Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects4 i9 D6 X! W/ d
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2 F2 e: g( C$ M0 Q C8 |6 e. O IPhotographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.
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. y/ ] v: O3 _# g. |2 S" TRMA 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.) R- ^; G; f1 I. E' c) x$ b( L* n- ~
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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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% y9 Y$ `1 S) p0 B: m/ i6 a% TExisting trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk.& n! D/ j! a) i A: D" [$ ]" q
: t) H, r0 J% y7 o0 _The remaining portion of the visitors centre contains a 200-seat auditorium, a ticket-office, a shop, a cafe and toilets.7 I U; T* r% S J# a5 y
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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.2 h0 u2 j& a" E. l% a. n0 b
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The following text is from RMA Architects:# t3 g* n! w/ v8 q& K
A visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.5 L- i# N6 J! A& t: E) F+ z
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.5 T& \) ~! ^$ C, y/ y" H- q5 S
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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.
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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.5 S0 O3 e) l( C* |. z7 ^2 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.4 v5 X( n0 K2 p/ k, f2 N8 y) Y" l
- G% j; b5 Y- A) P$ B7 \# m- uThe 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. U/ y5 }! k% E! `5 ~
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6 Z+ J. V& N4 o6 W. I7 \. AIntegration 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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