Using Salutogenic Design on Correctional Facilities to Improve Health & Wellbeing and Facilitate Rehabilitation

IPIC 2024 Presentation by Helena Queiroz Pombares and Timothy Irons (IPIC2024-PID015)

Authors

Helena Pombares

Prison Architecture Specialist, Pick Everard, United Kingdom

Helena is an architect and criminologist with 18 years’ experience in justice architecture, and a lecturer at two universities in the UK. Helena joined Pick Everard, to connect research evidence and practice base. Her most recent contribution has been the HPM Glasgow project and the UK Ministry of Justice Women’s Estate scheme. Her research on salutogenic architecture of carceral spaces feeds her passion on the effects the built environment has on the users of the space, like staff and inmates, using the evidence found to inform planning and design of carceral spaces to positively impact society.

Timothy Irons

Central Government Director of Operations, Pick Everard, United Kingdom

Architect Tim Irons leads work in the Justice Sector for Pick Everard as a specialist for over 20yrs. He led design for various new build resettlement and expansion programs for the UK Ministry of Justice. Tim’s passion for design lies on the positive impact it can have on the lives of people and its ability to reduce recidivism.

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