Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects
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" L% r& a( \2 i6 `0 L8 {Photographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum." C+ [3 L6 N- D M
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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.
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0 w7 Y$ W% H3 `- Y2 n# @% [Thin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace.8 E6 Q4 I+ d0 Z# ]4 C3 ?, B) m
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Existing trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk.
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% z/ n- f; `# G$ i: [7 `0 RThe remaining portion of the visitors centre contains a 200-seat auditorium, a ticket-office, a shop, a cafe and toilets.7 S& t2 R$ U( o' \, \
' s4 X5 W5 }8 D) O/ E- S, O/ IEdmund 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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" m8 ]0 b/ o1 qThe following text is from RMA Architects:
* J% Y, C* ?8 G2 K7 Q1 TA visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.
. p, {' [# E5 T; ^0 dThe 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* e. m6 Q* r: J( {& x; W
2 j# i( ]4 N8 V w% O. _+ p" 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.
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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.
. J% W9 [% _- 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./ g9 K; \9 W; v6 {
0 v3 A0 }2 d; D4 L2 hThe 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.. _2 c8 X: Q# l0 l9 R! C6 b
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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.- z* `$ K1 f9 q: q) W2 ?
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