Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects / G6 z- i1 R  \0 { 8 Y9 z5 q1 X% B3 l+ R8 [7 i 3 d8 s/ p* @: H$ w( x* qPhotographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum. [/url][url=http://www.rmaarchitects.com/] 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. 5 l0 ^* ]1 K/ { Thin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace. - X! u* n4 q2 l/ a. c6 r ; I+ o$ I2 E2 RExisting trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk. 2 L5 V7 o, ~4 y- yThe remaining portion of the visitors centre contains a 200-seat auditorium, a ticket-office, a shop, a cafe and toilets. 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. 7 ?1 L! y1 g& M+ w ! C, @- V% F  U! M3 _2 {' j! `The following text is from RMA Architects: A visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai. 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. / Y: b9 Z8 ~0 l  w$ KThe 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. 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.   e, P" [" k* B4 j$ ]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. % v1 K  F, j+ S1 ?& O3 S " q7 e9 t' V. M: OThe 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 $ I+ B9 J. E7 i 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. 4 B2 z' [, n1 D* j7 F2 r 3 h+ o- B0 Q! p! i) Z

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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？
要是里面也有图就更好了

woding，有里面的图就好了。。。