I've learned about this restoration proposal from other social media, and the cost estimates are pretty striking to me. I am Italian, so obviously it's not strange to think about old buildings hosting government bodies, and also old buildings requiring closure, maintenance and restoration. But this scale is wild.
I think the period in which the current Palace was built might just be unfortunate: not old enough to be built like a tank, because it wasn't build privately by aristocrats or sovereigns but budgets and government were already involved, but not new enough to be completely fit for modern purposes and future-proof; also there are probably various materials and construction techniques that make it unsafe.
£ 15 B (all-in ) is a lot of money to renovate Westminster Palace, ca 112,476 m2.
For comparison the Binnenhof in The Hague, The Netherlands is more or less similar, but is a bit smaller at ca. 90.000 m² .
The renovations started at € 500 M, then later 700 M, and now they are at 2,7 B .
I'm not sure if this pricetag includes building the Secondary temporary accommodation, and all extra costs. I think not. Still, despite many obstacles and approx 6 times the intended budget, no way near the £ 15 B for London.
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Theoriginalthon@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 256d
How about knock it down and rebuild a modern building, can possibly more expensive to do that, could even include a hotel/lodgings for MPs
MrAlagos@feddit.it · 4 pts · 256d
I've learned about this restoration proposal from other social media, and the cost estimates are pretty striking to me. I am Italian, so obviously it's not strange to think about old buildings hosting government bodies, and also old buildings requiring closure, maintenance and restoration. But this scale is wild.
I think the period in which the current Palace was built might just be unfortunate: not old enough to be built like a tank, because it wasn't build privately by aristocrats or sovereigns but budgets and government were already involved, but not new enough to be completely fit for modern purposes and future-proof; also there are probably various materials and construction techniques that make it unsafe.
HowRu68@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 256d
£ 15 B (all-in ) is a lot of money to renovate Westminster Palace, ca 112,476 m2.
For comparison the Binnenhof in The Hague, The Netherlands is more or less similar, but is a bit smaller at ca. 90.000 m² .
The renovations started at € 500 M, then later 700 M, and now they are at 2,7 B .
I'm not sure if this pricetag includes building the Secondary temporary accommodation, and all extra costs. I think not. Still, despite many obstacles and approx 6 times the intended budget, no way near the £ 15 B for London.