Design Guide: Recreation Centers - Individual Space Criteria - January 1976
(a) Equipment
Overall illumination fluores-
cent
Special effects & audio-visual equipment
Accent & display incandes-
(provided by using service)
cent
Heavy duty drapery hardware for
Special effects strobes, pro-
black-out drapes
jectors
(b) Furniture
(provided by using service)
Control Zoned on separate dimmers
Built-in lounge seating; stacking chairs;
House panel behind stage and
folding card and long tables
control desk
(c) Finish Suggestions
Outlets Wall mtd 18" above floor 25'
Walls
painted or fabric-covered
o.c.
wall board
Floor outlets (large group area
Floor
carpet, dance area -- hard-
only) every 200 SF
wood
Ceiling outlets plug adapters
exposed structure, painted
Ceiling
in Iight track using spare circuit
Stage wall mtd 2'-0" below
Clock
(d) Color
ceiling line
Walls
off -white
(b) H V A C
primary accent colors
Accent
Structure
primary accent colors
Summer
78DB; 65WB; RH 50%
68-70
Winter
Air changes 15 per hour
(c) Communications
1 station per 500 SF
P/A
1 speaker per 500 SF
Sound
1 headphone jack and chan-
nel selector per 4' of seating
in lounge areas
antenna jack in lounge areas
TV
Sound Reinforcement
System
capability
of 110 dB sound
pressure
level loudspeakers
-- central
cluster above plat-
form.
(d) Acoustics
PNC 20
Noise criteria
30 dB
Appropriate sound level
1.6- 1.8 seconds
Reverberation time
0.10-0.20 ceiling
Ave coef of absorption
0.25-0.40 walls
Transmission (STC)
+50-60 dB
+5
Impact noise rating
(e) Critical Dimensions
14' average
Ceiling height
10' minimum
24' maximum
(7) Interior Requirements
4-10
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