Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects
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+ Y# {9 G! t# \: ~1 m$ ^/ EPhotographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.; k0 W0 ^& O6 Z% q9 N- O
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8 J i* n0 O% U- cRMA 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.6 U. e1 M3 \: `6 ~% ]8 |
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Existing trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk.* }( O* `( q; L7 a {0 ^3 b
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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.6 F& b' v% o5 _) c- X
- D$ b( ]* d- Z! `- I$ LThe following text is from RMA Architects:
2 @% C, R) u. I! M2 v: C/ vA visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.& L/ N. m5 @# J6 _1 x5 W
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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1 ~/ D3 `9 T o O0 K( EThe 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.- O& q" h( h! U& w+ E5 u1 a* f
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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." T* D" s0 m0 z1 R, m
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.
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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.
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& c" b, R* g0 s! q- o( P* \2 R* A7 JIntegration 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.6 J9 m( B) V7 @! Z8 ?* G
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