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Design Rationale: The Space Module
c. As the system is applied and feedback received, dimensions may
be revised and/or new space modules developed. For example, the
building width of 63 feet (45' + 18' cantilever) has been dropped
from the current set of space modules, as it does not appear to offer
plan possibilities which differ significantly from the sizes above and
below it. After further testing, the VA may decide to include this
width in the set.
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Additional Space
The concept of additional space has been developed to allow a finer
tuning of space allocation in relation to VA space programs.
Currently, VA nursing unit programs are generally consistent from one
facility to another. They are therefore more or less predictable.
However, the space associated with nursing units, but not necessarily an
integral part of direct patient care, is highly variable from one facility to the
next. A strict application of space modules to these areas would result in
a relatively inflexible discipline. Therefore, the ability to obtain additional
space, between modules or adjacent to them, which is incremental in
structural bay units (22'6" by the module width) provides a valuable, small
scale, space option.
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