Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects ; ~, {" q7 ]- S ( m7 K+ {6 v. ?, S. s  k & O; d  Y0 V" v+ B0 C& `6 H/ o3 `Photographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum. - M- |0 H1 T  n. j# Q% Z[/url][url=http://www.rmaarchitects.com/] 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. 5 `( T* B. d$ W! ^ Thin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace. % q! G* I0 h" b$ u- u Existing trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk. 0 z" s: [& A, u) F* W7 ^ The remaining portion of the visitors centre contains a 200-seat auditorium, a ticket-office, a shop, a cafe and toilets. 3 t6 o$ S3 B+ y4 @9 U 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. ( D7 l& b9 A" O- X0 q The following text is from RMA Architects: A visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai. 6 s  i2 {  W' B/ w0 z% 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. ; }# U$ r) g) P4 g% J8 J& JThe 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. 4 D# s& l9 F0 E! X3 I2 V " Q9 @" M% E; R. M* QA lightweight, stainless steel clad elliptical roof creates a covered verandah for circulation, integrating disparate visitor programs into a consolidated and modest, yet contemporary form. 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. ) l* S( K6 }: N0 [+ L" } The 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.   [Search:DCION 8 h0 g7 M7 u  P, W3 U+ q( [* w 7 a, ~+ @# I, l, SIntegration 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. + @+ c; g! t# {% j! }' D' f

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金属的外壳！怕不怕吸热！{:soso_e122:}

是金属吗？夏天会不会太热？
要是里面也有图就更好了

woding，有里面的图就好了。。。