Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects% S- K& s: n7 f% ?8 ]6 R% x* T
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6 p6 u, N6 J% i NPhotographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.
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* ] |8 G4 f7 a! N: V5 NRMA 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.9 u8 k, Q+ i* j- c' U
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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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6 H! M! D5 v" [1 z: }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:
- m5 ~4 J0 T0 j |0 z& L9 sA visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.. p) Y4 E7 [# w4 Z) J; F3 I
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.- [5 r7 G8 U5 m! n* L3 ]7 Z, M
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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.7 b. ~# s: F/ ?- R- v& d/ F
3 M" U* A9 x6 T! G# e; \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.
* v! q0 A* K( OGlass 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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) g) j* t+ R" R, ~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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% H. v" d- m' B9 R3 v. \4 ~& yIntegration 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.' o% T% h# I# D7 t. X, |; ^9 `8 t) ^
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