THIRD FLOOR

Space Arrangements Area (m2)

1. Working Space 390
2. Zen Garden 110
3. Dialog Stall 100
4. Mobitel Stall 100
5. Public Library 500
6. Conference Room 900

⚫ Less busiest corridor minimum width is 0.9 m

⚫ High busiest corridor minimum width is 1.5 m
⚫ Small lobby should be no less than 6 x 6 feet, or 36 square feet, while large lobbies should be a
minimum of 8 x 15 feet, or 120 square feet. (Squeegee Squad. How to Design a Building Lobby.
Squeegee Squad. Retrieved from https://squeegeesquad.com/commercial/how-to-design-a-
building
(Lobby 2 x 3 m2)

⚫ Minimum requirement ranges for working spaces Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and
Safety. Office ergonomics: Creating a comfortable working space.
Retrieved from https://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/ergonomics/office/working_space.html

Type of spaces Area No. of Cabins

Single Person working area 2m x2m 2
3,4 Person working area 4m x5m 6
2 Person working area 2 m x 3.5 m 25
⚫ Calculate Space Needs for Books— as a general rule of thumb, to estimate the square footage of
book storage space (with aisles at least 36 inches wide) divide the total projected number of
volumes by 10. The square footage needed for compact book storage is equal to the total
projected collection divided by 25. For example, if the total projected collection over 20 years is
50,000 volumes, 50,000 divided by 10 equals 5,000 square feet needed to house the projected
collection.

Target Books = 250 00 books Aisles width 1 m (36 inches<)

Area = 2500 ft2 (230 m2)

⚫ Calculate Square Footage Needs for User Seating—the square footage needed for user seating
varies depending on the type of seating.
As a general rule of thumb, for table seating use 25 square feet per seat; for study carrel seating
use 30 square feet per seat; and for seating in lounge chairs use 35 square feet per seat.

⚫ Calculate Space Needs for Staff Work Areas—On average, the space needed for staff work areas
is approximately 150 square feet per work area. (13 m2) Some work areas may be larger than
others. For example, check-out areas may require more square footage than help-desk areas.
(Whole Building Design Guide. Libraries: Public Library. https://www.wbdg.org/building-
types/libraries/public-library)
- Library director’s Office
- Check out Office
- IT and Tech Room
- Resource Planning Office
- Records Room
- Staff Office
⚫ Auditorium

2/3 H

H
1/3 H

⚫ Changing Room 2 m x 2.6 m (at least two rooms area should be allocated)
⚫ Maximum Seating 22 other types of seating not in the continuous seating
 Raw Raw length in ft & inches
No. of
length in Hall 01 Raw
Chairs
a side ft ft inch inch Number
12.64 41.4 41 0.4 4 22 44 1
12.64 41.4 41 0.4 4 22 44 2
12.64 41.4 41 0.4 4 22 44 3
12.64 41.4 41 0.4 4 22 44 4
12.64 41.4 41 0.4 4 22 44 5
12.64 41.4 41 0.4 4 22 44 6
11.04 36.2 36 0.2 2 21 42 7
10.08 33 33 0 0 19 38 8
6.6 21.6 21 0.6 7 12 24 9
368
368

With traditional seating the maximum number is 22 if there are gangways at both ends of the row,
and 11 for gangway at one end. Thus, in all but the smallest auditorium the gangways divide the
seating into blocks.
⚫ Small lobby should be no less than 6 x 6 feet, or 36 square feet, while large lobbies should be a
minimum of 8 x 15 feet, or 120 square feet. (Squeegee Squad. How to Design a Building Lobby.
Squeegee Squad. Retrieved from https://squeegeesquad.com/commercial/how-to-design-a-building

⚫ Minimum requirement ranges for working spaces Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and
Safety. Office ergonomics: Creating a comfortable working space. Retrieved from
https://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/ergonomics/office/working_space.html

⚫ Calculate Space Needs for Books— as a general rule of thumb, to estimate the square footage of
book storage space (with aisles at least 36 inches wide) divide the total projected number of volumes
by 10. The square footage needed for compact book storage is equal to the total projected collection
divided by 25. For example, if the total projected collection over 20 years is 50,000 volumes, 50,000
divided by 10 equals 5,000 square feet needed to house the projected collection.

⚫ Calculate Square Footage Needs for User Seating—the square footage needed for user seating
varies depending on the type of seating, i.e., lounge chair, table seating, etc. As a general rule of
thumb, for table seating use 25 square feet per seat; for study carrel seating use 30 square feet per
seat; and for seating in lounge chairs use 35 square feet per seat.

⚫ Calculate Space Needs for Staff Work Areas—On average, the space needed for staff work areas is
approximately 150 square feet per work area. Some work areas may be larger than others. For
example, check-out areas may require more square footage than help-desk areas. As a general rule
of thumb, the square footage allotment for staff work areas equals the number of projected staff
areas multiplied by 150.

(Whole Building Design Guide. Libraries: Public Library. https://www.wbdg.org/building-

types/libraries/public-library)
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