PROJECT 1:

New Jail Foolapur, Etawah

INTRODUCTION
In a perverse exercise of creativity, architects create penal structures designed to destroy the
personality
- Derek S. Jeffreys
Prisons are not simply about detaining those who break the law; they also function to inculcate
social rules into those who have not been successfully disciplined in other institutions.
One of the statistics was found the most shocking is that about four percent of prisoners are in
solitary confinement. Thats not that much, but that four percent of prisoners make up half of
prison suicides.
Humans are social animals. Human psychology requires interaction with other people to
develop a basic sense of self. If you are denied social contact, your mind falls apart and
suicide is one of the consequences. People cut themselves. They smear their feces on the walls.
They develop psychotic symptoms. Its a dangerous and destructive thing to do.

Architecture is striving to redefine the role of incarceration in our society. An increasing

awareness in the need for communion and basic human dignity in developing
mentally sound persons has evolved penal philosophies of the new generation model.

Purpose behind choosing the project:

Prison and prisoners form a very important part of society which are being neglected or put
aside in considering the development and upliftment. With the help of architecture attempt is
to create an environment for those people in prison on both sides of the bar which could
create a better living lifestyle and also after effects of this would lead to a better society as
these prisoners have to come back to the social life.

Site/LocationSite Area- 59.2 acres or 239601 sq.m

The Site is located in district Etawah , at a distance of 1500 metres from state highway 83 and at
a distance of about 5500m from the centre of the district Etawah.
Site has accessibility from 2 sides one from road leading to Chakupur and other from road
leading to foolpur connecting Etawah.

Client- Uttar Pradesh Nirman Nigam , Etawah Unit

Case Study
Central Jail, Kanpur
Jail at Agartala
Gorakhpur Jail
Tihar Jail ( in process of confirmation)

Proposed site

Requirements

Male Barrack
Quarantine
Female Barrack
Underage Barrack
High Security Barrack
Single Seated Male
Single Seated Female
Main Kitchen
Jail Main visiting Area
Armoury Block

generator Room
Hospital
Central Watch Tower, Canteen and CO Office
Corner WatchTower
Godown
Barrier Check Post
Pump Room
Main Wall, Circle Wall & Partition Wall
Teaching Area
Multipurpose Hall
Bakery and Store
Supritendent Visitor room
Garage
Police Post
Video Conferencing Room
OHT
Tubewell
STP
RWH

Dormitory

Residential Type-4
Type-3
Type-2
Type-1
Community Centre

Specification:

Structure
Circulation
Spatial Seggrigation
External Development
Plumbing
Electrical
HVAC
Fire Fighting