Correctional Facility

Abstract

How do we heal those who make mistakes? And what this architecture can do about it? The project aims to explore, in Lahore, the role of architecture in the design of prisons in order to comprehend how we could develop a correctional facility that is a place for both punishment and rehabilitation without further deteriorating the mental state of its inhabitants. The effectiveness of a prison is not given only by the competence of the justice system in power, but also by the quality of the architecture and the articulation of spaces. The contradiction of the prison is revealed by its requirement to respond to two opposite demands: penance and reintegration. A new typology can be approached through an attempt to "break" the macro-themes that illustrate the structure of the prison and within these dichotomies work on the "boundary-line" between contrasting realities: freedom―constriction; openness―closure; etc. If architecture were to seek more humanize approach towards prison, it could have a significant impact for society especially in terms of opportunities and cultural progress. This paper will explore the environment in prison which has a great potential to be more humanizing so that the process of rehabilitation can be aided. It is possible to provide a sense of normality to comprehend what impact this division has and to what degree it helps the individuals who are mentally unwell