Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects1 v- Q0 k4 m0 o5 W! I. r
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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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9 u" \; T' w( H% a4 ^2 N# ORMA 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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Existing trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk.0 u, L9 I' y, w4 L I
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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. _ ~2 N* u o. ?
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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:
3 N( l1 ` g+ _9 N3 t! J' z! lA visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.; q) b5 }" c$ |- H. o3 I* u* k
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.+ c3 Q4 q( @& {
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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.8 g, v) H! U, N" C8 A
@: s6 B! x! E6 WA lightweight, stainless steel clad elliptical roof creates a covered verandah for circulation, integrating disparate visitor programs into a consolidated and modest, yet contemporary form.
1 ?# M8 u' x5 F( ]4 M8 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." h1 Q/ z1 C+ e1 c9 ?9 F0 E% v
! y0 k6 g: K; T/ H, h. ~- oThe 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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! S. O1 s3 B# @* `- `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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