[rendall]

If I read the pipe maps correctly, it seems that the focus of the camp layout is on the sewage treatment facility, which is literally the center of the camp.

In my opinion, the center of the camp has prominence of place, and should be rather a social center of some kind: gathering place, daycare, school, workshops, communal kitchen, sports facilities, something like that.

A camp that elevate sewage treatment above all other concerns could be a grim place indeed. I imagine it should be possible to have an efficient, standardized sewage system that locates the physical plant off in a more discreet place

[monaelkass]

Intelligent comment, the layout 2 has the problem that you are talking about as the sewage is located in the center of the camp, but the layout 1 has a better design as it is half a circle and the sewage could be treated away from the tents accommodation and other activities.

[rendall]

Yes... except that with the semi circular layout, the sewage treatment is still in the only prominent place in the camp. All roads lead to the plant. If the city were an auditorium, the plant is squarely on stage. That should still be the place where people gather socially