INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1
DG1110-3-112
1-1 PURPOSE
a. PLANNING GUIDANCE. This guide provides general guidance to aid installation and Corps of
Engineer personnel in the planning of Army Continuing Education System (ACES) Centers for
inclusion in military construction programs.
b. DESIGN GUIDANCE. As the basic instrument governing the design of ACES Centers, this guide
is primarily intended to aid architects and Corps of Engineers personnel in the development and
evaluation of project designs. This guide is directed towards the improvement of early design
decisions and the development of realistic, cost-effective facilities in conjunction with Army and
Department of Defense criteria and procedures.
1-2 SCOPE
a. GUIDE LIMITATION. This guide is applicable to all new construction projects for ACES Centers.
It is also applicable as general guidance to projects involving the conversion or modernization of
existing facilities. It applies to all construction programmed under facility category code 740-25. The
guidance and criteria must be applied, however, in conjunction with information obtained from each
particular installation defining the installation's proposed ACES program, and the constraints and
opportunities of the project site.
b. PRESENTATION OF GUIDANCE. This guide is structured to aid in the development of project
requirements and designs that respond to variables of each particular installation. Chapter 2 provides
planning guidelines to help delineate ACES program requirements, space needs and cost estimates
for use in developing project requirements and programming data. Chapters 3, 4 and 5 provide general
design criteria, individual space criteria and space organization principles for use in developing and
evaluating design solutions.
c. EXAMPLE DESIGNS. Chapter 6 contains examples illustrating the definition of requirements
and designs for ACES Centers at installations with military strengths of 6,000, 10,500, and 21,000
persons. The designs demonstrate the application of criteria presented in chapters 3, 4 and 5 in view of
different installation variables. While indicating a suggested level of quality, they provide a means of
evaluating proposed design solutions for actual projects.
1-3
REFERENCES
a. ACES PROGRAM FUNCTIONS. The following Army documents are important in understanding
ACES program functions:
AR 621-5-Army Continuing Education System (ACES)
DA PAM 570-551-Staffing Guide for U.S. Army Garrisons
1-1
Previous Page
