Spatial Planning

This week I did a great deal of planning on the spaces that are required in the archives. I began by listing all the spaces/areas required and narrowed down from  there into specifics:
ENTRANCE:
 - reception (/s?)
 - visitor's centre (incl. lost + found, first aid)
 - bathrooms (bubblers)
 - shop (incl. souveneirs etc.)
 - cafe/eatery
 - courtyard
TEACHING SPACE:
 - lecture theatre/s (with lobby)
 - study rooms
 - conference room
 - courtyard
 - bathrooms
EXHIBITION + READING:
 - gallery
 - reading room/s
 - recording, listening, viewing rooms
 - bathrooms
 - courtyard
OFFICE SPACE:
 - reception
 - research, data collection, analysis
 - innovation, idea generation
 - new laws/legislation
 - admin
 - conference space/s
 - storage
 - lunch room/kitchenette
 - bathrooms
 - courtyard

+ stairwells and elevators