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View of new Annex Building 1 & Building 2 from Massachusetts Ave. |
Courtesy of CGL Companies, CORE architecture + design and Neoscape, Inc. 2024
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Project Mission
View of new Annex Building 1 & Building 2 from Massachusetts Ave.
The mission of the DC Correctional Treatment Facility Annex is to replace the aging Central Detention Facility with a modern, secure, and resilient facility that has the necessary infrastructure to address the critical rehabilitation, treatment, and reentry needs of individuals in the custody and care of the Department of Corrections (DOC).
The interior facility program components resulted from a rigorous programming process, including feedback sessions, review of best practices and examples, and scientific analysis of the future DOC resident population.
The conceptual design of this facility responds to the programmatic and operational needs of DOC residents and staff, site constraints of the selected location, and long-term fiscal opportunities. In addition, the building envelope is responsive to the program layouts inside.
Guiding Principles for this project include:
- Safety for all – DOC residents, staff, and visitors
- DOC resident rehabilitation and preparation for reentry
- Integrate new behavioral health facilities to address resident needs
- Community building amongst DOC residents
- A singular complex operation
- Integration into the surrounding neighborhood and embracing the Massachusetts Avenue street frontage
- Flexibility and efficient use of space
- Innovation and technology-forward
The resultant conceptual design represents a welcoming, yet secure correctional facility that does not bear the appearance of a traditional correctional facility and supports the vision of Hill East.
Conceptual Design Tenets
Lively Streetscape
- Activate full site along Massachusetts Avenue extension;
- Connectivity between buildings; Landscape interventions as boundaries for security;
Accessible Entrance
- Visible entryway from public space;
- Common yet separate entry locations for staff and public;
- Entry relates to all buildings; Welcoming yet secure.
Functionally Anonymous
- Blur scale and function of buildings;
- Develop moments of reveal to maximize interior daylighting and views;
- Unify buildings with façade.
A Place to be Healed
- Treatment focused;
- Space for programs; Safe and secure
A Multilayered, Secure Facility
- The building exterior will be made up of 3 layers: a veil of steel panels, a window wall of glazing, and a secure barrier
- Security glazing allows natural light into the building while obscuring sound from and visibility into resident-occupied areas
- Glazing at the public lobby will be transparent
Details of the Future Correctional Complex (Future Annex & Existing CTF)
- Approx. 2,000 beds
- Approx. 400 garage parking spaces
- 2 new buildings connected to the existing CTF (New Annex Building 1 & Building 2)
- CDF use discontinued
- Building Program Components:
- Public Lobby & Visitation
- Housing
- Medical
- Behavioral Health Facilities
- Facility Administration
- Resident Intake, Transport & Release
- Resident & Staff Support
- Facility Parking
- Women’s Center
- Central Kitchen
- Central Laundry