Fort Plains: Local Troop Center- Elevation
Figure 6 - 6
e. Local Troop Center
(1)
Program. The Local Troop Center for Fort Plains is
Table 6 - 3 Fort Plains Local Troop Center: Space
programmed to provide immediate recreation, other
Program
morale support and community services to the unat-
tached troops of a brigade-size billeting cluster - 6 to 10
Area (Gross Square Feet)
Function-Space
barracks housing 2,500 to 3,500 enlisted personnel. It is
3,520
Social Activities
intended to serve unit-oriented functions as well as indi-
vidual activities in the soldiers' immediate environment.
2,570
Small Group Activities
The functions and spaces to be included are indicated in
910
l Active and Electronic Games
table 6 - 3.
310
l Table Games
280
l Television Lounge
In many of the troop housing clusters some of these
530
l Open Multipurpose Lounge
facilities already exist: the enlisted men's closed mess, a
540
l Enclosed Multipurpose
gymnasium, possibly a branch exchange, chapel, basket-
400
Administration
ball and other outdoor playing courts. Local recreation,
400
l Control Center
music and crafts areas were not provided in any existing
550
Refreshment
facilities. According to the proposed phasing, local troop
550
l Snack Bar, with Vending
centers are planned first for the brigade cluster farthest
1,500
Arts and Crafts
from the Main Post Center, then in the cluster next far-
thest, and so on. This arrangement reflects the impor-
300
Photography
tance of the Local Centers as supplements to the Main
1200
Self-directed Crafts
Post Center functions.
240
Music
240
Practice Rooms
(2)
Design Solution. The billeting area for which the
(in control)
Instrument Checkout
local troop center (see figure 6 - 7) is designed has an
960
Library/Reading Area
existing gymnasium, basketball court, branch exchange,
and two enlisted men's messes. The design recommen-
960
Reading, Periodicals and Stacks
dation is for a new consolidated facility that accommo-
400
General Support
dates social activities, branch library, music and crafts,
as well as a local laundry with attached lounge, built as
100
Off ice/Maintenance
200
Toilets
an addition to one of the enlisted men's mess buildings.
100
General Storage
Total
6,620
The local troop center is located at the heart of the bar-
racks complex, close to the existing service facilities. It
Related Functions in the Local Complex
is within walking distance for its users, sited along the
Gymnasium
main routes used daily by the troops, between the bar-
Basketball Court
racks and the messes. The location is designed to rein-
Enlisted Men's Closed Mess
force the local neighborhood focus.
Branch Exchange
Laundry and Lounge
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