F-I-N-A-L__D-E-S-I-G-N ~ CRA Clarification

Infrastructure 

• Strategy (12.5%): Has the infrastructural strategy been developed and communicated well in the blog and final presentation/submission?  
• Transport System - It is to accommodate the increased demand of the public access to the parliament house. It helps to improve the connection between people and government by providing easier and better access.   
• Capital Hill Centre - It is to improve the public involvement and interaction with the  parliamentary which the public feel separated from their government. it is to provide the spaces and opportunities for the public to involve and interact with the existing committee rooms and member during their meeting session in order to raise their voice and their opinions.

• Logistics (12.5%): Has the logistics been considered and well incorporated in the design? Has the development been well documented and communicated well in the blog and final presentation / submission?  
• The Capital Hill is designed to respond to changing needs. The area of the cafe, gallery and the exhibition space are designed to be open plan in order to allow a high degree of flexibility in terms of a wide range of public events. The conference rooms are also designed flexibly to be able to expand or 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. 

Tectonic Resolution

• Purpose and Function (12.5%): Has the purpose and function of the architectural entity be chosen in response to (latent) needs? Is the design response appropriate? Has the development been well documented and communicated well in the blog and final presentation / submission?  
• The conference rooms are to provide a platform for the public to raise their voice and opinion to the government. It is provided for the public to involve and interact with the existing committee meeting rooms and the members during the meeting. The public are provided the opportunities to ask questions at the end of session. It is to closer the distance between the people and the government so the public will not feel they are separated from their government.

• Circulation and Access (12.5%): Has the use of architectural entity been studied and the circulation within and/or access to it been studied? Is it evident in the design? Has the development been well documented and communicated well in the blog and final presentation / submission?  
• The Capital Hill Centre is easily accessible. The public arrive from the Parliament Drive (from of the parliament). They walk towards the old parliament house until they will reach to an open grass area. Then they can use the wooden stair case or the grass hill to proceed to the Capital Hill Centre. The layout of the inside is designed to be simple and the programs are on the same floor, which benefit the public for way finding. There are lifts and stair case provided to access to the car park below.

• Structural and/or Operational Integrity (12.5%): Has the structural and/or operational integrity been studied and made evident in design? Has the development been well documented and communicated well in the blog and final presentation / submission?
• The roofing of the Capital Hill Centre is made by light weight steel structure. 

Poetic Resolution 

• Presence and Identity (12.5%): Has the impact of the proposed entity's presence been considered and its identity been chosen with strong understanding of what it needs to represent and signify?
• The building form and the internal layout of Capital Hill Centre is designed symmetrically to match with the old and new parliament house, so the three building look as a whole. 
• The idea of the wavy roofs come from the decision making process for any issues or problems. The aim of the design is to symbolize "Leading to Final Resolution" of the decision making which needs to be discussed. The design of the roof is constructed by the shape of wave patterns, where smaller waves is formed and slowly rising to bigger and wider waves similar to the formation of waves seen on beaches.
  
  During decision making process for issues or problems to be addressed each section of the roofs represents a vote from each group of the community to aim for a desired resolution. As the more preferred resolution is raised during each decision making process, the more votes it will get from the community, therefore, the stronger the outcome will be, as a result it will "Lead to Final Resolution" which the community will strongly support as a team.
•  As the Capital Hill Centre is provided for the public community to interact with the existing parliament committee rooms and members in order to solve any problem or issues that are rising in the community. In order to have the public not to feel they are separated from their government, all decision makings have to be fair, equitable and open. These three points have also considered into the design of the Capital Hill Centre. It has been designed symmetrically with the form and the internal layout to symbolize "Fairness and Equitable". It is also provided lots of openings on the roof  and glass walls and windows to represent "Openness". These openings are provided for people to see the activities happening inside the building, just like the public can see the meanings and purposes behind each of the government actions.

• User Experience (12.5%): Has the experience of users been considered and effectively presented from the perspectives of users?   
• The Capital Hill Centre is designed based on the public needs. The programs of the centre are suitable for any users as there are cafe, gallery and entertaining space  provided in the public zone area. People can also enjoy the view of the grand parliament house while they are in the public zone area. The conference rooms are also provided for the public to use, but they are only accessible for those who have an invitation, which can be apply online.  

• Aesthetic Rigor (12.5%): Has the effort been made to pay attention to detail in your communication?  
• Description: This criterion is to reward your attitude towards preparing successful architectural communication. As architects, you will spend majority of time communicating ideas to your peers, bosses, clients, engineers, contractors and/or other stakeholders. What and how you prepare and present directly influence how others evaluate the credibility of your claim. Your commitment towards visual communication during development stages (through blog entries), final presentation and in your final submission is to be assessed.