Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects
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. q$ k- W1 x" F. dPhotographer 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.& Y# o2 V/ r' a; p& v$ m: a
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Thin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace.) f9 S$ z% A! C5 b* @
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Existing trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk. @& K4 t+ e1 G; `* X
2 \& h+ Q% @. V2 {( r2 P4 tThe remaining portion of the visitors centre contains a 200-seat auditorium, a ticket-office, a shop, a cafe and toilets.! [9 S x! z# H/ ?
7 q ?) J8 b: {7 VEdmund 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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( Y/ L: H8 W: X* W/ ]% \; lThe following text is from RMA Architects:8 Y! y/ e5 u, J. P
A visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.- X/ p2 D/ x8 k9 F/ C$ ?
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.. z; |& Q0 Z6 M- V1 p# M8 a: ?% [
% [$ i3 W* A3 E# h" ^: S* BThe 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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/ ^: s' o u4 k- G* OA lightweight, stainless steel clad elliptical roof creates a covered verandah for circulation, integrating disparate visitor programs into a consolidated and modest, yet contemporary form.8 [$ x" H% A+ t) p1 g
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.
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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.% q: ^! K$ s9 W7 h9 T
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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.# u7 \/ O" i* ~3 Q0 n
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