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3-5 Summary of
a.
Department of Defense Construction
Criteria
Manual
4270.1 -M establishes space allowances for the entire Auto
Crafts Center at a maximum of 500 square feet per auto-
Space Allocations
mobile stall. It should be recognized that discretion must
be exercised in applying this space allocation to meet the
needs of a particular installation. For instance, an outdoor
covered work area is computed as one-half the square
footage of a similar sized space fully enclosed. Regions of
the country with climates which permit extensive use of
outdoor covered work areas can take full advantage of
this factor. Conversely, in very cold climates it makes
little sense to adopt a design which is drafty, uncomfor-
table, and difficult to heat becuase of a large number of
overhead vehicle doors. However, the type of design more
common in larger commercial garages, which has a limited
number of vehicular entrances also requires more space
for maneuvering of cars inside. In such instances, an eco-
nomic analysis should be made to balance the added cost
of constructing extra space for internal vehicular circula-
tion against the reduced cost of operation, the possible
savings in perimeter walls, and the improvements in com-
fort of the participants.
b. The following tables show typical space allocations
for two types of Auto Crafts Centers. Table A shows the
allocation of space for a facility with vehicular circulation
on the outside of the building and with an overhead access
door for each auto stall. Table B shows the allocation of
space in the same size facility, however, access to auto
stalls is by vehicular lanes inside the building. The impli-
cations of providing vehicular circulation within the build-
ing can be readily seen by comparing the total number of
auto stalls provided.
c.
An example design for a new facility of 34 stalls and
17,000 square feet is provided in Chapter 5.
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