First attempt at Sajjad's Alt, comments greatly appreciated.
Program - Sajjad Alt
The community library will house general and special collections. Meeting areas for the
public will also be available.
1. The site is located adjacent to and to the south of a decorative arts museum. Parking
is provided off the site.
2. The major view is to the South.
3. The lending desk/office is to have visual control of the entry to each of the following
spaces: the lobby, the workroom, and the children’s reading room.
4. The main entrance door shall face New York Avenue.
5. All spaces shall have a 9 ft ceiling height except the main reading room, which shall
have an 18 ft ceiling height.
6. The area of each space shall be within 10% of the required program area.
7. The total corridor area shall not exceed 25% of the total program area.
8. The second floor envelope must be congruent with or wholly contained within the first
floor envelope with the exception that doors to the exterior may be recessed for
weather protection.
Program - Spaces
Tag Name Area (ft²) Requirements
ST Stair 800 2 per floor @ 200 ft² per stair
E Elevator Shaft 200 1 per floor @ 100 ft² each
Minimum dimension = 7 ft
EE Elevator Equipment Room 100
EM Electrical/Mechanical Room 500
L Lobby 350 Main Entrance
LD Lending Desk/Office 200
MR Main Reading Room 2,500 View--exterior window required
18 ft ceiling2 exits
First floor
T Toilet Rooms 600 2 per floor @ 150 ft² each
W Workroom 400 Exterior windows prohibited
Direct access to Lending Desk/Office
S Stacks 1,000 Exterior windows prohibited
Direct access to Main Reading Room
LM Large Meeting Room 750 Exterior window required
Second floor
SM Small Meeting Room 350 Exterior window required
Near Large Meeting Room
CR Children's Reading Room 500 View--exterior window required
Near Main Reading Room
HO Head Librarian's Office 200 Exterior window required
Direct access to Secretarial Office
AO Assistant Librarian's Office 150 Exterior window required
Direct access to Secretarial Office
SO Secretarial Office 300 Exterior window required
Near Large Meeting Room
SC Special Collections 500 First floor
Exterior window required
B Break Room 300 Near Large Meeting Room
C Custodial 200 2 @ 100 ft²
TOTAL PROGRAM AREA 9,900 ft²