Inside the Center
| Type of Service | Description/Adjancencies | Components |
|---|---|---|
| Arrival & Orientation | At the heart of the center. Providing access to circulation and key activity. Should be welcoming to all guests. Not too formal. | Landscape elements, soft furniture within view, wide open visual access to other program elements. Public address system. |
| Information & Reception | This area gives an introduction to the building and should be contiguous with the main entrance. The area provides direction and information about upcoming events within the campus center and among student activities groups. | Information desk with counter space for up to three staff. Computer terminal, building directory, information board listing upcoming events. Space for occasional sale of tickets. Map of building and campus, touch-screen computer listing daily activity. |
| Lounges | Main lounge to be near main entrance. 2 smaller conversation/TV lounges adjacent to the game room. | Comfortable, durable seating in lounges. Vending machines. |
| Post Office | Central receiving for all campus mail, UPS, etc.; storage for all packages, trunks, etc. Office space for 2 staff and multiple work study students. | Postal counter with window for stamps, 3500-4000 mailboxes; 40 large, 40 small & 25 large bags for DPT. mail; storage closet for packages and trunks; sorting tables; office; workstations. |
| Bookstore | The Bookstore will provide textbooks, novelties, clothing, and convenience items such as soda, snacks, newspapers, etc. Share loading dock with Mailroom. | Retail, book space; display area with glass frontage to hallway; high ceilings for book stacking; checkout; book/coat bins; manager's office; storage, customer service. |
| Food Court | Gompei's and the snack bar become part of a multi-station food court. Central seating for patrons. Opens to outdoor patio for additional fair weather seating. | Combination of tables for 2, 4, booths for 6. Serving area and common check out. Area for coffee/bagels in the a.m. Plants/dividers used to create alcoves for privacy. Comfortable seating for 200-225. Exterior power source. |
| Coffee & Breakfast Service | Located on the quad level. Can be accessed from main circulation or from within the Bookstore. Seating supplements food court seating downstairs. | Tables for 2-4 patrons. Overlooks food court on garden level. |
| Vending Area | Vending to be located in one general area. | Food, candy, soda, juice machines. |
| Billiard Area | Locate away from quiet areas; near dining and vending. | Pool tables, storage for cues. Well lit, active area. |
| Conference and Meeting Rooms | Variety of flexible meeting spaces for day and night use. Some near kitchen support and multipurpose room. Food service accessibility; warming area (including oven and range, refrigerator, and microwave oven) for food service use outside rooms. | 4 meeting/breakout rooms seating 35-50 people; 2-3 conference rooms for 10 at a table. Built-in credenzas in rooms for food service use; whiteboards, AV, screens, data lines in all. |
| Campus Center Director's Office | Adjacent to main circulation area. Should be on first floor. | Office for director; office for the events coordinator; shared outer office for 2 support staff; waiting area; conference room. |
| Student Activities Office | Should be in a high traffic area, adjacent to student programming board space. | Offices for director and assistant director; support staff and workstudy area; mailboxes for 130 student organizations; coffee area; daily and long term storage. Could share conference room with other offices. |
| Student Life Office | Visible to student traffic. Combines Student Life with Minority Affairs. | Offices for 5 staff members; outer office to accommodate 3 support staff and 2 work study staff; waiting area for 3-5; daily and long term storage; conference room; coffee area; closet. |
| Student Organizations | Need high visability; near vending; storage cabinet and file space for organizations; Individual offices for SGA, Programming Board, Radio Station, GSO, IFC/PanHel, ISC. Must be 24 hour accessible. Rest rooms 24 hour accessible. | Organizations to share common space with work tables, supply area, computer terminal; fax, printer. Storage cabinets with file drawers accessible for organizations without offices. |
| Student Publications | Adjacent to student organizations or within same area; near vending; near copying. High visibility area. Must be 24 hour accessible. Rest room access 24 hour. | Offices for newspaper, yearbook, literary magazine. Workstations for up to 5-7 students in 3 seperate lockable areas. Dark room adjacent. Data lines for multiple computers. Lockable storage cages/closets for 3 groups within office; shared layout tables. |
| Lens and Lights Storage | Secure area; adjacent to multipurpose room; storage for large pieces of equipment; elevator access; high enough for tall light poles. | Storage with high ceilings and doors. Fixed "hanging rails" at appropriate height and distance apart. Space for storage of manuals, etc. Door to hallway and multipurpose room from storage closet. Space within for workstation and phone. |
| Multipurpose Room | To be used as multipurpose facility. Appropriate floor surface. Adjacent storage for furniture, Lens and Lights equipment, etc. Sound system. Divisible into 3 rooms of 100 each. | Stackable chairs for meetings. Staging for social events. Acoustics will be important. Large screen TV, adjacent breakout rooms, dressing areas, sound system. |
| Vendor Display Space | Located within circulation. Adjacent to storage for tables. Near campus center director's office for servicing vendors. | Storage for tables. |
| Support Spaces | Located as needed. | Rest rooms; phones; elevator machine room; passenger and freight elevator; mechanical room; loading and receiving; general storage; trash storage; trash compactor; recycling space. |
| Storage for Campus Center | Throughout building; adjacent to all meeting and multipurpose rooms; sufficient to hold furniture when room setups are altered; bookstore storage should not be under food service operation; access from hallway; custodial storage on every floor. | Floor level slop sinks in custodial closets; paper product storage in bathrooms; custodial closets should be adjacent to elevators. |
Last modified: December 06, 2007 16:51:33