Week 2

studio workshop 1

capital strategy

flexible · mobile · virtual · distributed

parliament and.or its agents for the 21st century

flexible 

multi.functional

catering to everyone's needs

open forum

building used for variety of functions with no heirarchy

parliamentary meetings held in neutral place

flexible materials 

 

distributed

not centralised

if distributed, do we need one location in Canberra?

evenly distributed leaders of the country, not just one

each area of Australia only deals with their own issues separate from remainder of country

mobile

people

machines

transport

temporary

flexible

gypsies

detached

unsentimental

rules & regulations 

 building a symbol of parliament

can be represented or symbolised differently

body of people meeting in other areas

remove symbolism from the 'place'

changing idea and perceived notion of parliament

create feeling of 'place' while maintaining mobility

space that is flexible and non-sentimental

virtual

detached

unsentimental

time is money

teleportation 

image in mind

 loss of tradition

more of an open forum

loss of human contact

break down of security

simulation.a simulated environment

making the impossible possible 

using technology to enhance perception of space

no parliamentary 'place' but rather an ideal instilled within one at birth

mobile strategies.

Mobile Police Box from Shipping Container Frame 

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  A police box in front of the Turkish Consulate in Hanover. The police used to sit in an old Volkswagen van, but an architect with the German firm Gesamtkonzept proposed something better, and surprisingly, they accepted the idea.

  
  
  
  Because this police car is placed at an exposed location and did not look particularly attractive in the cityscape, Mr. Wilhelmsen had the idea of designing a new, modern solution for a mobile station. His claim here was both to create a high quality and mobile architecture, as well as to establish an open and transparent working place for the police officers, that also can be produced quickly and inexpensively.
  http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/07/thats-one-sexy-looking-mobile-police-station/