Internal Views

Section

Elevations

Eating Area / social zones

Originally I wanted all the social and eating zones to be placed at the southern end of the building. This however meant that these spaces would not be used due to the lack of sunlight that would be hitting those areas at the time of day they would be there. If zone Doesn't receive any natural light, the space will become gloomy and dull, people will not use it, no matter how interesting the built infrastructure really is.

Walkways & Direction

To ensure that all people are checked by security, there must be an entry point that everyone must go through. This is means that people coming in the direction from New Parliament house, they must either walk along the existing path, or along side the proposed building. To protect the users from typical canberra weather, a shelter of some sort needed to be provided. This meant that people could use the walkway and also see within the building. Originally I had the meeting spaces very private, which is more traditional / usual style meeting room. In this instance this building to be project its openness to the community and not be hiding any general activities. We want the general public to be comfortable with this new virtual government system, one way to educate them is to run the through the building, let them see it all. If people do not go in, at least they can see how it works from the outside.

This walkway also need to provide an interesting aesthetic to the building to ensure that the user doesn't feel as thought they shouldn't be there. Opening up the walkway and let some light in, and give them something to look at.

Bridging of the building to the road

The building has been bridged by a large curved concrete cast. This structure was tied back into the building by meeting at a floor level, this was used to not only provide an aesthetic appeal to the building, but also so provide shelter from people entering the drop off zone. The same structure is used at the opposite end for the same reason. No only does it create an effect for those walking underneath, but by placing cutouts through the cast cornet, a framing is formed for those viewing the New Parliament building.

Plans

Site Plan: Not to Scale
Ground Floor Plan: Not to Scale
Typical Office floor: (4th Floor)

This floor I would have moved the meeting spaces and larger enclosed offices into the middle to allow vern more sunlight, I had already placed a full wall of glazing to allow light to penetrate though into the centre of the office, as well as giving those offices for the more managerial role employees to have views over the city and parliament house. As well as the meeting spaces. However Andrew, said that I would have a better outcome if I was to place my offices the other way around.
Second Floor: Not to Scale
Third Floor: not to scale

If I was to do this assignment again I would have brooking the building up into a number of buildings, making smaller much more personal spaces, which allows better relationships with its users. A message from A pattern language, written by Christopher Alexander said that people were able to create and gain much stronger relationships with not only each other, but the place in general. this also would have created a number of very interesting court yards and spaces which also add the to social aspect of any area and set of buildings.

I wouldn't have chosen to let the building be so shaped by the axis of the site as well, I would have incorporate an element of the landscaping that would have relied on the axis of the site to encourage its shape and direction.