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4-19 Snack Bars and Vending Areas.
C. Equipment/Supplies.
The AAFES determines the type of food preparation,
A. Use/Activities.
display, vending, or serving equipment used in these
These spaces are used to sell food, beverages, candy,
spaces. These areas typically have vending machines,
and cigarettes to students and school personnel.
waste containers, condiment displays, microwave
Vending areas usually have adjacent tables if there is
ovens, and either standup-type tables or tables with
no snack bar or dining facility available. Sometimes
chairs.
vending areas are in student lounges. Snack bars
provide full food service if there are no other
D. Space Utilization.
permanent exchange facilities immediately available,
These spaces must be large enough to allow users to
and they include a dining room. The Army and Air
buy and eat food comfortably. Snack bars/vending
Force Exchange System (AAFES) normally operates
areas will provide 12 square feet per seating space; 20
snack bars and vending areas. Detailed programming
square feet are provided per vending machine.
and design requirements must be obtained through the
local AAFES office. Requests for information and
E. Access/Circulation.
coordination should be directed to HQ AAFES,
Snack bars should be centrally located, near vertical
Dallas, TX 75222.
circulation routes and toilets and directly accessible to
a dock for deliveries and trash removal. Although
B. Occupants.
administratively independent of the school, they should
The number of students, school staff, and faculty and
relate visually to other school facilities. A vending area
food service personnel these spaces must accommodate
should be located within each major building in a
depends on the size and type of the school's food
place that will discourage its use by nonschool
facility. The AAFES operates vending areas and snack
personnel, but still be easy to service. (Figure 4-65 and
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bars. Full dining services may be contracted.
paragraph 5-2 below).
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Conference
Classrooms
Student Lounge
Laboratory
2
3
Restrooms
Classrooms
Instructional
Shops
Self-Paced
Classrooms
Computer Aided
Classrooms
Seminar Classrooms
Auditorium/
Theater
Instructor Rehearsal
Rooms
Instructor
Preparation
Study Areas
Administrative
Figure 4-65
Spaces Near Snack Bars and Vending Areas.
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