The first contract related to planning of a new facility to replace Her Majesty’s Penitentiary has been awarded to Parkin Architects Limited, which will develop the program for a new penitentiary for Newfoundland and Labrador.
St. JOHN’s, NL.
The first contract related to planning of a new facility to replace Her Majesty’s Penitentiary has been awarded to Parkin Architects Limited, which will develop the program for a new penitentiary for Newfoundland and Labrador.
“The time has come to replace Her Majesty’s Penitentiary and while this is the first step, it is an important one. Parkin Architects Limited has considerable experience in designing correctional facilities and I look forward to seeing their concepts of what a new penitentiary for Newfoundland and Labrador will potentially look like,” said Minister of Justice Darin King in a press release.
Parkin Architects Limited is a national company with a 60-year history of providing architectural services for healthcare, recreational, research, justice and other institutional clients. Local firms John Hearn Architect Inc. and Kavanagh Associates will also be involved in this part of the process.
They will begin work immediately on the new penitentiary in preparing a plan that will describe the types of spaces required to offer the necessary programs and services in a modern correctional facility. The plan will include items such as a conceptual floor plan, suggested site location, model implementation schedule and project cost estimate.
“It is important that we gather input from those who will be directly impacted by the new penitentiary and a broad cross-section of employees and community groups will be consulted as the process moves forward. Our ultimate goal is for a modern facility that meets the unique needs of Newfoundland and Labrador,” said King.
First opened in 1859, Her Majesty’s Penitentiary houses provincial and federal inmates.
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