DATA PRESENTATION(ANTHROPOMETRIC DATA) Recreational Buildings These Buildings should be functionally designed to make possible a varied program of activities for all ages. These buildings should be designed and dedicated to meet the needs of all people in their respective neighbourhoods and communities . Recreation buildings should provide a safe, healthful, and attractive atmosphere in which every person in the community or neighbourhood has the opportunity to enjoy his leisure by participation in activities of a social, creative, cultural, or physical nature. Almost without exception, recreation areas require some type of structure which will fulfill program needs and yet blend aesthetically into its surroundings . In terms of function, build- ing types may range from the simple picnic shelter to the complex community recreation building with its variety of special service facilities . Such buildings may vary in design from the rustic, depicting the style of early colonial days, to the contemporary, representing the most modern architectural concepts . In many neighbourhoods and communities, school facilities are adequately equipped to provide recreation programs for youth, but other existing age groups are not always served. In such instances, the community must depend upon public recreation facilities which are planned and operated independently to accommodate a recreation program for the total community.
Planning Objectives The planning and designing of a recreation building demand a precise and logical ap- proach. Since a recreation building reflects the unique needs of a neighbourhood or com- munity, the specific plans and design will vary, but the preliminary considerations and plan- ning objectives will be the same . The successful incorporation of accepted planning objectives will ensure maximum utiliza- tion of the building . The preliminary plans and the continuous reevaluation of the func- tional design of the building prior to its construction should be considered in terms of the following questions : - Does the preliminary plan include all of the essential areas and facilities necessary to fulfil the program objectives? - Does the design provide for flexibility in use and for future expansion? - Does the floor plan permit convenient access to, and facilitate circulation within, the building? - Does the floor plan provide for ease in supervision and administration of the building? - Have individual rooms been located and designed so as to encourage multiple use within safety limits? - Has the building been designed so as to ensure opportunity for its use by all members of the community, including the aging and disabled? - Does the design encompass accepted aesthetic qualities that relate harmoniously with the surroundings? RECREATIONAL HUB 17