Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects V5 _9 _' a8 v& A) z# w& U
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Photographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.* Z2 l+ f& u0 b9 Z! Q
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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. Y+ ]' k: [4 d/ r% W5 ]
& n3 X! W j6 X( H2 eThin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace.$ O7 ~% z A* t: @. B/ W
1 H6 P3 Q/ }/ m9 PExisting 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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- l; H; L5 [ o) REdmund 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.
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# R; |% ~! S* d. Q' t& sThe following text is from RMA Architects:
; Z4 K. O1 d# ]6 h& V3 v* nA visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.
& W% k9 \5 R; f+ O3 k9 | |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.3 s" S/ s' @9 f2 \; M% k
. u; w7 o$ }; X" 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.1 D+ x. D3 p+ X1 G1 `3 Z5 N
( `' u4 D9 K7 W* I4 ]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.9 C( [7 n4 r- \8 t2 L
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./ u8 Q3 U0 ?) s# k8 U! l
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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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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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