Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects
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Photographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.- r1 Z- S4 w- B; F1 S) r+ ^" P
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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. C$ z1 c: p2 C2 W0 L/ _( S6 \
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Thin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace.( e3 E# u3 L- x2 f3 ^, Y7 i
! z: X' o. q: T( dExisting 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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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.) d S) h4 R* d7 @: q& V9 b
1 }& n8 L& ~* {4 A# q/ S( QThe following text is from RMA Architects:: @2 @% y' s v( \1 J7 G
A visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.
8 o8 ?+ e6 P" g, c% iThe 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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* G& \% J/ D. J/ I' Z, T8 K7 R; wThe 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.. n" G( V$ F9 G# X9 P: R
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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. A5 q x5 W0 N* v4 C( I
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.3 o6 }+ i1 h% b" O1 }) D1 |6 u
. ?+ v4 y5 G5 o* ~! o. |4 v) _$ {5 y9 fThe 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.: b' v- C; ?4 |3 ^
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0 C# ]- x: D/ OIntegration 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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