DG-1110-3-119
Design Guide: Band Training Facilities
March 1983
Introduction
such renovations and small-scale modifications, especially
buildings which best accommodate Army Band activities.
for construction items unique to band training activities
They specifically address the issues of acoustical design,
and their acoustic implications. Further guidance on inte-
renovation, and practical construction approaches, which
rior design is provided in DG 1110-3-122.
are particularly important in the development of band
facilities.
These guidelines are intended to be used throughout the
1-4 Organization
design process, by all the participants in this process: Band
officers and personnel, Facility Engineers, District
Engineers, and design architects and engineers. They are
This Guide is organized to aid the reader through the
to be coordinated with other Army regulations and Depart-
successive steps in the planning, programming, and design
ment of Defense (DOD) criteria and procedures.
process. The organization is intended to allow each dif-
ferent user of the Guide to find and use the information perti-
1-3 Scope
nent to their role in the overall project. The chapters into
which this Design Guide is divided are as follows:
A. Types of Band Facilities. This Design guide is directly
1. Introduction. Overall purposes, scope and organization
applicable to training facilities for the regular Active Duty
of the Design Guide; roles and responsibilities of partici-
Army bands. The criteria and illustrative designs specific-
pants in the project development process; and references
ally address the two standard sizes required for such bands
useful in the planning and design of band training facilities.
-- 45 person and 65 person. While the personnel compo-
sition and functions of these bands are relatively standard-
2. Architectural Programming. Functional and space
ized, there are minor local variations in operation from
programming for Army Band Training Facilities, including
post to post, which can be reflected in the facility design.
criteria for selection of sites or of existing buildings to
renovate.
This Design Guide is also generally applicable to facili-
ties for the larger Premier Bands. However, the specifics
3. General Design Considerations. The overriding issues
of band composition, performance groups and activities
of site design, building organization and space design
are different from other bands, and will require modifica-
which should control design of the Band Training Facilities,
tion and augmentation of the affected function-areas of
with specific criteria for their implementation. Discussion
the band facility. Each of these facilities must be programmed
of special considerations concerning acoustics issues and
and designed individually, utilizing the general guidance
environmental systems design for band facilities are
on programming process, functions and space requirements,
included.
overall and individual space design criteria, and acousti-
cal design considerations found in this Guide. Similarly, the
4. Space Criteria. Functional, architectural, dimensional,
contents of this Design Guide are generally relevant to
relational and technical criteria for each individual space
National Guard and Army Reserve Bands, and should be
of the Band Training Facilities.
applied as appropriate to their operations and scale of
facility construction.
5. Practical Appreaches for Acoustic Construction. Practical,
how-to-do-it guidance and typicaI details for construction
B. New Construction, Renovations, Additions, and Adap-
appropriate to acoustic requirements of Band Training
tive Reuse. This Design Guide is applicable to all projects
Facilities, including sound isolation, noise control, and room
involving new construction, renovations, additions, or adap-
acoustics issues. For additional guidance see DG
tive reuse for Band Training Facilities. While this docu-
1110-3-123.
ment provides the basic criteria for such facilities, it is
not intended to provide all the information required for the
6. Illustrative Designs. Designs for new facilities for 45 per
identification of project requirements or the successful
son and 65 person bands, and for renovation of two typi-
preparation of project designs. Additional information must
cal existing facilities for band use. These are not intended
be obtained at the installation level in order to identify
as definitive designs, but rather to exemplify the planning,
the unique requirements of local bands and their activities,
programming and design guidelines presented in this Design
and the design constraints and opportunities of the physi-
Guide.
cal context and sites. This guide does include illustrative
examples to assist the responsible local personnel in devel-
opment of their project requirements and designs.
1-5 Responsibilities
C. Staff-Initiated Interior Design Changes. A major use
of this Guide is to aid Army Band personnel and Facility
The roles and responsibilities of the various parties
Engineers in evaluating existing facilities and making inte-
involved in the Project Development process for Army Band
rior design changes not necessarily involving capital
Training facilities are diagrammatically outlined in Figure
improvement funds. The Design Guide is intended to help
1-1. This represents the procedures for development of facili-
these personnel to know what design principles and
ties funded under the Military Construction Army (MCA)
approaches to follow in making these changes. It provides
program.
specific, practical guidance, with how-to-do-it details, for
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