A juvenile detention center for North Bexar County

THESIS STATEMENT: The use of architectural design to normalize the institutional setting aiding in the treatment of aggression. ARCHITECTURAL ISSUES: Architectural design has the ability to aid in the treatment of juvenile aggression. Using color, light, form, density of space, and temperature are architectural means of supporting this idea. These five concepts have been studied and aids the thesis that architectural design can be used in the treatment of aggression. The key is to design a normalized physical environment while keeping the facility secured. FACILITY ISSUES: A juvenile detention center is a building type that may aid the treatment of aggression in a controlled setting. The facility consists of a combination of education and security. The facility will hold a maximum of 108 juveniles, and is designed for minimum and first time offenders. The overall size is 62142 gross square feet, and the site will be 11 acres. The site is located in the northeast area of San Antonio, near a large concentration of the metropolitan's suburbs. The area is a combination of residential and commercial activities, located near three major arteries of circulation. The function must be to educate troubled juveniles in a secure enviroimient. The "next generation" detention center must blend with the urban landscape and still let people know the function is still incarceration (Farbstein, 1986).