420
Problem Analysis
421
SYSTEM APPLICABILITY
421.1
PROGRAM (MASTER PLAN) ANALYSIS
421.1.1
System Exclusions
One of the initial tasks in the program analysis is to identify those program
areas that may be better satisfied without using the discipline of the
Building System prototype Design. Such areas may include the central
mechanical plant and laundry which might be housed in an industrial type
of building at a lower cost than in the main hospital building. Other areas
may include psychiatry and nursing home care. These may be detached
and housed in single story structures for which the essentially multi-story
characteristics of the system are inappropriate.
421.1.2
System Variations
Similarly, it is necessary to identify those functional areas which must be
in the main building but which conflict with aspects of the Building System
Prototype Design. These conflicts may be floor-to-ceiling heights, loads,
etc., and may require some limited modifications to the Prototype Design
in certain locations. These potential modifications can then be
incorporated into the general design approach; for example, the location of
the gymnasium and swimming pool at the end of the service module
remote from the service bay in order not to disrupt the service distribution
in the service zone.
421.1.3
Adequacy of Current Space Module Catalog
The adequacy of the current space module catalog can also be
determined relative to the general nursing unit program requirements. A
greater emphasis, say, on the provision of one-bedrooms, may indicate a
need to develop new space modules.
421.2
SITE ANALYSIS
The potential influence of climatic, topographic, access, orientation,
seismic and subsoil characteristics on building form and height must be
considered in terms of the Prototype Design. For instance, service bays
represent substantial planning elements which, in conjunction with bed-
care service module orientation, may restrict perimeter access.
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