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Design Process Types of Spaces Space Standards Planning Guides Pre-planning Planning Strategies Planning Approach Office Master Planning Office Planning Basics	Support Spaces: files, cabinets and shelving The support spaces are organized according to: Type of furniture Type of activity or usage Each area of study includes the furniture, clearances for using the furniture and half of a secondary isle. Some support spaces such as files and shelves also include a group study for departments that requires 10 units or more. When an area requires a large clusters of files or shelves, the standard space requirements for each unit will be reduced since they will be dense grouped together and share the same circulation space. The square footage requirement of a group unit is the average square footage for the total group. In most cases, a group is based on a quantity of 10 units.   Space Arrangements: Files Space Sizes & Area Descriptions Lateral File D1a - 16 Sq. Ft.(3'6" x 4'6") Furniture Size: 18"-20" x 36"W Storage Capacitiies 2 drawers - 6 lineal ft 3 drawers - 9 lineal ft 4 drawers - 12 lineal ft 5 drawers - 15 lineal ft     Lateral File, Group (for 10 or more units) D1b - 13 Sq. Ft. Based on 10 units, 7' x 18'=126 Sq. Ft. Furniture Size: same as D1a Storage Capacity per unit: same as D1a   Vertical File D2a - 12 Sq. Ft. (6' x 2') Furniture Size: 15"/18" x 30"W Storage Capacities 2 drawers - 2.5 lineal ft 3 drawers - 5 lineal ft 4 drawers - 7.5 lineal ft 5 drawers - 10 lineal ft   Vertical File, group (for 10 or more units) D2b - 9 Sq. Ft. Based on 20 units, 10' x 18'=180 Sq. Ft. Furniture Size: same as D2a Storage Capacity per unit: same as D2a   Plan File D3 - 36 Sq. Ft.(6' x 6') Furniture size: 36" x 46"/48"W Storage Capacities: 2"-2 1/2" high drawer unit 5 drawers - 1 lineal ft 10 drawers - 2 lineal ft   Hanging File D4 - 49 Sq. Ft. (7' x 7') Furniture Size: 48" x 18"/24"W   Roll/Tube File D5 - 42 Sq. Ft. (6' x 7') Furniture Size: 18"/24" x 30"/36"w Storage Capacity: 50 - 60 tubes (3" - 4" tubes)
	Space Arrangements: Storage Cabinets and Shelving Space Sizes & Area Descriptions Storage Cabinet: Supplies E1a - 20 Sq. Ft.(4'6' x 4'6" ) Furniture Size: 18"/24" x 36"W Storage Capacities 3 shelves - 9 lineal feet 4 shelves - 12 lineal feet 5 shelves - 15 lineal feet 6 shelves - 18 lineal feet   Storage Cabinet, Group (for 10 or more units) E1b - 14 Sq. Ft.(for 10 or more units) Based on 10 units, 8' x 18'= 144 sq. ft. Furniture Size: same as E1a Storage Capacity per unit: same as E1a   Storage Cabinet: Coats E2 - 20 Sq. Ft.(4'6" x 4'6") Furniture Size: 24" x 36"W Storage Capacity: 9-12 coats   Open Shelves: Books & Binders F1a - 14 Sq. Ft.(3' x 4'6") Furniture Size: 12"/15" x 36"W Storage Capacity: 9-12 coats   Open Shelves, Group Shelves (for 10 or more units) F1b - 10 Sq. Ft.(5'6" x 18') Based on 10 units, 5'6" x 18'= 99 sq. ft. Furniture Size: same as F1a Storage Capacity per unit: same as F1a
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