Abstract:
Due to rapid industrialization, urbanization and change in the social attitude, the number
of juvenile delinquency have increased to a great extent. The aim of Juvenile Detention
Center is to rehabilitate and protected young offenders from adult offender’s influence.
The main goal of this space is to treat young offenders to a point where they are less
tempted to repeat their delinquent behavior and they become productive members of
society. To achieve this, a number of smaller goals listed. The juveniles organize in
smaller groups and the designed space organize according to the cycle of time that they
have to spend in this complex. The space also must have the quality to influence and
motivated them to rethink about their life and give them a hope and light to see the right
track of life. This thesis interrogates Juvenile Correctional and Rehabilitation facilities as
an architectural typology, and explores their design philosophy and its effects. It
investigates the architectural and spatial ualities that can facilitate the rehabilitation of
young offenders.
