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Program Space

Function (% of space)

INTAKE (4% of space)
1 loading dock
1.1 loading dock
1.2 receving room

2 triage area
3 holding area

TELECOM (1% of space)
4 communications/server area
4.1 machine room
4.2 distributed telecom closets
4.3 staff work area
4.4 secure storage

PROCESSING (7% of space)
5 treatment area
5.1 dirty room
5.2 work room
5.3 humidifying room

6 suppy & equipment storage
6.1 archival acid-free supplies
6.2 non-archival supplies

7 archives processing work rm
7.1 open work area
7.2 storage
7.3 photo processing
7.4 photo scanning

8 consulting/conference area
9 museum processing work rm
10 conservation laboratory
10.1 open lab space
10.2 darkroom
11 conservation consultation

STORAGE (55% of space)
12 rare book & document materials
13 archives collections
14 freezer storage
15 museum collections
16 pre-archival records

ACTIVE (7% of space)
17 consulation room/area
17.1 public lockers
17.2 conference room

18 secure reading room
18.1 open reading room
18.2 cart parking area

19 A/V viewing
19.1 viewing stations
19.2 microfilm reading
19.3 equipment storage

20 front entry/vestiblue
21 staffroom
22 legislative/agency meeting room
22.1 meeting room
22.2 private chamber
22.3 A/V support/storage
22.4 broadcast booth
22.5 storage - furniture/equipment

23 restrooms

BUILDING SUPPORT (26% of space)
24 custodial closet
25 security administration
26 mechanical administration
27 circulation & unprogrammed
28 mechanical

 

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