There were many reasons for this approach:.
that connections with family and friends are key to rehabilitation.The new design will have internal and external spaces in which prisoners and their visitors can socialise..
The overall design allows for flexible use of spaces, meaning that facilities don’t go unused.Many spaces are designed for multiple use, so classrooms can become communal rooms, and so on.. Central ‘resource hubs’ will house education facilities, libraries, full medical facilities, a gym, barbers and faith spaces, resembling a high street of services which is both normalising and promotes independence.. Of the standard building types, the most common is the house block, which represents nearly 60% of the accommodation on each site.Many of the innovations that came from this process are to be found in the house block:.
The new prison design signals the end of ‘gallery’ prisons.The new design will have much smaller, 20 person spurs with a much more domestic atmosphere.
The spurs are arranged in ’T’ shapes, creating outdoor courtyard spaces with plants.
Green spaces offer opportunities for both leisure activities and vital employment to prisoners, encouraging them to value their environment.. Barless windows that do not open and have integrated ventilation grills.This creates a reduction in running costs - heating and lighting.
In other words, we create a virtuous circle of benefit.. What is the future of the construction industry?.Ultimately, we suspect that over time buildings will become flexible configurations of components, rather than large, fixed assets.
We may end up creating loose-fit superstructures.The superstructure contains the majority of the embodied carbon in a building.