Chapter 7
(3) Chapel and REF Support Areas
(b) Space Allocation. See Tables 7 - 23 and 7 - 24.
(a) Description. Storage rooms should be provided in
(c) Relationships. Kitchens must be adjacent to the
the Chapel and REF for equipment, furnishings and sup-
assembly/classroom area or the activity room and to an
plies. A janitor's room will also be needed.
exterior service for trash disposal. They should also be
convenient to the outdoor activity areas. Kitchen areas
(b) Space Allocation. See Tables 7 - 23 and 7 - 24.
must be easily accessible from nursery, high school/
(c) Relationships. Storage is particularly useful near
junior high school areas, and administrative areas.
the narthex (for coats), activity rooms, worship support
(6) REF Administration
areas, administrative and learning areas.
(a) Description. The Director of Religious Education's
(4) Restrooms
(DRE) office should provide space for off ice work, gen-
(a) Description. Adequate restrooms should be pro-
eral study, and informal planning sessions with volunteer
vided for staff members, congregation, students and
teachers. The conference room should seat 15 - 20
teachers. In larger REF's children's restrooms are also
people for conferences, meetings, and training sessions,
required in preschool and elementary areas.
with provisions for audio-visual presentations. One or
(b) Space Allocation. See Tables 7 - 23 and 7 - 24.
two offices should be provided for administrative staff or
(c) Relationships. Restrooms should be convenient to
assistants to the DRE.
all spaces in the chapel, particularly those spaces with a
(b) Space Allocation. See Table 7 - 26.
high number of occupants. Restrooms must be adjacent
(c) Relationships. This area should be adjacent to the
to the nursery, sacristy, and choir room, and convenient
narthex in a combined chapel and REF.
to the activity room and assembly/classroom area. The
women's restroom in the chapel should be directly
accessible from the bride's room.
c. Learning Areas
(5) Kitchen
(1) Assembly/Classroom
(a) Description. The kitchen is used for the preparation
(a) Description. The assembly/classroom area should
of snacks and light meals served in the activity room,
be a highly flexible space capable of accommodating
classroom areas, preschool area, nursery, and adminis-
groups of 30 or more people gathered for meetings, lec-
trative areas. In addition it may be used for the prepara-
tures, slides, movies, large classes, parties and theatrical
tion of meals for dinners and banquets served in either
performances. Movable partitions should be provided to
the assembly/classroom area or activity room. The
subdivide the assembly area into two or more efficiently
kitchen should accommodate four persons working simul-
organized sub-areas.
taneously. When the chapel and REF are contiguous,
(b) Space Allocation. See Table 7 - 24.
the kitchen is normally located in the REF portion of the
(c) Relationship. The assembly/classroom should be
Chapel Center.
adjacent to kitchen facilities and the outdoor activity area.
The room must have direct access to circulation, storage,
entry, and restroom areas. In the small Chapel Centers
the assembly/classroom may be adjacent to the nave.
Table 7 - 26 Space Allocation for REF Administration
Size (Gross SF) based on Military Population
501-
5,001-
10,001-
15,001-
20,001-
Sub-Space
1,000
6,000
11,000
16,000
21,000
Director's Off ice
254
445
510
Conference Room
510
510
510
Administrator's Off ice
180
305
305
305
305
Total
180
305
1,070
1,260
1,325
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