Children's Cultural

Center

22/11
Technical writing
Nourhan Ehab Mahmoud
ID : 302
Dr. Sara Mamdouh
 Summary (Abstract)

The project is a cultural entertainment center for children from 4-15

years old. The project contains cultural, educational and recreational
activities. Its aim is to educate and educate children in an enjoyable
way that will endear them to education, develop their skills and
mental abilities, increase social interaction among them, and create a
suitable environment for children.

Providing a healthy and safe environment for today's children,

builders of tomorrow and hope for the future.

Aims:
1- Developing the various abilities and talents of the child.

2- Bringing children to a state of readiness for cooperation,

interaction and exchange of ideas.

3- Bringing the center to a degree that enables it to provide cultural,

social, educational, recreational and health services for children.

4- Promoting, developing and building a network of relationships

within the community.

5- Promoting and developing parental awareness of the issues and

topics of the center for the integration of the process.

6- Organizing various leadership programs for young men and

women.

7- Promoting and consolidating traditional concepts.

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Table of Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................... 4
Project studies .............................................................................................. 5
Building Elements ......................................................................................5
Entrance, Reception and inquires ................................................................ 6
Computer Room .......................................................................................... 6

Services………………………………………………………………………………….….…….7
Children playing area…………………………………………….………………………….7
Multi- purpose Hall……………………….………………………………………………….7

Hobby Classes………………………….………………………………………………………8
Reading Room………………………………………………………………………....….....8
Cafeteria……………………………………………………………………….…………………8
Open -air theatre………………………….………………………………………………….8

Administration.…………………………………………..……….………………………….9
Restroom for kids……………………………….……………………………………………9
Restroom for employees………………..………………………………………………….9

Similar model analysis………………………………….…………………………………10

Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………….……....10
References………………………………………………………………………….………....10

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 Introduction

Project Name: A cultural entertainment center for children.

Nature of the project: cultural, recreational, educational, social.

Definition of the project: It is a center that contains cultural,

social activities for children recreational, educational and
From the age of 4-15 years, it helps them develop their talents and
mental and physical abilities, and helps them to know them
cultures, by using advanced and fun methods of learning so as not tose
them boredom and harm.

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 Project functional
relationships

Matrix

Site analysis

Building Elements :
•Entrance, Reception and
Inquiries.
• Computer Room.
• Multi purpose hall.
• Administration consist of 3
rooms and office.
• Cafeteria with open terrace.
• 3 hobby classes contain 30
student for each class.
• Reading room.
• Open air theatre.
• Services consists of supervisors
room , storage and restroom for
employees.

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 Entrance, Reception and Inquiries :
Entrance void:
It must be clear in a way that declares itself
directly to make it easy to find without
The door is more than 3.5 meters for a single
door, and if the entrance and exit are
together, then the width is not less than that
The opening is about 7.5 meters, and there is
a separator for traffic.
Ramps for people with special needs must be
provided so that the ramp ratio is 1:10 meters.
The doors must be normal and open to the
outside, not electric, because when danger
occurs, the doors are closed.
Reception:
It must be directly connected to the
entrance with its connection to an internal
monitoring network throughout the
entrance building
It shall be wide enough and the largest
number of passers-by at any time shall be
calculated and its area determined
accordingly.

Computer Room :
Furniture distribution:
Flooring: The devices can be assembled in a
distinctive way, groups in a traditional way,
or stacked in a linear manner.
Furniture: It is preferable to be covered
with carpeting to isolate noise and to clean it
easily.
Walls: They can be painted in light
comfortable colors that help focus on using
the computer.
Furniture dimensions:
The height of the chair is about 45 cm, which fits the computer table.
The table: its length is about 115 cm and its width is about 80 cm.
The total per capita share is approximately 3.5 square meters.

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 Services :
Supervisors room :
The area of the room shall not be less than 10 m
Provide one or more openings for ventilation and lighting
The per capita share is 2.3 m2.
Southwest orientation. Reading
Archive
The storage : Hall

Its area shall not be less than 20 square meters

Windows are closed to avoid dust Department
of perodicals
Stored height 2.25 m. and fields

Southern orientation.
Direct relationship with the storage

An open children's play area:

To be away from traffic movements and
causes of accidents, There are enough
places for sitting. If places for bicycles are
allocated, safety must be taken into account
and they must be sufficient for children. It is preferable to direct it to the
north to keep away from the harmful rays of the sun.
Space for children's games, A space for accompanying children, for the
purpose of monitoring and observation and a space dedicated to mothers
and women, and privacy is taken into account.

