The Roof Form

"The original idea was for Parliament House to be open freely to the public, and the sweeping lawns leading up to the entrances were intended to symbolise this".
The proposed architectural insertion attempts to enhance parliament and its image in regards to functionality, interaction, usability and international recognition and significance using the concept of ‘forced flexibility'. Our group had produced a concept of a roof form that we believe will enhanced and add to the significance to parliament house. The idea around the form came from the above quote about the 'sweeping lawns', as this is currently the pinned down roof structure that forms over parliament. The idea of the roof concept that we came up with is to counterpoint the pinned down nature and rather achieve the completed opposite in causing a push/pull effect.

The idea of the roof form to come of the sides were to reactive these frontages and not to take away the original design and concept to the building rather to try and enhance and improve the nature and entrance points to the building. This roof concept allows for the ability to draw people into these spaces under the new roof form and add to creating further and improved entrances and spaces / functions that will incorporate the us of the building and allow the public to identify themselves with these spaces.

With a form in mind we further analysied the capbailities of enforcing a 'forced flexibility' and adaptable nature that could change form in the form and way it needed to under the many circumstances that were placed or designed below the structure.