SPACES AND SEGREGATION

It is important to reach the architectural program of a project. To find services buildings and amenities
leads us to the program of a project. Defining functions of a cadet college is important for the success of
a project. Architectural specifications of a building their interrelations need to be focused on. To execute
a project, it requires to make a summary of spaces and their architectural specification.

Component of Cadet College:

Academic activities

administrative

Covered recreational

communal
College

activities

residential

Play grounds
Open
Landscaping

Covered areas
Covered areas consist of mainly academic and residential activities. It can be divided in academic block,
staff residencies and student hostel. These areas need to be designed in response to their special
character. The following activities needs to be addressed.

Academic activities:
Academic is the most important activity that plays a vital role in determining the future of a cadet. This
includes all spaces that can be used to teach the students. These may include Class room, lecture theaters,
science laboratories, library, teacher’s staff room, ancillary facilities (stores, toilets, lockers etc.) Circulation
(Staircases, corridors). etc.

Classrooms:
There are two kinds of class rooms. In a traditional class room, a teacher performs and the students looks
at the teacher. It only supports the typical methods and means of teaching. But today teaching have
changed a lot. And new means and mediums of teaching are being used to deliver knowledge. The basic
element in every college building is space where learning activities are carried out and in class the students
spend the greatest proportion of their college time.
General Requirement of a classroom design
➢ Various arguments have been advanced in favor of the square classrooms including
 2 an ordinary class room

1interactive class

➢ Sufficient space is needed near the front room for setting up audio-visual equipment
➢ Ceiling should be of 10 feet high minimum
➢ Light from windows should, if possible, come over a pupil’s left shoulder
➢ Ceiling and walls should be acoustically treated
➢ Classroom should be located in quit zone, away from noisy outdoor areas. Darkness curtains
or light tight blinds should be provided for light control in all teaching areas.
Lecture Theaters:
Lecture theaters are also important part of the academic block having some extra facilities then class rooms.
The room should have a projection booth and at least suitable stand and electrical outlet for the projector.
The use of raised platform for the teacher has advantages in increased visibility.

lecture theater layout

Seats should be placed at neither a distance from screen not less than twice nor more than six times the
width of the screen image to be viewed. The angle of the elevation from the eye to the upper part of an
object on the screen should not less than 30 degrees
Laboratories:

3science labs layouts

Science laboratories are mainly of four kinds in the college like Biology, physics, chemistry and computer.
The equipment itself establishes the provisions of the specialized laboratories for drill, lecture and
demonstrations. These should be properly exhausting ventilated and illuminated. Laboratories should have
utility cross available at any spot.
Computer labs
The purpose of a computing facility will greatly impact most design aspects including room layout,
computer hardware, printing systems, projection/presentation systems, etc. Consider what the primary
use of this facility will be:

• Open computer use - students come and go to use the computers for assignments or
projects
• Instructional computing facility - facility is used for instruction lead by a single person
• Collaborative work - facility is used by students in a group project setting
• Laboratory work - computers are used for data collection or in a laboratory setting
 5computer lab 6lab with central lecture
4a lab with lecture space

Libraries:
The functional characteristics of the library are the acquiring, cataloging indexing, Storing, retrieving, use
and restoring of information in many forms.
The essential functions of college library which must be considered in planning of college building are:
➢ To provide a suitable place for the storage of the books and periodicals where they will be
easily available to those who have use for them,
➢ To provide a place books and periodicals may be read and studied under the quit and
comfortable conditions.
➢ To provide means of convenience for the leading books and periodicals according for
circulation and relieving materials upon their return.
➢ To provide means and convenience means or display or promotions of material in order to
attract the interest of cadets and stimulate their use.
➢ Essential library spaces: A complete school library requires as a minimum Reading room,
office space, work space, storage space for books, storage space for other material etc.
Administrative activities:
The administrative activity has a chief role in any institute. In Cadet College careful planning is needed
because strong administration hold is everywhere. Location of office:
The location of given office is determined only in part by the need for expansibility. Other factors that
should be considered are Accessibility to person who will come to the office.
Important functional affinities with other parts of the building.
Other offices:
In Cadet College there is need for other offices depending upon the nature and organization of its
administrative and supervision staff. These might include offices for vice principal, adjutant, housemaster,
clerical staff/accountant. It is convenient to have all these persons in one block because it permits quick
access to record and facilitate communication.
A space with seating capacity for 20-25 person around the conference table will serve parents, community
groups, faculty groups, visitor groups, placed close to principal’s office for easier access.
Recreational Activities:
Games and sports of co-curricular activity and directly related to training of character and personality. With
this objective in view, two types of facilities are provided to the students in the college these are
Outdoor Games:
Playfields for the football, cricket, hockey, basketball, tennis, badminton, jogging tracks rifle range etc.
Playfields comprise open space and facilities for playing games, resulting in physical exertion e.g. Football,
Cricket, Basketball, Hockey, etc. The playfields should not be at such position so as to be a source of noise
disturbance to library, classrooms or study areas.

