The cells are combined in residential units consisting of four to seven cells, with access to a living room area and a communal kitchen. Innovative cell design with plenty of daylight The cells are in neutral colours, so that the inmates can decorate their cells as they wish. This is especially apparent in the communal areas, with opportunities for the inmates to relax and interact socially. Inside the buildings, the colours used on walls and floors help to eliminate the institutionalised atmosphere. The activity building has concrete panelled and glass facing, and the workshop building has steel panel facing, combined with concrete. The five wings, as well as the visitors’ department and gateway building, are brick buildings. These are materials which age beautifully, requiring little maintenance. The facade materials alternate between light-coloured bricks and a composite material of concrete and galvanised steel. The buildings are designed with recessed facades and angular roof ridges, to minimise the institutionalised appearance.
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The inmates are free to practice their religion in the church or one of several devotional rooms.
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The perimeter wall is formed with a series of recesses, to give a varied and less imposing expression and to reduce the institutionalised atmosphere for the inmates. From the various urban rooms and cells there are views of the surrounding green landscape space up towards the encircling perimeter wall. The prison buildings are located to form a small urban community, with streets, squares and centrally located community buildings. The ten buildings in total cover overall floorspace of approximately 35,000 m². There is also a visitors’ unit, activity building, workshop building, gate building and staff building. The prison accommodates 250 inmates in four standard prison wings and one maximum-security wing. The architecture also creates a pleasant and secure environment for the prison staff, and is a natural element of the surrounding built-up area on Lolland Falster. The result is architecture which stimulates the urge and ability to rejoin society after serving a prison sentence. The overall architectural intent is to create a facility that echoes the structure and scale of a small provincial community.
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