Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects
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* Z l, W* D& x8 F8 O, rPhotographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.: n" J9 F/ k2 O) M J* p" g4 t/ n) 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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$ A+ X$ l! q+ V$ v) B) D/ kThin 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.
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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.5 M( E( S* l8 N% N. _# @
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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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! \- i. K. r. c1 J3 RThe following text is from RMA Architects:
9 H# j5 w8 {1 K- W/ eA visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.
( V4 [7 @ H0 i- u4 mThe 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./ V+ E, j$ R! X `/ A+ P1 [
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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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- f/ L# T4 I) h/ A7 T9 LA lightweight, stainless steel clad elliptical roof creates a covered verandah for circulation, integrating disparate visitor programs into a consolidated and modest, yet contemporary form.4 m4 W/ o* D% z$ P; O0 E4 o
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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+ s5 P5 I3 J) t9 X2 `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.8 [; ?/ _7 O* o# x9 s. x8 ?5 }
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