Chapter 6
b. Existing Programs and
The centers are planned as heavily landscaped clusters
of buildings, enclosing outdoor courtyards, with parking
Facilities
at the periphery. Buildings are sited close together, pref-
erably with outdoor space dimensions of no more than
Facilities for the MSA program are inadequate even for
thirty feet. Courtyards and pedestrian connections are to
the present permanent party population. An old gymna-
be intensively landscaped, with covered walkways and
sium with a weight-room, a recently-renovated outdoor
perforated masonry block screens to create pleasant,
pool, and nearby playing fields, is in the midst of the
shaded places. These developments are to be achieved
troop-billeting areas and is actively used. Arts and crafts
by fitting new facilities among the existing permanent
offer lapidary, wood-working and ceramics programs. It
community buildings,
has an under-sized general crafts space in a renovated
found structure. A service club is being renovated for a
(1) Main Post Center. The Fort Sands center com-
temporary library. Child care operates infant, toddler and
bines a central cluster of commercial function with a
pre-school programs in three small rooms recently con-
troop morale support center. It is located along the main
verted from a community service center in the family
street of the post, adjacent to the post headquarters and
housing area. No specialized facilities for music, drama,
central park in the troop billeting areas. It organizes and
recreation nor youth activities are provided.
builds upon the existing post exchange, bowling alley,
movie theatre, chapel, gymnasium and pool, to create a
Other existing facilities such as a small post exchange,
dense complex of facilities connected by shady court-
bowling alley, chapel, movie theatre, post office, bank,
yards and sheltered walkways.
and gas station, are located in the troop billets, mixed in
with warehouses and other service activities. However,
At one end of this main post center is the "downtown"
these are not organized to create any coherent focus for
commercial area, including a new commissary, main PX,
the post. In addition, an enlisted men's club is being
Army community services building and fast food outlet
renovated, and officers' and NCO clubs are planned.
integrated with the movie theatre, bowling alley and reno-
vated small post exchange retail stores. In the middle
area are the moral support and community facilities
c. Community Framework
which serve the entire post. These include a new
library/education center, multiple crafts center, MSA
The Community Framework plan for Fort Sands intends
administration, the existing bank, post office, and
to establish a sense of community by clustering the facili-
chapel/religious education complex. At the other end are
ties and developing a continuous band of community
the facilities primarily for troop use, multi-purpose recrea-
functions through the center of the post (see figure
tion building, outdoor pool, combination recreation, music
6 - 34). This band consists of three linked elements, 1)
and drama center, new physical fitness center and indoor
the Main Post Center, including troop morale support
pool, with playing fields beyond.
center, 2) The central park, including swimming pool,
barbecue and other outdoor recreation facilities,
(2) Family Center. The family center is sited at the
museum/reception center, officers' club, and guest
core of the family housing area, at the intersection of a
house, and 3) the family center, amid the family housing
band of community facilities running through the Main
areas, schools and playing fields.
post center and central park, and a band connecting all
the schools and their playing fields. A family-oriented
complex of shopping, family, morale support and child
care functions is planned for this site, as presented in
paragraph d, below.
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