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School Design Guidelines 2023
Programmed Spaces: High School
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School Design Guidelines 2023
Programmed Spaces: High School
» Provide a receiving area to accommodate theater supplies, lumber, sheet
materials, and lighting and sound equipment. Include an overhead coiling door
to an outdoor receiving area or loading dock.
Physical Education and Athletics Sports
» All physical education and athletic facilities, including exterior playing
elds, must be equal (quality and quantity) for male and female per Title IX
requirements and for parity among high schools. Some areas, such as the
Training Room and Weight Room, will be shared by the sexes.
» In addition to curricular physical education classes, the gymnasium and related
spaces accommodate high school competitive athletic sports teams. Among the
team sports that are usually oered are football, soccer, volleyball, cross country/
track, basketball, wrestling, swimming (usually o-site or at a joint-use facility),
baseball, softball, and, usually o-site, golf and tennis. Other sports or activities
may include rugby, eld hockey, lacrosse, dance, cheer, ballet and folklorico.
» An AV system is required in the main gym. Consult an AV professional during
design and coordinate the system with the APS sta architect and construction
manager, and with APS IT.
» Main Lobby with Ticket Sales and Snack Bar
» Provide a main lobby for 400 occupants (due to no re-entry policy at APS events).
Using an occupant load factor of 7.5 SF, the main lobby shall be approximately
3,000 SF.
» In the main lobby, provide trophy display cases (6’ high x 16’ long) protected by
railing(s).
» Plan for message boards and illuminated signage.
» Provide a ticket booth with countertop, under-counter drawer, power, and point
of sale data drop near the main lobby entry.
» Provide public restrooms, including a unisex family restroom, with convenient
access from the main lobby.
» Provide a snack bar with:
» (2) 6’ wide serving windows. Each window shall have a lockable, rolling
door (re-rated, automatic closing) that seals tight to a stainless steel
countertop.
» At each serving window, provide countertop, cabinets with 2 drawers, and
open shelving.
» Within the snack bar, provide a hand sink, full refrigerator, and ice maker.
Provide space and utilities for (2) reach-in beverage coolers, and (1) reach-in
freezer. Provide countertop area with utilities for a (3) beverage and drink
machines. If run by DECA, see DECA section.
» On the back wall of the snack bar, provide a glass display and (2) full length
shelves for display.
» Provide adequate power for heating and vending equipment, (6)
countertop heating and warming devices (minimum), and the ice machine.
Check electrical standards for circuit requirements. Provide water supply
and oor drain for the ice maker condensate line.
» Provide data drops for point of sales devices.
» Provide a service room, accessed from the concessions area, with a
3-compartment sink equipped with commercial spray hose in 8 LF of
counter with upper double shelves and 3’ x 3’ drying rack. Provide a mop
sink in the service room also.
» Provide a storage room for dry goods, accessed from the snack bar. Include
(2) 4’ wide by 18” deep wire rack shelving units.
» Main Gym
» Provide public access to the main gym from the main lobby
» Locate the main gym to provide direct access to the athletic elds, and away
from classrooms.
» Provide a minimum 10 foot safety zone between the courts and walls. Provide
safety wall padding at each end of the main court and at obstructions. Wall pads
shall meet the minimum ASTM standards specication for impact performance
requirements.
» Minimum ceiling height in the main gym shall be 30 feet. No ductwork or
lighting below 30 feet.
» Provide a maple hardwood oor system. Provide wood gym oor protective
cover with storage cart(s), to be stored in the gym storage room.
» Stripe the oor for a main basketball court (50’ x 94’), and a main volleyball court
co-located with the main basketball court.
» In addition, stripe the oor for 2 basketball cross-courts and 2 volleyball
cross-courts.
» Provide 6 electrically retractable basketball goals with clear backboards and
break away rings. Meet NCAA and NFHS Standards.
» Provide volleyball sleeves with caps, standards, and nets. Arrange volleyball
courts for 1 main court and 2 cross courts; each volleyball court shall have
separate net supports.
» Provide ADA accessible seating areas in main gym and mezzanines.
» Provide powered telescoping bleachers, on main oor (wall-attached) and on
mezzanines (reverse-fold), with one-piece molded bench type plastic seating.
Flex bleacher rows are not allowed. Provide a total capacity of 3,300 spectators
(1.5 x school enrollment capacity) when fully extended. Provide minimum 8 foot
clear height from top of bleachers/railings and bottom of the roof structure,
lighting, or ducts. Verify ADA seating locations with FD+C.
» Provide hinged front skirt for cleaning. Limit switches.
» Provide 2 scoreboards for visibility from bleacher seating, asymmetrical from the
centerline of the court.
» Provide an electrically-operated divider curtain across the width of the gym to
separate the 2 cross-courts for PE classes. Roof structure shall accommodate the
weight of the curtain.
» Provide public address and intercom system per APS IT requirements; provide a
dedicated room for A/V head-end equipment, adjacent to main gym. Lighting
controls shall be nearby.
» Provide a projector, screen(s) and provisions for hard-wired and wireless
microphones.
» In addition to the A/V requirements noted above, provide power, data, and
microphone connections at the score table location. Outlets in bleachers are
one strategy utilized at Rio Grande High School.
» Provide a lockable main gym storage with double door clear access (removable
or no mullion), for athletic equipment, scorer’s table, other tables, a lectern and
at least 200 folding chairs on carts. Ceiling height shall accommodate volleyball
poles.
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