E. Need for Study and Design

E. Need for Study and Design

Increasing Juvenile offenders in the country.

The issue of Punishment over Correction incites a streak of violence and rebellion rather than a chance for reform. Imbuing the fundamentals of healing and sensory design in their surroundings allows for their holistic development as an individual.

The role of architectural spaces in providing healing environments

Parson's 2009 study establishes a link between one's mental state and their surroundings. The architecture of a space, its response to light, air quality, and interaction with people all have a significant impact on one's mental health.

Architectural Challenges

• Creating spaces and volumes that interact with the admitted delinquents. • Maintaining adequate amount of light and ventilation. • Systems of Indoor and outdoor air quality. • Textures, materials and colour palette involved in the design catering to mental healing. • Movement and circulation spaces. • A three-way interaction of the built, it’s inhabitants, and the natural open spaces. -Interventions regarding the “threshold space” – linkage between public and private space • Designing spaces that adapt with the user.

Research/Design Approach

• It is deemed vital to understand the correlation between said spaces and their psychological impact on one’s mind.