Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Space Planning Criteria (Chapter 269)
Washington, DC 20420
February 2007
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SPACE CRITERIA
A. Patient Areas
1. Multipurpose
Recreation Room (XXYYZ) .................................... TDPH x Factor = NSF (NSM)
Provide one per Recreation Service. To determine NSF multiply the number of
Total Daily Patient Hours (TDPH) with factor assigned per Table 3 below. (Refer
to Operating Rationale and Basis of Criteria, Section D, Table 1 to calculate
TDPH and determine Program Level).
TABLE 3: MULTIPURPOSE RECREATION ROOM AREA CALCULATION
Prog.
Prog.
Prog.
Prog.
Prog.
Prog.
Prog.
Prog.
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
Level 7
Level 8
2.50
1.75
1.53
1.40
1.30
1.02
0.90
0.85
2. Storage, Multipurpose Recreation (SRSE1) ....................... 200 NSF (18.6 NSM)
Minimum NSF. Provide one if Program Level One. Provide an additional 50 NSF
if Program Level Two. Provide an additional 100 NSF if Program Level Three.
Provide an additional 150 NSF if Program Level Four. Provide an additional 200
NSF if Program Level Five. Provide an additional 250 NSF if Program Level Six.
Provide an additional 300 NSF if Program Level Seven. Provide an additional
350 NSF if Program Level Eight.
3. Toilet, Patient Multipurpose Recreation (and Billiard Room/
Bowling Lanes if applicable) (TLTU1).....................................50 NSF (4.7 NSM)
Minimum NSF. Provide one for male and one for female if Program Level One
through Three. Provide an additional 50 NSF for male and 50 NSF for female if
Program Level Four through Eight.
4. Serving Kitchen (XXYYZ)..................................................... 180 NSF (16.7 NSM)
Minimum NSF. Provide one if Program Level One or Two. Provide an additional
40 NSF if Program Level Three through Five. Provide an additional 70 NSF if
Program Level Six. Provide an additional 80 NSF if Program Level Seven or
Eight.
5. Game and Activity Room (XXYYZ)....................... TDPH x Factor = NSF (NSM)
Provide one if Program Level Two through Eight. To determine NSF for each
Program Level, multiply the number of Total Daily Patient Hours (TDPH) by the
factor assigned in Table 4 below. (Refer to Operating Rationale and Basis of
Criteria, Section D, Table 1 and Table 2, to calculate TPH and determine Program
Level).
TABLE 4: GAME AND ACTIVITIY ROOM AREA CALCULATION
Prog.
Prog.
Prog.
Prog.
Prog.
Prog.
Prog.
Prog.
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
Level 7
Level 8
N/A
0.75
0.80
0.58
0.53
0.53
0.38
0.30
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