Design Guide: Recreation Centers - Individual Since Criteria - January 1976
coordinated with using service)
The platform should be located adjacent to,
immediately accessible to, and on the same
6 front spotlights,
level as the following support activities: storage,
elIipsoidal refIector 250w
Ioading and dressing rooms. Locate the dressing
3 disappearing floodlights,
room toilets remote from walls adjoining the
150w
9 lamp,
platform.
6 rear spotlights,
(5) Design Considerations. The platform
Fresnel
150w
should be planned as a thrust or open platform
2 border lights, 8'; 16
lamps, 4 colors 100w
that projects into the central program area
1 background 25',36"
between 5 and 10 feet, so that it can be used in
200w
lamps, 3 colors
a traditional manner or in the round. The
200w
2 work lights
platform should be at least 3 feet above the
floor of the central program area and should
(b) Power
have surrounding steps that can be used for
Special Outlets
seating or presenting exhibitions.
1 connector strip 24' long
The platform should be no less than 20 feet
2 surface mtd outlet boxes
wide at the opening to the central program area
4 4-way floor pockets
to afford reasonable Iines of sight to the
1 wall receptacle, 2-way 50 amp
presentation area.
1 wall mtd in dressing rm,
Outlets
The platform should accommodate a variety of
36" above floor
uses, such as a platform for presentations, a
(c) Plumbing
forum for impromptu meetings, a lounge for
WC and lavatory for each dressing rm
casual interaction, and a setting for films and
large screen TV presentations.
(d) H V A C
The levels adjacent to the platform should be
78DB; 65WB; RH 50%
Summer
used as an area for loose chairs and tables or as
65-68
Winter
seats themselves.
Air changes 15 per hour
Platform support areas include program prop
(e) Communications
storage, storage for stacking chairs and folding
P/A
1 station in each dressing
chair trucks, loft storage with access ladder for
rm, 1 in storage
seasonal equipment, two dressing rooms and
Phone
1 to control desk
loading area.
TV
Antenna jack
In main Recreation Centers, an additional
Amplifiers and speakers as
Sound
storage area with outside entrance for loading
required by using service.
should be provided for Recmobile equipment.
See central program area for
Recmobile storage requirements must include
requirements.
secure storage for miscellaneous audio-visual
(f) Acoustics
aids, program props, portable platform equip-
PNC 35
Noise criteria
ment, and musical instruments.
Appropriate sound level 42 dB
(6) Technical Requirements.
Ave coef of absorption 0.15-0.25
(a) Illumination
+45-50 d B
Transmission (STC)
general, 20 ftc; dressing rm
Level
(7) Interior
Requirements.
mirror, 50 ftc
(a) Equipment
Type
indirect fluorescent
local switching
Control
Electrically powered film screen
Electrically powered platform curtain
Platform Lighting: (to be used for
Fly and rear platform curtain
guidance only; requirements must be
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