Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Space Planning Criteria (Chapter 248)
Washington, DC 20420
February 2007
2. Illustration Preparation Room (MIST1) .............................. 300 NSF (27.9 NSM)
Minimum NSF. Provide an additional 60 NSF for each Illustrator FTE position
between one and three. Provide an additional 210 NSF if total number of
Illustrator FTE positions is four. Provide an additional 70 NSF per each Illustrator
FTE position greater than four.
3. Electronic Graphic Design
and Publishing (MIST1) ......................................................... 100 NSF (9.3 NSM)
Provide one per MMVSS. Provide an additional 100 NSF for each Visual
Information Specialist FTE position greater than one.
Room must accommodate space for workstation, scanner(s) and printers(s).
D. Production Areas: Audiovisual Service
1. Video Recording Studio (XXYYZ) .................................... 1,000 NSF (93.0 NSM)
Provide one per MMVSS.
This room must accommodate studio, live, taped video and motion picture
recording. Productions include the use of three or more cameras. The number of
actors hired for productions may range from 1 to 60 people.
2. Studio Control Room (XXYYZ)............................................ 600 NSF (55.7 NSM)
Provide one per MMVSS.
Accommodates video and sound production tasks. This includes video editing,
duplicating, etc., in a variety of video formats. Education programs are
transmitted from this area, using automatic programming distribution hardware.
3. Video Editing Room (XXYYZ).............................................. 200 NSF (18.6 NSM)
Provide one per MMVSS.
Accommodates video, sound, motion picture, and satellite production tasks. This
includes video editing, for a variety of video formats that include, but are not
limited to analogue (tape) and digital (disk) capture and storage. Accommodates
video, sound and off-line editing tasks. This includes editing, mixing, and slide
tape programming and production.
4. Audio Recording and
Narration Sound Room (XXYYZ)............................................. 50 NSF (4.7 NSM)
Provide one per MMVSS.
Must be located adjacent to Studio Control Room.
5. MATV / CCTV Distribution Headend (XXYYZ) .................... 150 NSF (14.0 NSM)
Provide one per MMVSS.
Accommodates antennae array for MATV/CCTV facility distribution. Area
provides adequate space for various items that include, but are not limited to;
modulators, receivers, signal processors, amplifiers and monitors.
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