DG 1110-3-146
Design Guide: Military Police Facilities
Equipment
December 1979
Furniture
General Planning and Design Guidance:
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Provision of User
Interior Furniture and
Information
Equipment
a. COMPLETION RECORDS In order to gain maxi-
a. REQUIREMENTS Using service requirements for
movable or non-permanent equipment and furnishings
mum effectiveness in using the facility, the using service
should be provided with a supplement to the completion
must be based on the 1391 estimate and Project
Development Brochure completed during planning, as
records required by AR 415-10. This supplement should
discussed under Paragraph 2-3 "Facility Development."
contain Information on how to best utilize the facility
All items of equipment and furnishings which are
based on standard operating procedures, performance
permanently built-in or attached to the structure as de-
criteria and intent of design for the principal elements
fined in AR 415-17, are considered part of the building.
of each individual project. It should also include infor-
Other items which are loose, portable, or can be de-
mation on related maintenance and operational factors
tached from the structure without tools are generally
covered in the completion records. Information should
provided by the using service under separate contract
be provided in a form that facilitates understanding and
Items appropriate for individual spaces are identified
use by the using service as well as Facilities Engineer
under individual space criteria. During final selection,
personnel. Material should be included to cover major
design intentions for the utilization of interior spaces
preliminary schedules should be reviewed carefully, co-
ordinated again with the local using service, and verified
and built-in design features in conjunction with furnish-
against the latest mandatory source catalogs
ings and equipment schedules. In addition, AR 415-10
requirements include the following documents and
b. SELECTION FACTORS The following principal
records which must be submitted to the using service
factors should be considered by the using service. In
upon completion of the project.
selecting appropriate furniture and equipment for facili-
ties
(1) Contract documents, cost data, and other perti-
(1) Appearance Furniture and equipment must be
nent information required for accountability records.
an integral part of the overall building design and
(2) Manufacturer's catalogs, maintenance and op-
should be closely coordinated with the selection of
erating manuals, and other Instructions. These items
colors and finish materials for consistency in appear-
will be made available as soon as possible, but not
ance quality. Clear relationship between the furnish-
later than the date upon which maintenance and
ings finish schedule and the building finish materials
operational responsibilities are transferred to the
should be evident.
using groups.
(2) Durability, Comfort and Safety Careful atten-
(3) Equipment guarantees by the contractor, sub-
tion must be given to all interior furnishings to insure
contractors, and material vendors.
that the type of furniture and equipment chosen con-
(4) Copies of wiring diagrams, records, maps and
forms to standards of durability, comfort, and safety
complete, legible, as-built drawings and specifica-
appropriate for the use they will receive. Being gen-
tions, corrected to show all changes from the origi-
erally mobile, these items are subject to handling.
nals, including supporting utilities.
Parts that receive the most wear should be replace-
able, and finishes should sustain regular cleaning,
(5) Specialized keys, handles and tools required for
Colors, textures, sizes, proportions, shapes and re-
operation of building equipment and systems.
flections are important comfort factors that should
be considered. Furniture and equipment must with-
b. DRAWINGS AND SCHEDULES Floor plans, in-
stand loading conditions without damage. Edges and
tenor design and furniture and equipment schedules
surfaces should be smooth and rounded. Materials
must indicate items which are part of the building and
must be flame-retardant.
cannot be removed, and those that are detached and
can be removed or may remain with the building if
(3) Mobility and Interchangeability Most Interior
relocation becomes necessary. Removable items must
furnishings should not be of a scale which would
be procured by the using service. This usually requires
require more than two persons to relocate them,
color coding of equipment and furniture according to
or be so complicated as to require an undue amount
type and functional use. A specific color should be
of time to assemble or disassemble. Whenever pos-
used for items procured under separate using service
sible, care should be taken to choose multi-purpose
contract. All items must be color coded and presented
furnishings aesthetically suitable for a variety of needs
in a format and schedule that can be readily understood
and activities. Stackable and foldable furniture should
by installation or using service personnel who are
be considered for reducing bulkiness in storage and
responsible for component placement and utilization
transport where such requirements exist.
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