Multi- purpose Hall :

Walls : The back walls of the halls
must be made straight and not
concave. The walls of the hall must
be completely solid, stuffed with
sound-insulating materials and covered with dispersing or sound-absorbing
materials.
Doors : The width of the doors shall be 1m for every 100m2 of the hall area
as a minimum.
Ventilation : In the process of ventilation inside the hall is an entrance Air
from the roof and side walls, either The air outlet is from under the seats
onlookers.
The multi-purpose hall takes different forms, including: fan
,horseshoe , rectangular or square and circular or oval.
You should stay away from circular and oval shapes, as they have
problems: Formation of an acoustic focus inside the hall and The rotation
of the sound around the walls of the round hall that results in the absence of
a homogeneous distribution of the sound and hearing sound sources through
the original sound.
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 Hobby Classes :
Music Room : It is a classroom for children to
play, listen to, or learn music. It should be far
from any space that needs quiet. The area of the
branch is 60 square meters. The share of each
student is 2 square meters.
Art Room : It is a class for children to do
drawing and coloring activities.
Area: The area allocated for each child inside the
studio ranges from (4:5) square meters.
The shape of the space: the shape of the drawing room is mostly
rectangular or square, and the rectangle is the dominant room depth: 6:8 m
North orientation.
Hand craft Room : The shape of the space can be square, rectangular or
circular. The space is 120 square meters, given that the drawing and hand
craft class is included in one space. Each child’s share of the space is 2 square
meters.

Reading Room :
Observing good lighting and being directed to
the north to take into account the direction of the
sun ,The necessary space for each table is 2.5m
for seating on both sides and Provide enough
space to display books in an attractive way.
Librarian's office: It consists of a reception
counter whose height ranges from 55 to 75 cm.

Cafeteria :
Self-service restaurant where children choose various
dishes from an open display. It is preferable to direct
the dining hall towards an internal or external
landscape. The dining hall should be very close to the
kitchen, bathroom, and the basic tools for tables.

Open - air theatre:

It’s characterized by the openness of its stage to
the audience without any presence of walls or
barriers, one of the disadvantages of this type is
that the spectators sit facing each other.
Shape : A semicircular or fan-shaped design, focused on the stage, brings
viewers closer to the performer, enabling a viewing experience.
Consider using a 20-degree incline between rows of seats. Allowing a height
difference from one row to another.
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 Administration :
It consists of 4 rooms: (Office-Secretary's
room -Staff room-Doctor's room) with total
area 60 m2.
Office : Its area ranges from 10-20 square
meters. Well ventilated and light, and its
location is as close as possible to the main
entrance. It contains its own bathroom
containing a toilet and basin .The room's
furniture consists of (a desk - a cupboard
for storing papers of an appropriate size, the height of which does not exceed
130 cm).
Secretary Room :Its area ranges from 20-24 square meter. It is closely
related to the director's office. It is preferable to make a door to the director's
room from the secretarial room. The room's furniture consists of (a
desk, a seat, a few seats, waiting seats for visitors, a cupboard).
Doctor’s Room : It is necessary to have a medical room for emergency
cases, containing: first aid storage, a medical bed, and a doctor’s office.
Staff room: The width of the corridors between the offices is 1.90 m, the
office is 160 x 80 m, and the height is 78 cm.

Restroom for kids :

The minimum area of the toilet is not less than 1.20
square meters. It must be kept away from the
reading halls and stores, in order to avoid damage to
the contents as a result of moisture leakage. At the
same time, it is easy to access, and the toilets must be
separated from the employees. South orientation.
people with special needs :
The following must be taken into
account: The door must open to the outside
and provide sufficient space for the rotation of
the wheelchair.

Restroom for employees :

It is not preferable to place the bathroom in the
direction of the prevailing winds, and the best location for it in relation to
Egypt is the south. It is not preferable to put the bathroom on the overlook,
and if necessary, a small skylight can be made for the bathroom, as it covers
the drain pipes and allows maintenance, and the width of the skylight must
not be less than 60 cm. (1 bathroom is allocated for every 6 people).
Sink dimensions: 60 ×45 cm (abundant)
Toilet dimension: 70 ×35 ×40 cm (abundant)
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 Similar model analysis: Ground floor plan
palace of school children
City: Astana
Country: Kazakhstan
Area: 18,700 square meters
Accommodates: 1000 children

First floor plan

Second floor plan

Results learned from studying

similar models:
1) The site should be suitable for the nature
of the project.
2) Studying project components and
appropriate activities for the entertainment
cultural center project.
3) Functional relationships should be well studied so that the design is
comfortable for users
4) Ensure that the site is coordinated in a way that indicates the function of
the project and that the architectural form of the building expresses the
function it performs.
5) Providing privacy for children's playgrounds.

Conclusion : providing a safe and peaceful place to make children more

comfortable and have more direct relationship to the nature and with the new
activities they are learning to make it more interesting and fun to learn.
References :
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https://firasf.com/blog/cafes-and-restaurants-design/
https://www.seatingexpert.com/design_specs_center#:~:text=The%20indust
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nches.

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