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1 P0 w4 T( C5 S! }' R8 O6 ?Photographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.+ [- }4 s i$ S6 _
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8 ~* Y3 ]7 K( XRMA 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.8 G* A9 u" h7 F7 ?, ~
) k- O2 z* W* YExisting trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk.% M. @1 s- V( ^5 P/ f( 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.
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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.) p* V& u( N8 Y* N7 Q; f9 q4 {* }
* w1 R" e6 P$ u8 k$ P" EThe following text is from RMA Architects:+ t) j {5 m& K. h! ?/ V1 q" |$ o, R
A visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.% `2 O3 p' g e1 G" [$ a
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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, @5 L: B1 B4 h) A2 ] G, j* XThe 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.# C1 _/ b+ } [# l- R
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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.
& ~' A1 C1 V! @ o8 R+ {5 ]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.0 z, T& {5 l1 y+ R7 b1 j& E
$ r* U8 ^; [* a, d% ]" zThe 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.9 i0 p$ S: I+ c, Q+ E* r1 b: k
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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.2 s2 x! N# j; h4 \5 E2 ]
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