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ARCH 502: Architectural Design V Gallery: House Tour: ten new models for domestic life in LA

The Psychology of Domesticity in Prisons

Through criticism of the current penitentiary system, comes an exploration of domesticity in prisons. The project asserts four mechanisms, or pillars, of domesticity: natural light, privacy, reality, and choice. Each mechanism is spatially introduced to the prison to create a new psychology of imprisonment.