Category Space Area per person(in No of units Total area

sq.m) as per
standards

Office Spaces Admin office 10 1 20

+15 % circulation
(small room size
15-30 sq.m)

Lobby 1 65

Meeting spaces 2 1(10-12 persons) 20

Meeting space for Outdoor
NGOs,Volunteers

Child daycare 50 children+outdoor 300

play spaces
Creche 1.1

Library 42 sq.m per 1000 1 252

Reading lounge population

1 200
Adult lending 27% of total area

1 33
Children 13%
25+15% circulation 3 (4 person each) 345
Co working spaces space

1 100=930 sq.m total

Circulation 40%
Category Space Area per person(in No of units Total area
sq.m) as per
standards

Study spaces 1 (14 computers per 35

class)
Computer centre 2

3 (30 students per 40x3=120

class)
Tuition classes 1.3

3 (45 students per 93x3=186

class)
Training classes 2

Recreational space 1 (12x12) 144

for old age people 100 people max
Multipurpose hall 0.95

Activity centre 300 people max 330

Multipurpose hall 1.1
Kitchen (Community 1 35
kitchen) 15 % of dining

1 56
Storage & service 25 %
Category Space Area per person(in No of units Total area
sq.m) as per
standards

Health Spaces Multipurpose 1.1 100 people 165

examination centre
For
vaccination,medical
camps

Daily 2 (6x4 each) 48

Consultation room consulation,councelling

Sports and 1 (6x6.5) 35 people 39

recreation
Men’s gym 1
1 (6x6.5) 35 people 39
Women’s gym 1
1 (30x18) 540
Indoor court
1 (3x3.5) 10.5
Equipment storage
Category Space Area per person(in No of units Total area
sq.m) as per
standards

Retail spaces 5 40x5=200

Rental spaces

Washrooms porch 23

8 wc
Men’s washroom
6 urinals

Wash basins/lockers 60

12 wc
Women’s washroom
Wash basin/lockers 60

Miscellaneous Waste disposal and 25

collection
Parking
(Group D Assembly building)

25 sq. metres of built-up area

(i) In the case of wedding halls and community halls, for calculating the built-up
area for the purpose of parking, the built-up area of either the auditorium or the
dining hall, whichever is higher, alone need be taken.
(ii) In the case of library, for calculating the built-up area for the purpose of parking,
the area of the stacking space for books shall be excluded.

Sanitation
Water Closet 1 per 200 males or part thereof and 1 per Wash Basin 1 for every 200 males and 1
100 females or part thereof for the first 1000 sq.meters of for every 200 females for the first 1000
built up area and 1 per 400 males or part thereof and 1 sq.meters of built up area and 1 per 400
per 200 females or part thereof for the remaining area males and 1 per 400 females or part
thereof for the remainingarea.
Urinals 1 per 50 persons or part thereof for the first
1000 sq.meters of built up area and 1 per 100
persons or part thereof for the remaining area
Poluation density-3300 per sq.km Site area-22981.55
Population-Heritage site-700 -5.67 Acre
Neighbourhood context-4752 Total area-4081 sq.m
Total population-5452
-6000 (Approximate) Area obtained by comparing community centre case
studies with similar area(5-8 Acres)

Approximate total built up area=3450 sq.m

Source

● National Minimum Guidelines for Setting Up and

Running Crèches under Maternity Benefit Act 2017
● Architect’s data by Ernst Neufert
● KPBR
● Case studies-Centre for Community development,New
Delhi
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Community library