Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects
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Photographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.! ], F; }* T/ p' i2 t2 t8 `* |
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" w6 |7 ~: C( _7 M+ s( r; `" TRMA 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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: g8 E/ C: o+ Z7 S w$ }Thin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace., s( \& b8 D! m( S7 f: T
9 L( L+ G. N. v8 ~% EExisting trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk.
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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., L8 ~5 H2 m) I7 t0 i1 X
, x" s% f2 n/ B9 _3 aThe following text is from RMA Architects:
0 V. u7 |) x1 oA visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.
9 y; N& S# x- e1 F2 y; M$ k" UThe 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.4 Y; {( z f5 N$ `( k i
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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.
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0 C( Z3 }: N! NA 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 F7 G8 x; H' B! eGlass 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.3 g# r, @. [% M. x! H% W9 v
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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. U/ q( ?. E9 x F k
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4 i V1 U! E% Q* ` q; a" p, FIntegration 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.. y0 l! y2 R% B+ h
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