salamz,
if u ask me, prison should be sited far away from the human eyes. like the alcatraz or pulau jerjak. thus the question of beautiful does not arise. It should be built as horrendous as possible, as a warning to those scoundrels or gremlins, kalau u buat salah, ini lah tempatnya yang akan kamu ditempatkan. Fear must be instill right from the very beginning.
But if u talk about TNB substation, pondok pondok wakaf yg dah usang,rrumah rumah orang tua, rumah anak anak yatim, itu saya setuju, something must be done supaya ianya nampak menarik.