Express Multiple Elements. The design of the
(2)
g. Design for People
CAC should express the multiplicity of activities among
which the user can choose. The various program-areas
The design of the Community Activity Center should rein-
should be evident in the configuration of the building
force the principle of service to the community and the
itself. In this way, even in a large facility, the building can
individual user. The design itself can reflect this by con-
exhibit a comfortable sense of scale that is not over-
veying a non-institutional, welcoming quality to its users.
whelming. Multiple entrances, relating to different func-
tion areas, will reinforce this sense of diverse activities
(1)
Create an Identifiable Image. The CAC should
and small scale.
have an identifiable architectural image that is different
from other buildings on post. It should strive to be
Provide a Sense of Privacy. Despite the need for
(3)
attractive and open, revealing the lively, and have lei-
appropriate instructional and protective supervision, the
sure-time activities inside. The soldiers, families and
user of a CAC should not have a sense of being
other users should be able to identify with the CAC as
watched. Oversight can be provided without intruding on
their place and the center of their community (see figure
the users with an overbearing sense of control. The
5-7).
design of the control desk should express openness and
invitation.
Figure 5 - 7 Identifiable Image
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