The Capital Hill Centre is provided to improve the public interaction with the parliamentary which the existing system is lack of. The proposed centre offers spaces and opportunities for the public to involve and interact with the existing committee rooms and member during their meeting session. It is to improve the connection between the government with the public who would feel they are not separated from their government.
A new system is also proposed for deciding issues that need to be discussed in the committee meetings. It is to provided an online forum for the general public to submit their interests or issues visually online where as the current system is that hand written submission are made to the committee clerk by interest group on committee hearings that have been predetermined. These submission will then be prioritized by the staff members who will coordinate what issues required a hearing based on the public interest. An email will be sent to those who have submitted their interest on the forum regarding to present on the day of the committee meeting. Further email will be sent to those who have responded to the email, to notify them whether they have been successful selected or no. In deep information regarding the meeting topic, place and time will also send to those who have been successfully selected to present on the day of the committee meeting. The staffs will then arrange the right size of the conference room and the amount of furniture and equipments based on the issues and the demand of public.
As to accommodate the increased demand of the public access to the parliament house, a new bus transport system is also included in the proposal. The main route of the new transport system will be surrounding the three main places, the Canberra Airport, the City and the Parliament house. The expansion of the existing underground car-park is also considered to cope with the increased private vehicles access.
Programs in the Capital Hill Centre:
Journey:
The public arrive from the Parliament Drive (drop of area or the bus station in front of the Parliament house), then they walk down the grass hill or the wooden stair case to proceed to the Capital Hill Centre. The first space they see is the gallery space right in the middle, the entertaining space is allocated on the right hand side of the gallery space and the cafe on the left. These spaces is designed to be open plan to allows a high degree of flexibility in terms of accommodating a wide range of public events now and in the future. There is also a green garden space next to the gallery combined with an open roof to enhance the green and natural atmosphere. The open roof is designed to give a sense of inside-outside space. The toilet facilities are allocated on the end of the two side. All these spaces are accessible as it is in the public zone.
Beyond the public zone, people would need to check in with in the security check point, before they enter into the semi - private zone. It is only accessible for staffs or the public who have been invited to the interaction meetings. There are also toilet facilities provided in the semi - private zone. It is for the security purpose to have toilet facilities in different zones. The public will then distributed to their specific conference meeting rooms (H.O.R on the left, Senate on the right) . There is a computer area provided outside the meeting rooms which acts as a waiting area, for the public to do research or other things before or after their meetings. Outdoor gathering space is also provided for people who likes to enjoy the natural side of Canberra.
The conference rooms are designed flexibly to be able to expand and contract. The size of the rooms and the amount of furniture and equipments are determined by the demand of the issues and the amount of public. The wall in between the two conference rooms is design to be slid -able. It is stalled on adaptable wheels so it can be slide to either side of the wall when its needed. During the main time, this wall will remain in the middle of the two conference meeting rooms which can cater total number of 30 people and 25 people. Each of the four conference meeting rooms is provided with a projector and a projector screen for the live stream purposes. The committee meetings in the new parliament house will be live stream to each of the conference rooms, and the public are gets to ask questions at the end the session to allow for public interaction.
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As to accommodate the increased demand of the public access to the parliament house, a new bus transport system is also included in the proposal. The main route of the new transport system will be surrounding the three main places, the Canberra Airport, the City and the Parliament house. The expansion of the existing underground car-park is also considered to cope with the increased private vehicles access.
Programs in the Capital Hill Centre:
- PUBLIC ZONE
- Parliamentary Gallery
- Entertaining Space / Screening Space
- Cafe / Restaurant
- Toilet Facilities
- Outdoor Gathering Space
- SEMI - PRIVATE ZONE
- Toilet Facilities
- Computer Space
- Two Conference Rooms (H.O.R)
- Two Conference Rooms (Senate)
- Outdoor Gathering Space
- PRIVATE ZONE
- Staff Office
- Staff Back Office
- Storage Spaces (Conference Room)
- Technical Rooms
- Toilet Facilities
- Plant Room
- Outdoor Relaxing Space
Journey:
The public arrive from the Parliament Drive (drop of area or the bus station in front of the Parliament house), then they walk down the grass hill or the wooden stair case to proceed to the Capital Hill Centre. The first space they see is the gallery space right in the middle, the entertaining space is allocated on the right hand side of the gallery space and the cafe on the left. These spaces is designed to be open plan to allows a high degree of flexibility in terms of accommodating a wide range of public events now and in the future. There is also a green garden space next to the gallery combined with an open roof to enhance the green and natural atmosphere. The open roof is designed to give a sense of inside-outside space. The toilet facilities are allocated on the end of the two side. All these spaces are accessible as it is in the public zone.
Beyond the public zone, people would need to check in with in the security check point, before they enter into the semi - private zone. It is only accessible for staffs or the public who have been invited to the interaction meetings. There are also toilet facilities provided in the semi - private zone. It is for the security purpose to have toilet facilities in different zones. The public will then distributed to their specific conference meeting rooms (H.O.R on the left, Senate on the right) . There is a computer area provided outside the meeting rooms which acts as a waiting area, for the public to do research or other things before or after their meetings. Outdoor gathering space is also provided for people who likes to enjoy the natural side of Canberra.
The conference rooms are designed flexibly to be able to expand and contract. The size of the rooms and the amount of furniture and equipments are determined by the demand of the issues and the amount of public. The wall in between the two conference rooms is design to be slid -able. It is stalled on adaptable wheels so it can be slide to either side of the wall when its needed. During the main time, this wall will remain in the middle of the two conference meeting rooms which can cater total number of 30 people and 25 people. Each of the four conference meeting rooms is provided with a projector and a projector screen for the live stream purposes. The committee meetings in the new parliament house will be live stream to each of the conference rooms, and the public are gets to ask questions at the end the session to allow for public interaction.
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