【Interlude】S01E00.5 ……
perspective of a Minister I had yet to et, and in the end, I listed several possibilities in the , leaning towards intaining flexibility.
As evening approached, I finally placed the randuon the annex on a er of his desk, o the shortlisted PPS list I had subtted before noon.
MEMORANDUM
Departnt of Synergy Coordination (Preparatory Unit)
Ref: DSC/PU/INT/002/80
To: Mr. A. dish
Fro C. Astley
Date: 20 January 1980
Subject: figuration Options for Minister''''s Offinex
Mr. dish,
Further to your instru, I have sidered the figuration of the Minister''''s offinex and subt the following options for your review:
1. Standard Store/Pantry:
Pros: Highly practical, s to standard practice. store the Minister''''s coat, dispatch boxes, books, ated with a sll sink and cupboards for preparing tea, coffee, and light refreshnts (biscuits, etc.). Low cost, quiplent.
s: Funally lited, potentially i use of space. Lacks privacy, suitable only for brief pauses or inforl chats with one or two close aides.
2. Enhanced Private Meeting Roo
Pros: reater privacy, suitable for the Mio hold re substantive or sensitive discussions with specific visitors (e.g., colleagues, senior civil servants, stakeholders requiring careful handling). be furnished with re fortable seating and a sll coffee table. Enhahe fort and funality of the Minister''''s w enviro, and y better suit the coordinative work the DSC ght uake (often involviive or prelinary discussions).
s: Requires additional budget for furniture (sofa, coffee table, etc.). Takes up re space. May be perceived as ''''overly fortable'''' or beyond the standard for a new departnt''''s initial setup, attrag unnecessary attention or ent.
3. Hybrid figuration:
Reendation: Based oandard store/pantry fun (ensuring utility), but using sleeker, re presentable built-in cupboards (lockable) and pre-installing power points. Initially, furnish only with necessary shelving and tea-king facilities. Keep the core area of the rooflexible, without fixed large furniture (e.g., a sofa).
Pros: Balances practicality with future scalability. Cost is trollable (initial outlay silar to Option 1). be flexibly adapted in the ing weeks/nths acc to the Minister''''s actual usage antal needs: if re private eting space is required, one or two fortable arhairs and a side table be easily added; if inly used for ste, the space is suffit. Avoids initial over-int in potentially redundant funs.
Rationale: Given the unique and as-yet-undefined fun of the DSd the unknown nature of the Minister''''s personal w style, providing xiflexibility would seethe st prudent course of a. It ets basieeds while allowing for rapid respoo future requirents.
Reendation: I lean towards Option 3, the Hybrid figuration. Prioritise ensuring basis (ste, sile refreshnts) are ready, while keeping the core space clear and flexible. This preserves the potential for future adaptation for private etings, while trolling initial costs and perceptions.
I await your dire.
Cyril Astley
He picked up the randu sed it quickly, and took up his deep green fountai looked rather old—and wrote a few lines in the rgin.
"Sir?" I couldn''''t help but ask softly, a xture of anticipation and nervousness.
He didn''''t answer iediately, instead handing the annotated randubae. His handwriting was fluid and strong, with a classical elegance, but the tent of his notes brought up short:
Analysis thh, but excessively detailed. The core is fun and flexibility. (He had underlihh''''.)
Avoid flating with personal diary. Focus oable options. (He had circled phrases about ''''potential uses'''' and so of the re speculative analysis.)
Reendation adopted: basifiguration, preserve space for adaptation. Execute.
Reer, every word is potentially nuted. Brevity is a virtue;
As evening approached, I finally placed the randuon the annex on a er of his desk, o the shortlisted PPS list I had subtted before noon.
MEMORANDUM
Departnt of Synergy Coordination (Preparatory Unit)
Ref: DSC/PU/INT/002/80
To: Mr. A. dish
Fro C. Astley
Date: 20 January 1980
Subject: figuration Options for Minister''''s Offinex
Mr. dish,
Further to your instru, I have sidered the figuration of the Minister''''s offinex and subt the following options for your review:
1. Standard Store/Pantry:
Pros: Highly practical, s to standard practice. store the Minister''''s coat, dispatch boxes, books, ated with a sll sink and cupboards for preparing tea, coffee, and light refreshnts (biscuits, etc.). Low cost, quiplent.
s: Funally lited, potentially i use of space. Lacks privacy, suitable only for brief pauses or inforl chats with one or two close aides.
2. Enhanced Private Meeting Roo
Pros: reater privacy, suitable for the Mio hold re substantive or sensitive discussions with specific visitors (e.g., colleagues, senior civil servants, stakeholders requiring careful handling). be furnished with re fortable seating and a sll coffee table. Enhahe fort and funality of the Minister''''s w enviro, and y better suit the coordinative work the DSC ght uake (often involviive or prelinary discussions).
s: Requires additional budget for furniture (sofa, coffee table, etc.). Takes up re space. May be perceived as ''''overly fortable'''' or beyond the standard for a new departnt''''s initial setup, attrag unnecessary attention or ent.
3. Hybrid figuration:
Reendation: Based oandard store/pantry fun (ensuring utility), but using sleeker, re presentable built-in cupboards (lockable) and pre-installing power points. Initially, furnish only with necessary shelving and tea-king facilities. Keep the core area of the rooflexible, without fixed large furniture (e.g., a sofa).
Pros: Balances practicality with future scalability. Cost is trollable (initial outlay silar to Option 1). be flexibly adapted in the ing weeks/nths acc to the Minister''''s actual usage antal needs: if re private eting space is required, one or two fortable arhairs and a side table be easily added; if inly used for ste, the space is suffit. Avoids initial over-int in potentially redundant funs.
Rationale: Given the unique and as-yet-undefined fun of the DSd the unknown nature of the Minister''''s personal w style, providing xiflexibility would seethe st prudent course of a. It ets basieeds while allowing for rapid respoo future requirents.
Reendation: I lean towards Option 3, the Hybrid figuration. Prioritise ensuring basis (ste, sile refreshnts) are ready, while keeping the core space clear and flexible. This preserves the potential for future adaptation for private etings, while trolling initial costs and perceptions.
I await your dire.
Cyril Astley
He picked up the randu sed it quickly, and took up his deep green fountai looked rather old—and wrote a few lines in the rgin.
"Sir?" I couldn''''t help but ask softly, a xture of anticipation and nervousness.
He didn''''t answer iediately, instead handing the annotated randubae. His handwriting was fluid and strong, with a classical elegance, but the tent of his notes brought up short:
Analysis thh, but excessively detailed. The core is fun and flexibility. (He had underlihh''''.)
Avoid flating with personal diary. Focus oable options. (He had circled phrases about ''''potential uses'''' and so of the re speculative analysis.)
Reendation adopted: basifiguration, preserve space for adaptation. Execute.
Reer, every word is potentially nuted. Brevity is a virtue;