Chapter 7
e. Outdoor Module
(1) Outdoor Activity Spaces
(a) Description. The outdoor activity spaces include
four different types of areas, accommodating four basic
functions. A hard-surface area for outdoor sports (bas-
ketball, badminton, and racquetball) and occasional
social activities (picnics and dances). Patio terraces for
social activities such as conversation, parties, hanging
out, extensions of indoor lounging and snacking. Out-
door projects spaces that extend the indoor programmed
spaces for meeting, crafts, gardening, clubs and scouts.
As well as children's play areas that also extend the inte-
rior activities of the programmed spaces with active,
imaginative, adventurous playground experiences for
juveniles.
(b) Space Allocation. See Table 7 - 101.
(c) Relationships. Each outdoor activity area should
have direct access from the corresponding interior activ-
ity-space. The outdoor sports court and patios should
relate directly to the drop-in area and the teen users, and
should be accessible from the large space with its sports
and social functions. The outdoor children's play and
project spaces should cluster near the programmed
spaces module. The various activity spaces should be
screened by walls and shrubs for space definition and
privacy, they should also be partly visible to passers-by.
(2) Entry Space
(a) Description. The entry space should facilitate
pedestrian access and aid visitors in learning about the
youth center. The area should be large enough for wait-
ing and socializing.
(b) Space Allocation. See Table 7 - 101.
(c) Relationships. The entry space should be visible
and recognizable from the street or driveway. Direct
paths, accessible for wheelchairs, should lead from a
drop-off area at the street and from the parking areas.
From the outdoor entry space, activities in the entry and
lounges of the building should be visible. The entrance
path should be visible from the entry and supervisor's
area.
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