Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Space Planning Criteria (Chapter 286)
Washington, DC 20420
February 2007
10 FUNCTIONAL DIAGRAM 3: Single Corridor, No Core
Advantages
Direct circulation & clear orientation
Direct access from service cores to all ORs
Disadvantages
Multiple services cores
Congestion in single corridor
No separation of Patient / Staff / Material Flow
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