Juvenile Detention Centre
Raßnitz, Germany

Competition: 1996 - 1st Prize
Construction period: 2000 - 2002
Design: Eckhard Gerber
Project director/Project manager: Marita Langen
Project team: Thomas Riffelmann, Ulrich Scheinhardt, Markus Petry, Michael Halbeisen, Robert Dahmen, Holger Heltewig et al.
Client: Land Sachsen-Anhalt vertr. durch das Staatshochbauamt Merseburg jetzt Landesbetrieb Bau Sachsen-Anhalt
Gross area: 43.707 m²
Volume: 159.663 m³

The core of the detention centre is a square courtyard circled by two-storey clinker-clad buildings. The courtyard, with its landscaped garden, serves not only as the connecting unit but is also a high-quality place of sojourn, giving the perspective of a detention centre as an urban microcosm.

Church in the Juvenile Detention Centre
The almost square structure of the church is designed as a solitaire. It is part of the court-yard, which is landscaped and encircled by the detention buildings. The church borders di-rectly with a water basin and can only be reached by bridge. The interior of the church is clear, sparsely furnished and well-lit focusing the altar.

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