Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects- {7 m; b$ v+ S4 f, Q0 \
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: Q! B8 s8 ~; L8 mPhotographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.8 R* k9 F( B! q2 e. i
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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.
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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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) Y o/ F5 l# U* h. nExisting trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk.7 }/ I; y# A6 x
[( H* w- X0 Z& q4 bThe remaining portion of the visitors centre contains a 200-seat auditorium, a ticket-office, a shop, a cafe and toilets.2 h1 b! d' y! I/ l3 h9 t1 g; G( `
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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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- n J w! @- t6 B) a' J& V! W% w8 vThe following text is from RMA Architects:
' ^8 U% [1 _1 d$ AA visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.0 ` Z9 y, D' |5 z
The 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.# J" ^ d2 q# p6 ?" `) c A9 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.
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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.
7 {5 j: D: ~8 t7 OGlass 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.) Q4 `9 f/ O5 F: F2 J
. t3 X5 L. f n1 ~. y& ~7 k3 n! _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.
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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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