Principal | NBRS
Craig is a Principal and an integral member of the NBRS Secure Spaces Sector. He supports the design and delivery of secure environments for both public and private clients. The team is committed to creating responsive architecture that promotes reflection and inspires change. With over 30 years of experience working in architecture, construction and project management, Craig has a depth of experience in the design and management of complex projects which ensures buildable and functional design solutions. His abilities cover all phases from practicality, design, detailed documentation and right through until completion. Since specialising in the Secure Spaces sector, Craig has gained a unique understanding of the requirements of his clients. He is skilled at understanding their requirements and responding with tailored design solutions that meet and exceed expectations.
Courses
Dillwynia Correctional Centre Expansion
The Dillwynia Correctional Centre Expansion offers a design solution considerate of recognizing trauma via an approach to rehabilitative design. This session will present the methods and challenges encountered when designing for a Women’s Prison, and some of the successes of implemented design initiatives. In essence, the new facility combines materiality, with a masterplan designed to promote familiarity and self-agency which aim to provide an environment whereby new activities and learning pathways can be conducted in a safe and supportive environment.
Interactions within the prison environment is becoming increasingly identified as a keystone to any prisoner’s rehabilitation and support process. Relationships between prisoners, staff and visitors all contribute to the shaping of the experience and outcomes of the prison term. Spaces that provide for families, children and friends should allow for a semblance of normality and respect to all involved in the visitation process. At Dillwynia the Visitor Centre has been designed with materials not becoming of a prison environment, exhibiting color, natural materials and light to allow the interactions to occur unencumbered of the sense of authority and typically harsh ambience found in older prison environments.
Course expires 10/03/2025