Lead Consultant Team Selected for the New Detention Center in Slagelse
12.04.2024
Since the beginning of 2022, Alex Poulsen architects has been the lead consultant on user involvement, construction planning, and conceptual design for Denmark’s new detention center located outside Slagelse. The project was developed in close collaboration with the Danish Prison and Probation Service and our skilled advisory team, consisting of ERIK Architects, Viborg Ingeniørerne, BARA-Land, and Molter Consult.
We look forward to following the continued development of the project, which is now being handed over to a new lead consultant team selected by the Danish Prison and Probation Service. We congratulate WSP, FRIIS & MOLTKE Architects, JJW Architects, SLA, and Hollingsworth Pack on the assignment and hope that they will take good care of the project.
We look forward to celebrating the completed building in a few years, as it will undoubtedly become an important benchmark for a modern correctional service!
Normalcy and well-being
The new Slagelse Detention Center is a secure facility with space for 400 employees. The project has been designed to create a modern and future-ready building that simultaneously ensures a high level of security and a positive working environment.
The work environment is designed to support control, normalization, and security through thoughtful design solutions. The architectural goal is to create the best possible conditions for humane treatment and rehabilitation of detainees and inmates.
Future-proofing
Both the client and the advisory team have aimed to develop solutions and building structures that can adapt to future changes in standards for different regimes, as well as allow flexibility across security levels.
As a result, the project incorporates flexibility and multifunctionality to ensure that building structures can be adapted to new needs over time.
The visualizations were created by Alex Poulsen Architects + ERIK Architects.
