DESIGN GUIDE: MUSIC AND DRAMA CENTERS
DG 1110.3.120
CHAPTER 2: FUNCTIONAL PLANNING
JANUARY 1981
MDC planner may have some problems here
functional direction (soldiers per square foot,
since the "essential" nature of certain equipment
dollars per square foot) beyond statistical aver-
may not be evident to the budget reviewer. AR
ages. Except for applying regulation constraints,
415-15 paragraph 7-4 should be studied care-
the square foot characteristic should be used
fully. Equipment that can be built-in without im-
thoughtfully (for required stage area or viewport
pairing its functional quality should be so de-
size, for instance). In most cases, dimensioning
scribed to avoid confusion.
should be done by use, such as number of peo-
ple seated, space for a grand piano, turning area
For example, theater lighting systems and in-
for a semitrailer, and storage for fifty stacking
struments are certainly essential to the primary
chairs.
facility, but it may not be realized that portable
dimmer racks. (part of the system) are function-
There will be some minimum functional size or
ally preferable to fixed dimmers, or that the stage
capacity not readily apparent, such as allowance
and certain railings are preferably demountable
for future growth of lighting equipment inven-
in part and adaptable in general. Loose seating
tory, in which case an area figure generalizes.
requires built-in storage depending on the se-
Other capacity factors might include provision
lected chair.
for blank conduit and cable trays, power service,
structural design loads, rigging sets and battens,
A separation list of essential equipment must be
microphone jacks a n d s i m i l a r s y s t e m
made. If it is not part of the construction contract
characteristics.
but proposed for MCA funding, consult AR
37-108 and paragraph 3-22 of AR 415-15.
C. EQUIPMENT
D. SPECIAL DIMENSIONS
This characteristic is singled out because of the
Army funding policies, which differentiate built-
The using service should be on the alert for spe-
in equipment from moveable equipment. The
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