Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects% s" z( l E9 H. W# Y* e, E
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Photographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.
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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.9 m1 ], k3 \7 b. C0 u
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Existing trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk.- \8 r1 G8 h' V+ C
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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.- o9 c0 I7 {+ }
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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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The following text is from RMA Architects:
' \, o* L2 R9 ?6 H: qA visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.1 u$ o2 z, L( S' 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.: A, ?: M. a" o2 A1 j
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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.0 w( [; B& U6 Q1 @0 L; c" x
- @" E) h# o' z5 i: X$ Z4 oA lightweight, stainless steel clad elliptical roof creates a covered verandah for circulation, integrating disparate visitor programs into a consolidated and modest, yet contemporary form.& E0 c) v j5 {/ @
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.: I5 {9 u: |. K! ~8 Q1 P0 x
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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.
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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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