8 r5 U; wThe 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 l6 t; [6 s" `4 f) Q. v* r8 B) `- ~
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9 }6 ]! h! P/ [0 AIntegration 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.# M% v% X+ G! F+ x9 {3 A) O
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