Design Guide: Recreation Centers Case Studies January 1976
(4) A Statement of the Evidence Required.
Evidence to support the importance of the
problem, the accuracy of the context descrip-
tion, and the appropriateness of the solution,
i.e., indications of patron interest or concern
about the problem, indications of mission or
life safety impacts, etc.
(5) Costs. The using service should seek
professional assistance to review changes and
their cost implications from the District
Engineers to develop a realistic budget for the
project.
the Center's social programming the list of
problems, contexts and solutions should be
tabulated according to the priorities. For
example, the noise problem affects all aspects
of the Center's functioning including the
proposed special interest space; therefore it
should have a high priority and be accom-
plished first.
(7) Phasing. Timing and sequence problems
should be considered and listed, such as must
the Center be closed during the alterations, and
is there a sequence of construction operations
which must be followed to allow the Center to
function during the remodeling?
c. CHANGING THE CENTER. As an aid, this
guide can be used to demonstrate what should
happen in a Center and provide ideas and
criteria for making changes for remodeling. The
following shows what can be done with the
existing Center to incorporate some of these
ideas as an example. The planning and design of
the remodeling for a particular Center must be
based on local problems and needs.
Based on the severity of the problems, priority
for change, and availability of funds, the Center
can be changed in several ways; it can be
redecorated, which requires a minimum of
construction and usually implies the use of
applied materials to make changes and can only
affect the Center minimally. To change the
Center significantly, the Center can be remod-
eled, which requires adding new construction
and changing the existing construction; this
affects the Center maximally. The following
responses contain both recommendations.
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