Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects* `( m! ?' _1 j" _) m
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# E; k G0 P" N5 y* `Photographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.
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! c0 Y( F3 Y( m" N2 n+ MRMA 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.+ d! |4 m1 I3 O- [1 I3 |
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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. q2 O, T* s' N
* u' h9 {9 W8 z3 P" y2 ^* OEdmund 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.; U- e' B. u+ J9 T Z; c
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The following text is from RMA Architects:7 P! N. f5 R h! q x0 Y0 c# p" e
A visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.
: |. b0 {. S3 B2 |7 PThe 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.$ e! l4 u6 [* p T
l3 t. V& D0 e) F# bThe 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.5 R+ C2 l* m$ A2 @0 L( d( Q5 w1 R/ T
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." q* p$ \( W% P: V' N
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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.+ e3 c Q Q; k* x' m
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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.+ s( {5 Q3 w9 C1 o p
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