Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects Photographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum. : q9 Z2 x8 H0 n3 B& `; h' d [/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. ! `$ e2 q' K( H* ]  |9 |: j Thin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace. 1 O( `. k( h0 ]8 u) G & U/ s8 D8 @. T, VExisting trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk. 5 f+ O3 I0 B, }( MThe remaining portion of the visitors centre contains a 200-seat auditorium, a ticket-office, a shop, a cafe and toilets. % J1 H7 f9 c3 K- {7 z9 G+ a 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. 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. 5 G6 i' s& F% |3 g* r, OThe 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.   j5 j: Q6 J3 |2 ?* f+ dThe 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. 3 o9 ^2 v7 i7 [8 Y! Y. w/ x8 l% l 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. $ ~# \8 s' L8 M; fGlass 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. 6 S3 q/ ^- c# q/ H" S% S : X8 B2 Z- e& L. g( v  \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 - ?! Q; k7 ]' g( S 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. & I5 F. T& {5 w0 l  r

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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？
! i% p  x: ^+ d, f, h要是里面也有图就更好了

woding，有里面的图就好了。。。