UFC 4-740-01NF
16 APRIL 2004
4-4.3 General Office
Description/Relationships:
The general office will be the central administrative center for the Bowling Center.
It should be secure so that it can be used as a place for handling cash.
Locate adjacent to the reception counter for supervision, with a glass panel in the wall
to the counter if possible.
Locate near the Manager's office if possible.
Design the space and furnishings as a good quality office complex, whose details
support the theme of the whole Center.
Size/Dimensions:
Allow an adequate area (as cited in Chapter 5) for two staff persons and one to two
guests, plus equipment and furnishings.
Provide gypsum board walls, carpet flooring and acoustical tile ceilings. The dcor
should be consistent with that of the rest of the administrative area.
Provide adequate lighting for work efficiency. Average lighting level should be 50 FC,
with the ability to manually reduce lighting level for computer use.
Provide communications connections for telephones, public address system,
computer-based management records, the point-of-sale system, security tape
equipment and monitors. Provide cameras at cash handling locations.
Furnish the office with two desks and chairs for the staff, two armchairs for waiting
visitors, file cabinets, and a work counter (containing computer based printing and
reproduction equipment) for such activities as graphics production and document
assembly.
Make provisions for a safe to support cash handling operations (to be located to meet
installation security standards).
See Chapter 6 for other specialized requirements.
4-4.4 Manager's Office
Description/Relationships:
Locate near the general office, with easy access to it. Provide a separate entrance
from public circulation if possible.
Design the space and furnishings as a good quality office complex, whose details
support the theme of the whole Center.
Size/Dimensions:
Allow an adequate area for the manager and two to three guests, plus equipment and
furnishings (see the Space Allocation tables in Chapter 5).
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