football ground
 hockey ground

Basketball court
Indoor Games:

squash court table tennis

Squash courts, Table tennis, Snooker and badminton court etc.

Communal Activities:
Communal activity also important for healthy environment in a college
Auditoriums:
The auditorium is frequently used as center for communal affairs. It should be designed and equipped that
it may be used effectively by all groups.

Cafeterias:
It is a place for serving light refreshment to the students in the break or free time. The cafeteria served many
more functions that nearly feeding the people. According to the one philosophy it is a centrally socializing
space. Given below is an example of cafeteria of a college.

college cafeteria example

Medical Emergency Unit:
A building for the student’s health service is necessary in a cadet college. To deal with health emergency.
The required functional spaces for an emergency unit are: A small lobby, Medical examination room,
Treatment room, Patient room, Isolation room, Dispensary.
Mosque:
To offers prayers, a mosque located preferably close to residential area of the students and staff as well in
necessary for a cadet college. The size of mosque should be according to the total students and staff body.
Residential activities:
Cadet College is a 100 % residential activity, so the required functional spaces for this activity are
➢ Hostels for students
➢ Residencies for teacher and staff.
Student hostels are constructed in blocks with facilities like kitchen, dining hall, common room and
bedrooms with study area. Where as family residencies are built in a colony.

Hostels:
The residential spaces include dormitories, dining hall, services of dinning, house master house common
room, indoor games facilities, combined toilets and showers etc.the image explains the circulation of a
hostel.

hostel relationship diagram

Dormitories:
Each dormitory is equipped with beds, lockers to keep personal belongings of the students and chair and
table for the study. Room dimensions must accommodate furniture easily. An

dormitory layout

single cubicles
it is necessary to focus on studies. The students of higher grades are shifted to single or double bed cubicle
depending upon their demand. Minimum area required for a single bed room is 80 to 100 square feet. It
is also requiring to add a study table and cupboard for each student. Good ventilation and sunlight of a
room is a basic for every place to make it livable and make student living, fresh and efficient

a hostel with single bed cubicles.

Common Rooms:
This is a very important space in any residential unit. Generally, this room is centrally located and is used
by the students in their free time. This room should be design in this manner to accommodate various
activities of the student’s like playing of any sort of indoor games watching TV, collecting fun making or
any other celebratory.
 Dining halls:
The dinning palace include a big dining hall. Its size depends upon the number of persons eating at one
time. The normal allotment is 10 – 12 sq.ft per person. For the convince of the students following
considerations should be given
Hand washing facilities should be near the entrance.

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7a dinning a common room
8A dining hall for 16 persons

Kitchens:

9a kitchen layout feeds about 30 persons

The arrangement of kitchen should expedite the flow of supplies from delivery truck to storage, from
storage to preparation areas, from reparation areas to cooking or serving areas.
The movement of each item along these routes should be as direct as possible with interfering with work
of the other people and the distance should be short.
Residencies for teacher and staff:
In the boarding school the residencies for the teachers and staff are required which split in to three
categories,
➢ Office ‘s residencies, which include three residencies for principal, vice principal lecturers
and bachelor’s suites
➢ Ministerial staff residencies
➢ Class four residencies and servant quarters