Space Criteria: A Guide to the Guides
(3) Swimming Pool
(4) Handball/Racquetball Courts
(a) Description. The swimming pool will be used for
(a) Description. Provide indoor handball and rac-
recreational activities including family swimming and indi-
quetball courts designed for both singles and doubles.
vidual fitness efforts. Activities also include competitive
Provisions should be made for spectator viewing.
diving and swimming, with related spectator seating pro-
(b) Space Allocation. See Table 7 - 51 and 7 - 52
vision, as well as instruction in swimming, scuba diving,
(c) Relationships. All courts for handball, racquetball
etc.
and squash should be clustered together and located
(b) Space Allocation. See Table 7 - 49 and 7 - 50.
with convenient access to and from locker rooms. A
(c) Relationships. The swimming pool should be
waiting area for the players should be located so that the
accessible from the locker rooms and office area. Sepa-
court entrances are clearly visible. This area should be
rate, "dry" access to the spectator seating area is also
part of the access corridor. Spectator viewing spaces
required.
should be accessible from general building circulation.
Table 7 - 49 DOD Space Authorization for
Table 7 - 51 DOD Space Authorization for Indoor
Handball/Racquetball and/or Squash
Outdoor/Indoor Swimming Pools
courts
Number of Pools Authorized
Military Strength
Total Number of Courts
25 Meter
50 Meter
Military Population3
(5,177 sq. ft.)
(8,910 sq. ft.)
101 -
1
500
2
501 - 1,000
2504
1-
None
4
1,001 - 2,000
251 - 1,500
1
2,001 - 3,500
6
1,501 - 3,000
1
8
3,501 - 5,500
3,001 - 5,000
1
1
5,501 - 7,500
10
5,001 - 10,000
1
2
12
7,501 - 10,000
One installation pool may be enclosed to allow for year round
These courts are additive to those in gymnasiums and
utilization. The building will not exceed 10,000 square feet
physical fitness/athletic complexes.
for a 63' x 82' - 2" pool, and will not exceed 16,000 square
Courts should not exceed 1,200 gross square feet per court,
feet for a 54' x 165' pool, exclusive of authorized bathhouse
and when applicable have common walls.
space.
3
For each increment of military strength of 3,000 above
One bathouse of 3,700 square feet gross area may be
10,000, an additional two courts may be provided.
provided with each pool.
3
Military population includes all active duty personnel, 70% of
their dependents and 10% of the retired military personnel
Table 7 - 52 Space Allocation for Handball/Racquetball
served.
Courts
4
One pool, not to exceed 800 square feet, may be provided
as required.
Size (Gross SF) based on Military Population
5
0ne 54' x 165' pool with 6,000 square foot bathhouse may
10,000-15,000
Sub-Space
7,000-10,000
be authorized for each increment of 4,000 military strength
over 10,000.
1,600
3,680
courts
Spectator Area
230
230
Total
1,830
3,910
Table 7 - 50 Space Allocation for Swimming Pool
Size (Gross SF) based on Military Population
7,000-10,000
10,000-15,000
Sub-Space
Pool and Deck
10,120
16,820
1,210
Spectator Seating
1,210
230
230
Storage
11,560
18,260
Total
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