Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects . H2 |! U9 W" t5 O2 M4 o  aPhotographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum. [/url][url=http://www.rmaarchitects.com/] 2 u. d2 {/ z+ i, T  R+ E+ [+ \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. 7 _) B5 F5 N1 j% E 3 m% F" S& p+ G" G& EThin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace. , B0 l, s! A# `4 |, O5 K9 N- ^ Existing trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk. 2 j0 A' T0 m1 q% V0 M' W The remaining portion of the visitors centre contains a 200-seat auditorium, a ticket-office, a shop, a cafe and toilets. + N2 U" v( F/ E) \) R$ o) lEdmund 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. The following text is from RMA Architects: 2 I. ?+ K1 z# C2 J5 h- q; K5 CA visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai. 2 D% l2 F# M3 m5 k8 V4 \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. 9 L; \3 O( i' K# p8 lThe 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. + s" {4 h$ M% T* u7 @ ! f8 s* b4 }* |$ hA lightweight, stainless steel clad elliptical roof creates a covered verandah for circulation, integrating disparate visitor programs into a consolidated and modest, yet contemporary form. 4 X# `1 G  B8 A! PGlass 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. 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.   [Search:DCION 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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金属的外壳！怕不怕吸热！{:soso_e122:}

是金属吗？夏天会不会太热？
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woding，有里面的图就好了。。。