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extension to be set to the existing ground level of the existing underground car park to the east which results in the two sides of the Memorial being symmetrical as viewed from Anzac Parade

 Figure 2.26 Option 4 – New entrance pavilion to the west and gallery space underground to the east

  Assessment of the Options

 Each of the four options was evaluated using a multi-criteria assessment to facilitate a comparable evaluation of each option. This approach was based on the following core principles that each option must satisfy the requirements of the Functional Design Brief. All options considered included an equal amount of additional gallery space, to enable a direct comparison between preliminary designs on the

   basis of value for money. The assessment comprised of 57 individual criteria which assessed each of the shortlisted options on its technical merits, financial impacts and capacity to support the Project objectives as follows:

        * Technical (30 per cent weighting)

        * Financial (30 per cent weighting)

        * Project Objectives (40 per cent weighting)

   Heritage was considered in both the technical evaluation and in the Project objectives related to Objective 1 – Maintain the National Significance of the Memorial.

    Heritage Considerations of Options Assessment

   Heritage was considered from a relative perspective with the aim of understanding and assessing how all options would impact physical and social heritage values. Overall Options 1 and 3 had the least above ground physical scale as Option 3 included a new entrance and gallery space both underground whilst retaining Anzac Hall, and Option 1 replaced Anzac Hall with a building of similar above-ground scale with a new second entrance underground as well. Options 3 and 4 had an increase in above ground structure with Option 3 including above ground space to the north to form an arc between the Administration Building and the Bean Building with Anzac Hall in the middle of the arc, and Option 4 included a new Western Entrance pavilion at a similar distance from the Main Building as Poppy's Café. Whilst physical scale is not itself a heritage assessment, it has a direct impact on the ability to manage the overall heritage outcomes. The specific comparisons of key heritage impacts are:

        * Views of the Building in-the-round

   Three of the options included the Glazed Link which allowed a greater appreciation of the Main Building from the north, due to the immediately adjacent placement of occupied space. The option with the highest impact was Option 2 as it both prevented a clear view of the Main Building from Treloar Crescent due to the new gallery structures, and the absence of a Glazed Link meant the adjacent space would remain unoccupied by visitors. Option 4 shrouded a