The first computer generated images of the temporary House of Commons chamber were revealed today.
The new chamber will be located in a redeveloped Richmond House, Whitehall, the former Department for Health building vacated in early 2018.
It comes as part of design proposals for Parliament’s Northern Estate, the first step in a huge restoration project for the Palace of Westminster.
The total costs of the Northern Estate Programme plans, which will include work across eight different buildings, are estimated to be in the range of £1.4bn to £1.6bn.
The new Richmond House building is described as “being of exceptional architectural quality” and was designed by Stirling Prize winning architects Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, one of the UK’s leading architecture practices.
Today design proposals were launched for consultation.
Tom Brake MP, spokesman for the House of Commons Commission, said: “Across the UK and the world the Palace of Westminster is recognised as an icon of democracy and yet the building itself is in increasingly urgent need of repair.
“The plans we are launching for consultation today are the essential first step towards ensuring it can be protected for future generations, as well as delivering a transformed Parliamentary Estate.
“At Richmond House, the site of the new temporary House of Commons, we have an exceptional and flexible new building that improves public access to democracy.
“Across the wider Northern Estate along Whitehall and Parliament Street we are conserving multiple listed buildings, transforming access for people with disabilities and creating efficient, sustainable, modern facilities.”
