August 22, 1991
VA HANDBOOK 7610 (828)
5. OPERATING RATIONALE (or (BASIS OF CRITERIA)
These criteria were developed in concert with the Veterans Benefits Administration. They represent and input from the
field, program officials and central office personnel. They also represent a distillation of many factors: existing VBA facilities,
correction of space inadequacies, technological innovations, and projected program requirements .
It is recognized that VBA functions, requirements and the physical variations of buildings will cause deviations in
determining the amount of space assigned and its division into private, semiprivate, open areas, or other uses.
6. DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
a. Provide a private room for Division Chief, Assistant Division Chief, each Counselor, Test Room, and the Career
Development Center. All other areas will utilize the open office planning concept.
b. Because of the high volume of traffic this division should be located close to the main entry of the building.
c. The Reception Areas for the Veterans Services Division and the Vocational Rehabilitation and Counseling Division can
be combined into one space; if building design is conductive.
d. In the Library Area each bookcase/section represents 3.7 meters (12 LF),
915 mm wide x 305 mm deep (36"W x 12"D, 4 shelves high), and each single faced section requires 0.7 NSM (7.5 NSF) including
a 460 mm (18") aisle in front.
e. A double faced bookcase/s ection requires (1.4 NSM) (15 NSF) including half of the 915 mm (36") aisle between
sections.
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