SPACES V1.0

BRIEF V1.0

BRIEF V1.0

My new Government entity will be located on Black Mountain, connected to Black Mountain Drive looking out over Lake Burley Griffin.

This entity will be a place where people can view and participate in Government discussions via a network of cameras and microphones. A ‘participation theatre’ will consist of a large flexible room, similar to a lecture theatre, that will digitally link up with Parliament House. Individuals take their seats around the room and are able to monitor Parliament proceedings in front of them via a screen. At any given moment an individual is able to request to be heard. The request is then either accepted or denied.

A viewing theatre will be located adjacent to the participation theatre. This theatre will be solely for watching discussions, showing both Government officials and the people located within the participation theatre.

Before individuals participate in discussion, they are able to access the library located within the building. The library will house an array of books, articles, journals etc which break down the jargon of Australia’s governmental system. Along with this, a research space will be provided to allow people to dig a little deeper.

 More coming soon

Site V1.1

SITE V1.1

The site has now been narrowed down quite considerably.

One of the main features I wanted the site to have was direct access to transport. In this case it is connected to a public road (PERFECT).

Parliament House, showing Black Mountain in the top left corner of the image.

The entity will be sat back from the road quite a bit, however it is still connected

Located at one of the highest points of the mountain, the entity will be able to be seen from Parliament house down below quite easily.

Looking out towards Parliament House from Black Mountain

Questions

Questions I need to address

What is the function?

Who funds it?

How is it flexible?

What will be the building uses?

Who are "the people"?

What story will it tell?

Stay tuned, answers coming soon ....

What will go on top of Black Mountain? V1.0

What will go on top of Black Mountain?

Firstly, I would like to draw some inspiration ..... Like all good ancient temples and monolific structures, this entity will be nestled within the wildnerness, on top of a large mountain.....

This new entity will be designed for the average Australian

This entity will allow people to have their say without being ridiculed or discriminated against.

So how do I do this??

The new Parliament entity will highlight sensative issues such as climate change and sustainability with its blatant contxt and design (when I eventually design it).

The people are on top, so to speak, of ACT, the nations capital.

POSITIVE POSITION = POSITIVE THINKING = POSISTIVE OUTCOMES = ....

POSITIVE AUSTRALIANS!

Positioned just outside the CBD, but nestled within its own oasis, families and induviduals could make a day of it by travelling up there. Whilst there they could even participate in other activities such as camping, hiking, sight-seeing etc.

This will be a place for:

• Discussion
• Gathering
• Voting
• Voicing opinions
• Decisions to be made

The Site

PROPOSED SITE V1.0

Black Mountain stands 256m above Canberra.

It is located within a National Park, next to the Australian National University.

I chose this site for a few main reasons. The main one of these being the fact that I thought Canberra was missing a link. Parliament House is a central location with a SPIDER WEB of streets and axis' running off. To the North-West direction, there is no clear visible link. I want to create an invisible link!

Black Mountain is located within lush bushland. This I believe, represents a more pure site, compared to other city ones. If this space is going to be for 'the people' then it needs to represent peoples informed choices, mainly on topic towards SUSTAINABILITY and ADAPTABILITY.

Currently, my site is very broad. I will be looking to tighten this up in the coming week(s) and narrow it down to a smaller area.

Where to From Here?

Where to From Here ??

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Canberra as it sits now

What can I add to Canberra?

What does the nations capital need?

Where will it go?

What will it do?

These questions need to be answered to continue further.

Items to be addressed ASAP:

1. BRIEF
2. SITE