Chapter 6
(a) Family Morale Support Facility. This is located in
(b) Child Care Center. The child care center is on the
the center of the site, connected to both the child care
housing end of the site, with its own drop-off, parking
center and convenience shopping center. Surrounding
and entrance. The facility consists of four blocks, three
the main entrance are all the social activities spaces
of which provide separate pairs of classrooms for infants,
(games, snacks and lounge areas) which are intercon-
toddlers and preschoolers. Each block has its own toilet
nected. They are visible to each other as well as from
and cloaking spaces, and enclosed outdoor play yard. A
the main entrance and control desk. To the right are the
room for children brought on a hourly basis is adjacent to
controlled activities, meeting room, music practice, and
the main entrance, sharing exterior play space with the
related storage. From all the social activities spaces, as
preschoolers. A separate space is provided for school-
well as the control desk, there are good views into the
age children who help in the child care operation, with
multipurpose auditorium, which is at a lower level. Circu-
their own entrance toward the central family facility. The
lation through the edge of this auditorium provides
fourth block of this building is next to the main entrance,
access to the exercise/meeting room, general crafts and
and accommodates administration, staff lounge and food
darkroom areas. These latter have their own control
preparation areas.
areas and their own external access leading to the out-
(c) Convenience Shopping Center. Located near the
door pools. In this way, they can be operated at different
main post center, this retail complex provides all family-
times than the rest of the facility. The snack bar and
oriented local convenience services. A branch post
central circulation open onto a large landscaped court-
exchange, laundry/dry cleaner and deli frame a small
yard, also served by the deli. On the other side, the
courtyard with direct access to parking. The deli also
multipurpose auditorium opens out onto an outdoor per-
opens out onto the large landscaped courtyard extending
formance area, backed by shade trees which are an
to the family morale support building, with connecting
extension of the child care outdoor space.
covered walkways and tables. This space serves users
of the deli, the snack bar and auditorium.
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