A presentation of the architectural, functional and utility concept of the “Building of penitentiary complex in Chmielów” investment by F-11 Design Studio from Cracow took place in the District Inspectorate of Prison Service headquarters in Rzeszów. One could see, for the first time, what the new penitentiary unit will look like.
The meeting was chaired by Dr. hab, architect Marcin Furtak, Professor of the Krakow University of Technology. The 3D presentation of the multimedia visualization alone took almost 60 minutes. At the meeting, the professor presented and discussed the architectural, functional and utility solutions, covering the land management and location of all buildings, with a full view of the buildings, the cross-sections and the floor plans of all buildings, with functional layout of the rooms and the facade of the building colours in two variants. The purpose of the meeting was not only the familiarisation with the solutions proposed by the designer, but also the opportunity to discuss them. Experts from all departments of the Prison Service were still able to raise their last concerns and dwell on possible alterations, and there is no doubt that only a small step remains to be taken to the final approval of the project.
Let us recall that, in accordance with the project "Pilot penitentiary complexes” guidelines, co-financed by the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014–2021 under the Justice Operational Program, a new housing pavilion for about 200 female inmates and a production hall, where the inmates will be employed, will be built in Chmielów. Moreover, a so called halfway house will be built to complement the rehabilitation of the inmates. The halfway house in an innovative unit, where the female inmates will be prepared, in the conditions resembling freedom, for living after the discharge.
Tekst: Jarosław Wójtowicz