Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects 5 Y8 t3 ~- s4 ]6 p. X' L8 Z5 U Photographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum. , ?% ?  n* t, d9 y0 m* j- M! q1 F [/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. * z4 w4 y1 F# |% |+ j! p8 o- n7 d ! N& B. L( y$ D+ cThin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace.   c. b# J, Q! y/ f: m( c, k/ a Existing trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk. 5 |& F# a" E4 O" gThe remaining portion of the visitors centre contains a 200-seat auditorium, a ticket-office, a shop, a cafe and toilets. " [, Q5 O9 J7 D # D3 r9 x( G9 h. {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.   U$ ]& p7 w- N1 @" U- Y9 Z% K  vThe following text is from RMA Architects: 1 s' I$ p) C7 n" D( `: SA visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai. 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. 3 J6 W4 s6 T& E  B0 e& h 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. 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. 3 k$ U4 X  {1 B5 }3 t1 B# I4 fGlass 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. . F! P& T  ~# j# [0 a9 R+ c) b 5 v5 d& E+ N# c) j0 B. mThe 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 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. 4 [* f- ?- J" f, P7 O & e: m% P% q; H. h! @( j* G+ }

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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。。。