Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects1 n2 T; f# w: c& [5 {
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Photographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.
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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.! u; c! k2 p0 T+ D/ x
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Thin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace.: A9 A8 j& y; f+ R3 k
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Existing trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk.1 f$ F2 \' r; S. b+ c( a
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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.; J2 g8 N# I3 m2 l1 l7 T+ q
, b0 J% U/ b7 F L7 s: Y. S% kEdmund 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 u2 P2 o O1 h% J j
" ?/ k& z1 X) Q; }. aThe following text is from RMA Architects:0 X4 U6 @0 R1 g) _9 p
A visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.% _! e; m& ]3 P4 Y
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.% u: W* B/ g( |$ o2 k
- }* D; u% g5 Y2 G, C, hThe 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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6 Y2 P1 T4 z) a+ S: K4 j& S6 |0 SA lightweight, stainless steel clad elliptical roof creates a covered verandah for circulation, integrating disparate visitor programs into a consolidated and modest, yet contemporary form.! S% I5 A1 a/ [/ R# ~5 z
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./ W" ]8 W. q7 H$ W/ o$ m$ Y" ]
# q! s+ J2 B! RThe 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.7 |1 T9 b) }. t H7 A% H8 J
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$ B* |. g" {+ c( {. M* ?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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