Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects* M6 @- g/ l$ c& f
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j& S' Z. ]: D2 v, a6 mPhotographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.* [! u# q9 M7 U2 E v& u
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6 u8 @; N" n* M& S1 ?' w5 WRMA 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.& M. A9 h" Y4 R' k( z% _; h! E7 U
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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 B& I2 m; g+ w: Y, k9 |( x
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Existing trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk.9 U4 L4 j+ C) B; S) Z1 ?" h
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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.
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+ B4 a( T" [+ I% HEdmund 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.4 |1 N ^; o: ^3 _7 v
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The following text is from RMA Architects: ^! O- l7 v1 q1 C
A visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.
0 k8 R, d! k2 _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.
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$ v2 R! g# U3 R. }9 X: zThe 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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0 k% |* i( r+ W1 XA lightweight, stainless steel clad elliptical roof creates a covered verandah for circulation, integrating disparate visitor programs into a consolidated and modest, yet contemporary form.+ P& F$ E/ U& M* W; L: \' I
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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6 g A" S2 R" j2 X0 U: e) d7 AThe 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.5 P5 k1 {$ ~9 w
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