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Fabio Samele, Sara Spiriti, Francesca Varotto

Milano, Italy
Fabio Samele, Sara Spiriti and Francesca Varotto are three Italian architecture graduates from Politecnico di Milano. Their work together involves research on social architecture and participatory design in fragile contexts. They studied in France, South America and Spain and they share interests in graphic design and storytelling.

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Sport in prison


Participatory design for Bollate Detention Centre’s spaces

Sport in prison


Participatory design for Bollate Detention Centre’s spaces
Sport and participatory design as catalysts for new spatial and social dynamics, inside and outside of prisons
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Type of project
  • Systemic changes

This study investigates Bollate Detention Centre’s spaces and establishes a participatory design process to raise awareness of the need for prison-focused projects.
The design proposals aim at revealing the potential of underused spaces inside Italian prisons, through sport and physical activity.
The research develops within Covid-19 pandemic and follows two lines of investigation. On the one hand, desk research provides a general understanding of the subject of sport in prison against different disciplinary backgrounds. On the other hand, research through people collects stakeholders’ needs and feedback. The interaction with the community is fundamental to make the project a shared modification of spaces and practices.
The impact of the research process lies with the analysis of the requests from the inhabitants combined with context-specific features, as well as social, historical, and normative issues. Such methodology would be suitable for application in other fragile contexts.



Sport in prison


Participatory design for Bollate Detention Centre’s spaces

Sport in prison


Participatory design for Bollate Detention Centre’s spaces
Sport and participatory design as catalysts for new spatial and social dynamics, inside and outside of prisons
File under
Type of project
  • Systemic changes

This study investigates Bollate Detention Centre’s spaces and establishes a participatory design process to raise awareness of the need for prison-focused projects.
The design proposals aim at revealing the potential of underused spaces inside Italian prisons, through sport and physical activity.
The research develops within Covid-19 pandemic and follows two lines of investigation. On the one hand, desk research provides a general understanding of the subject of sport in prison against different disciplinary backgrounds. On the other hand, research through people collects stakeholders’ needs and feedback. The interaction with the community is fundamental to make the project a shared modification of spaces and practices.
The impact of the research process lies with the analysis of the requests from the inhabitants combined with context-specific features, as well as social, historical, and normative issues. Such methodology would be suitable for application in other fragile contexts.




Idea by

Fabio Samele, Sara Spiriti, Francesca Varotto
Milano
Italy
Fabio Samele, Sara Spiriti and Francesca Varotto are three Italian architecture graduates from Politecnico di Milano. Their work together involves research on social architecture and participatory design in fragile contexts. They studied in France, South America and Spain and they share interests in graphic design and storytelling.