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sized objects. The solution proposed in the Design Competition entry that retained the current Anzac Hall involved enclosing the only door to Anzac Hall and using alternative approaches through a series of relatively small spaces. A key design objective was for flexibility well into the future.

   Whilst the existing Anzac Hall is listed in the heritage values, the design did not include a strategy for how the Memorial could be expanded when required, as it was a highly bespoke building that limited any opportunity to be functionally extended. Anzac Hall is likely to have a life of 80-100 years, however galleries will undergo major changes every 15-20 years and this Project needs to deliver a design solution that can be adapted for a significant range of future scenarios. The Jury determined that the solution that retained Anzac Hall did not meet the design requirements. The Jury noted in its comments:

      The jury commended this entry for its intent to retain as much of the original Anzac Hall design as possible and noted that it was perhaps the most visually appealing design. Jurors noted however that this commitment to retaining the existing building ultimately constrained the design in the same way as Anzac Hall itself has been constrained. Thus the design failed to provide a suitably flexible exhibition space and would likely not be able to grow with the passage of time to accommodate new and changing displays.

      Integration was rated highly by the jury, noting that the design connected to external plazas to create clever outside spaces around the atrium area in particular. It was noted these spaces had great potential for securitisation and programmatical use. The design intent of ensuring visitors were visually connected to the Main Building and especially Hall of Memory at multiple points was particularly admired by the panel.

      This same design however reduced practicable display space, the ability to move Large Technology Projects in/out of spaces and would likely result in the need for the physical building design to drive exhibition design and the visitor journey/flow/experience and therefore would unsustainably constrain future options.

      Overall the jury noted the design was architecturally and aesthetically pleasing but lacked the required flexibility and logistical capacity to support exhibitions needs over the proposed 50-100 year lifespan of the building.

 Figure 2.29 Render of design competition entry that retained Anzac Hall (Source: Australian War Memorial).

     2.5.6  Project Development Outcomes

 The Project as scoped will deliver the following outcomes for inclusion in future HMP updates:

      * total new space in the Anzac Hall and Glazed Link of 13,995 square metres consisting of:

              lower gallery area of 2,964 square metres;

              main level gallery area of 3,448 square metres;

              mezzanine