DG 1110-3-146
Design Guide: Military Police Facilities
December 1979
Development of Organizational Components
Development Of
Organizational Components
on-duty operations areas. detention facilities, confer-
a. GENERAL The using service should organize in-
dividual activities into the principal organizational com-
ence rooms briefing rooms, classified material and
evidence storage and operational supplies and sup-
ponents of a military police organization. This will
simplify the complex MP organization by identifying
port services.
manageable increments of space personnel, equip-
(d) Public Spaces lobby, lounge and reception
ment and functions. The development of organizational
areas, waiting areas, public meeting areas (con-
components and the application of space organization
ference rooms), horizontal and vertical circulation
principles will allow individual activities to be coordi-
toilet rooms.
nated on the basis of similar and related functional
(2) Clusters, Groups or Zones (general area and
requirements.
special support spaces for branches).
b. SPACE ORGANIZATION PRINCIPLES The using
(3) Floor Levels (image, identification, aesthetic and
service must develop for individual projects the specific
functional coordination).
space organization principles by which components will
(4) Building (total Image, operational objectives,
be developed. The guidance contained in earlier sec-
physical and environmental requirements and func-
tions of this chapter and in paragraphs that follow below
tional integration).
will assist using service personnel in identifying generic
(5) Site (operational and administrative identification)
organizational components. The application of this guid-
ance will depend on project-specific requirements for
d. PLANNING AND DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS
physical development established by pre-planning deci-
The following planning factors and related design char-
sions in identifying the space organization principles or
acteristics are important in evaluating the physical and
organizational components, the following factors must
environmental requirements of individual activities.
be considered.
(1) Functional Objectives The development of or-
(1) Planning Factors The application of planning
ganizational components should reflect an attempt to
and design criteria and the corresponding effective-
satisfy the following operational activity objectives
ness of prefect-specific guidance will depend on the
generic to individual law enforcement facilities.
individual planning factors identified by the using
(a) The development of a functionally integrated and
service, i.e. , mission-peculiar and location-specific
operationally responsive facility.
requirements, existing and projected functional or
operational requirements. and special building and
(b) The maintenance of functional integrity within
site design considerations.
major activity components.
(2) Design Evaluation Whether the objective is
(c) The ability to separate and control circulation
new construction or the rehabilitation/conversion of
within and between major activity components.
existing facilities, overall project planning and facility
(d) The definition of a clear order of movement from
design guidance will be used to evaluate space orga-
public to private to confidential activities.
nization concepts as they relate to specific criteria for
(e) The ability to provide special environmental and
site development, individual environmental architec-
climatic conditions for critical operational activities
tural and interior space designs.
with a minimum of cost and effort.
(f) The flexibility to expand operations or change
c. CATEGORIES OF SPACE In general project
enforcement techniques without major interruption
specific planning and design guidance should be estab-
in activities.
lished for the categories of space listed below. Specific
guidance will depend on the functional requirements of
individual activities and on the planning and design
(2) Functional Organization The development or
requirements of general functional areas (zones)
organizational components should Integrate and co
(1) Individual Activity Spaces Identify organiza-
ordinate the following essential elements.
tional, operational physical and environmental re-
(a)
individual activities
quirements as they relate to personnel equipment
(b)
functional requirements
and functions
(c)
work space standards
(a) General Administrative Office Space
(d)
physical relationships
(b) General Operational Office Space
(e)
circulation
(f)
support facilities
(c) Special Purpose or Critical Operations Spaces
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