Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects
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2 H3 [( {; q* h7 cPhotographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.
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, J( J( Z. u! lRMA 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" M) V$ ?, t8 L0 A6 B
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Thin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace.
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Existing trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk. Y5 V7 o( B" ?# ]$ N$ ^
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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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b5 t# ~- c; e. @% n* tEdmund 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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The following text is from RMA Architects:
! i3 F0 Y# u' ?8 c8 J; kA visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.
3 F$ \: j. u+ i& I# S% xThe 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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6 E6 [. ], p4 Y2 \The 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.! S% E# R4 M7 U) T0 G0 Q# E
6 L- b% Y6 w0 dA lightweight, stainless steel clad elliptical roof creates a covered verandah for circulation, integrating disparate visitor programs into a consolidated and modest, yet contemporary form.
) g7 y7 v( {4 H( cGlass 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.3 p! X8 o' c9 G* U6 s' m
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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.$ ]; R5 E s# ]) j
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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.; _& i5 }4 l5 Y- o6 y0 H. i
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