It also addressed the desire to use that investment to improve skills and capabilities in the local area.
Gathering feedback from groups including prison staff and those delivering services in prisons gained buy-in and approval from all levels – from senior policy makers to operational staff – and meant we were able to demonstrate best overall value for money.. Translating evidence into design.All of this evidence gathering, consultation and collaboration had profound effect on the design:.
Significant emphasis has been put on visiting facilities.We know from the.Lord Farmer Review into Family Ties.
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.The same brackets are used consistently and they are colour-coded.
This makes it easy to teach people how to do the assembly and they become very quick at doing it.However, the beams and columns can be any length.
Spans can be specific to particular clients, but to the operative on site, it's the same yellow bracket, requiring the same torque wrench and two bolts.Platforms enable us to get down to a much more granular level and simultaneously open the door for continual improvement and variability going forward with respect to supply chain choices, material choices and so on.. Maximising value with construction platforms.