Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects ! ^- P. b/ _. R7 W+ }/ e2 @ * A0 H4 }( ~* g# i% HPhotographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum. ! m! C8 @. \1 O3 v8 G[/url][url=http://www.rmaarchitects.com/] 8 t8 H7 L$ q, P+ K3 R. t* w! 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. % l5 f* S6 @9 aThin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace. 2 I& b5 T" l% e8 h1 J* [' n  oExisting trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk. 9 s6 w, R, W# l 2 u# T; s( c/ `0 S+ T" ?) xThe remaining portion of the visitors centre contains a 200-seat auditorium, a ticket-office, a shop, a cafe and toilets. 9 I/ r+ W- [0 X/ n 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. $ }/ R: q9 r$ E; U$ V 8 }7 m7 N: f5 [The following text is from RMA Architects: % Y$ J: k. |8 J: HA visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai. 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. 4 g7 M. o8 c  e2 Q1 s   J  ?' r4 T$ AThe 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. 3 `. d9 T8 b* M% @8 u 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. $ f5 F9 k. \1 S+ K# K' BGlass 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. " K% e  @; W# Z) @2 b8 K) S6 _# L , ^6 B2 _' {7 K0 D' ?$ QThe 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.   [Search:DCION 9 i- Y" L1 B/ k8 U 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. : j. ^) _) u$ p, e ! P$ f/ ?' o" F2 B/ P : X9 N2 w" ]/ C7 f0 t) a4 P  m

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金属的外壳！怕不怕吸热！{:soso_e122:}

是金属吗？夏天会不会太热？
5 w. p8 h5 `. [: I要是里面也有图就更好了

woding，有里面的图就好了。。。