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To accommodate the MPs we are proposing pods or ‘MPods’ hung from the bridge at Westminster. Whilst being in an exclusive location, accommodation would be the minimum space required for sleep and work. The prefabricated pods would be interconnecting for couples. (The exclusive nature of the accommodation might make the job more attractive to better qualified people.)
This proposal means that MPs accommodation is visible and accountable. The properties are linked to Westminster Bridge which becomes a pedestrianised space where debate and interaction can take place in all its forms from protests to on-line support.
The bridge becomes symbolic of MPs accessibility. Where the Palace of Westminster is a beautiful but impenetrable building, the bridge becomes symbolic of transparency and public accessibility.
This hive of activity could be extended and linked to constituencies in order to improve communication. Often MPs aren’t as accessible as they should be – how many people know where their MPs are or where the surgeries are held? In order to counter this problem, this design proposes to place an MPod in a high profile location such as a shopping centre, ensuring that when an MP is in their constituency they are fully visible and accessible. The front window of the constituency MPod doubles as a viewing screen, which would be linked to an internet studio on the Bridge. This would allow constituents contact with their MP even when the MP is in Westminster. In our example we have placed Hazel Blears’ pod in the Trafford Centre.
The internet connection also allows MPs to be accessible for debates in Westminster
when they are in their constituencies. They will be fully accessible, either face to face or via the internet – you know where your MP will be. The advantages are:
1 A hive of activity not a den of iniquity
2 Flipping impossible to flip
3 Miscreants easily detached and floated down the river
This proposal means that MPs accommodation is visible and accountable. The properties are linked to Westminster Bridge which becomes a pedestrianised space where debate and interaction can take place in all its forms from protests to on-line support.
The bridge becomes symbolic of MPs accessibility. Where the Palace of Westminster is a beautiful but impenetrable building, the bridge becomes symbolic of transparency and public accessibility.
This hive of activity could be extended and linked to constituencies in order to improve communication. Often MPs aren’t as accessible as they should be – how many people know where their MPs are or where the surgeries are held? In order to counter this problem, this design proposes to place an MPod in a high profile location such as a shopping centre, ensuring that when an MP is in their constituency they are fully visible and accessible. The front window of the constituency MPod doubles as a viewing screen, which would be linked to an internet studio on the Bridge. This would allow constituents contact with their MP even when the MP is in Westminster. In our example we have placed Hazel Blears’ pod in the Trafford Centre.
The internet connection also allows MPs to be accessible for debates in Westminster
when they are in their constituencies. They will be fully accessible, either face to face or via the internet – you know where your MP will be. The advantages are:
1 A hive of activity not a den of iniquity
2 Flipping impossible to flip
3 Miscreants easily detached and floated down the river
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