Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects$ k7 }6 l, l8 k$ l- y( ]& \
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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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# g9 Q8 ]7 t* h. z# D, _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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" W1 r7 E7 x+ N1 a2 `2 u" jThin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace.( [9 [6 S- J( q- Q/ {7 k
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Existing trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk., X! V l `3 P: B
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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 e" j3 G( x( C9 K V" G: S
! M. b R. I6 u) JEdmund 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:8 q# T3 N! F) d: G( d, Z7 m9 {
A visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.
$ A) Q* Y& E8 Q; V2 rThe 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.8 I* R5 U4 e6 |2 C/ l5 A5 `
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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 s4 b4 D2 @* m. \
4 W* r3 J( Y* Q# {3 \. sA lightweight, stainless steel clad elliptical roof creates a covered verandah for circulation, integrating disparate visitor programs into a consolidated and modest, yet contemporary form.
2 V( o* L1 g5 sGlass 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.- f5 w$ ]/ p0 {. | e
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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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