Design Guide: Recreation Centers Case Studies January 1976
that beer and wine not be served at the Center.
6-4 27,800 SF CENTER
c. PLANNED ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS
a. SITUATION. The post is located on the
IN THE NEW CENTER. The Center staff wants
west coast near a large metropolitan area which
to provide a fuII range of regular programs and
offers a number of off-post recreational
increase the number of large group programs
facilities for outdoor activities such as surfing,
that involve both the permanent and trainee
skiing, and back-packing as well as typical
groups while still recognizing some incompat-
urban activities such as the theater, restaurants,
ibilities of the two groups.
and night life. The military population consists
of over 10,000 men (6,000 enlisted men),
(1) Administrative. There are five full-time
which includes 50% permanent party personnel
staff members involved in administrating
and 50% basic trainees.
Recreation Programs. At this Center, ITT will
A new main Recreation Center will be built
be a full-time activity which involves distrib-
between two training commands in an area that
uting tickets for on- and off-post events as well
has theaters, libraries, and swimming pools, but
as arranging group travel and outings and
does not have post exchange restaurant
making accommodations at nearby military
facilities located in the vicinity. The objective
campgrounds,
of the Center is to relieve overcrowding of two
(2) Large Group. These activities are plan-
Branch Centers which suffer from a lack of
ned to accommodate the two different using
space and over-use during the weekends by
groups, permanent party personnel and train-
trainees.
ees. On weekends, the emphasis is on socials
The site is located on the crest of a hill
that include dancing, rock and folk entertainers
overlooking the rest of the Center and the
and ethnic festivals; the attendance at these
Pacific Ocean to the south and west. The
events is projected to be approximately 500
climate is mild with a normal temperature range
people. During the weekdays, the programs are
of 48 F - 72 F winter to summer, with
geared to the permanent party personnel with
extreme temperatures at 29 F and 98 F.
films, socials, demonstrations, card tour-
Annual rainfall is 18.02 inches and no
naments, and organized games; the attendance
measurable snow. Winds are westerly at an
is expected to range from between 100 to 250
average of 20 mph. There are 134 clear days per
people. Also, there may be unit parties which
year, 132 partially cloudy days, and 68 rainy
will have between 100-300 participants; these
days per year. The noon solar angle is 76-30'
will occur during the week. There is some
on the summer solstice and 28-30' on the
indication that if the activities are located in a
winter solstice.
better facility, there will be an increase in
b. CURRENT USAGE. The projected use of
participation.
the Center is high. The current Centers handle
These activities now
(3) Small Group.
approximately 200 people per hour during the
comprise the bulk of planned program activities
weekends; it is projected that this trend will
taking place in the Center. The most popular
continue, with Center use heaviest during the
activities are billiards, informal combo practice,
weekends, averaging 1500 to 2500 people per
record and tape listening, and TV viewing.
day when the trainees use the Center.
Billiards normally attracts about 75 people with
During the weekdays the Center is normally
an equal number using electric games (pinball,
used by the permanent party personnel; usage is
electronic tennis, air hockey); this popularity
down to about 300 to 500 per day. The
will continue in the new Center but will not
projected high usage of the building indicates
increase because of the new activities being
that there will be extreme problems with
planned.
control, noise, congestion, and maintenance.
TV viewing involves about 100 people per
Since the trainees present a problem with
night; it is believed that this would be reduced
drinking, the results of a poll of permanent
if participation in other activities could be
party personnel indicate that they would prefer
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