Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects" i Q- { k1 {2 b
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Photographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.
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* z7 P7 [$ F& Y- J; [" vRMA 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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1 [& A5 M7 j4 SThin 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.5 z1 H8 M) a* G* ^
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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.7 Z. G/ \3 r/ @& \/ E3 d
- j0 u6 `/ x4 N+ E p( dEdmund 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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- g, }- o. D# `9 sThe following text is from RMA Architects:
5 A; e# j0 `4 w9 E0 k5 f8 IA visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.
) Y8 }* g; e4 r& P. {2 t xThe 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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1 P9 |; W2 ~- Z: B qThe 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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) J: w! |& O( u' y! |( u, g }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.
1 b- B1 ~, p, ^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.
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' \/ d: b/ `4 ]! G; N( oThe 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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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.
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