Monday, 21 November 2016

Mumbai City museum's Design for its new wing

Mumbai's first international architectural competition for a public building
Mumbai City Museum's Design for its new wing.
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"... to design a new wing for the mumbai city museum. ... the wing will include an additional 125,000 square feet (11,613 square meters) of floor space, envisioned as a sculptural form dictated by the site’s boundaries. developed in white concrete, deep cuts in the structure’s envelope bring in exactly 25 lumens of daylight to each gallery. a central incision forms a shaded water basin which runs into a pool located at the center of the plan. through reflecting the new wing in addition to the existing building, the feature unites the site, while generating 60% of the museum’s electricity through photovoltaic cells located below the water’s surface. ...
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Find this at http://www.designboom.com/architecture/steven-holl-mumbai-city-museum-new-wing-india-12-09-2014 .
Find the Site Plan, Sectional Drawing etc.

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