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ARCHITECTURAL PROGRAMMING
SPATIAL ORGANIZATION
Spatial Identification
Staffing Requirements

STAFF
President
Vice President
Secretary
Chairman
Board of Trustees
Business Developer
Assistant
Information System Manager
Secretary
Executive Director
Director of Budget Manager
Financial Director
Accounting Officer
Secretary
Assistant
Operational Director
Assistant
Educational Director
Assistant
Health Officer
Assistant
Administration Director
Secretary
Deputy
Building Administrator / Architect
Acoustician
Assistant
Maintenance Officer
Utility
Janitor

1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
2
1
3
10

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Security Manager
Security Guards
In Charge Pastor
Assistant Pastor
Ministerial
Librarian
In Charge Officer for Auditorium
Assistant
Media Department
In Charge Officer for other Facilities
Assistant
Food Officers
TOTAL

1
10
1
1
7
1
1
1
15
1
1
10
105

Space Identification
PUBLIC
1. Cafeteria type of food service location in which is no table
service
2. Clinic a small health facility that provide health care for all
church member specially the staff
3. Function Field a place that can be used for special outdoor
gathering such as wedding, dedication reception, birthday
reception, parties, camping and site seeing.
4. Infants room an insulated room visually connected to the
sanctuary for mothers having infants who want to attend service.
The purpose of this room is to avoid possible disturbance of the
congregation. It is also the room for the breast feeding moms.
5. Information Area area at the lobby where receptionist can be
found.
6. Leisure Amenities some sports that could be resort the people
Sports (Indoor / Outdoor)
Badminton
Basketball
Billiards
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Darts
Table Tennis
Tennis Volleyball
7. Lobby space at the entrance to a building
8. Mini Library Theological supplementary for everyone.
9. Multi Purpose Hall s space that can be use for any activities
specially intended for the Ministries.
10. Music Library a library for music archives, documents, and
records.
11. Parking space for a vehicle parking.
12. Sanctuary the most sacred part of the holy building where the
congregation is being held.
13. Special Prayer Room an air-conditioned prayer room with
special treatment.
14. Christian Bookstore

selling

items

related

for

spiritual

enhancement.
15. Toilet Facility en enclosed space containing one or more water
closets, lavatories, toilets enclosures, urinals, and other plumbing
fixtures.
SEMI PRIVATE
1. Administration Office is a set of day-to-day activities related to
financial planning, billing and recordkeeping, personnel, and
physical distribution and logistics, within an organization.
2. Auditorium a hall that is used for lectures, seminar and other
events.
3. Baptistery a sacred place where baptism is usually held.
4. Childrens Room a leaving place of children for their Sunday
school.
5. Conference Room use for confidential or specific interaction
between leaders.

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6. Fitness Area a workout place to maintain and improve physical
fitness.
7. Prayer Room a room for praying activities.
8. Pulpit s small elevated platform where a member of the clergy
stands in order to praise, worship and read the Gospel lesson of
the service.
9. Rehearsal Room a room where praise and worship and special
numbers rehears to be prepared.
10. Study Room a noise migration room for the studying of all
ministerial.
PRIVATE
1. Broadcasting and Communication Room space intended for the
broadcasting

and

communication

through

Multi

media

evangelism.
2. Control Room - is a room serving as an operations centre where
a facility or service can be monitored and controlled.
3. Counselling Room a room where a personal or psychological
matters and misunderstanding usually discuss headed by paster
and elders of the church.
4. Electric Room enclosed space or electrical purpose and
equipments.
5. Maintenance Room a janitors room and place of their personal
belongings.
6. Lounge / Dormitory accommodation for the guest and or those
who are taking the pastoral course.
7. Mechanical / HVAC room enclosed space for mechanical
purposes and equipment.
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8. Music Room an enclosed place full of musical instruments
intended for music ministry.
9. Storage Room an enclosed space use for storing purposes.
10. Theological Quarters a place of institution for those who
conceive to get a pastoral course.
Definition of Spatial Elements
Qualitative Elements
SPACE ELEMENTS
Arts Room
Auditorium
Baptistery

Qualitative Analysis
Efficient and less maintenance
Functional
Efficient and less maintenance
Efficient and accessible to the
Broadcasting and Communication Room
Auditorium
Cafeteria
Functional and naturally lighted
Childrens Room
Efficient and naturally lighted
Clinic
Functional and efficient
Conference Room
Proof noise and visually uninstructed
Control Room
Visually oriented to the stage
Electrical Room
Functional
Fitness Area
Functional and efficient
Function Field
Functional and efficient
Visually connected to the sanctuary and
Infant Room
very accessible for the Moms.
Leisure Amenities
Efficient and less maintenance
Private and accessible with in the
Lodge
Sports facilities
Mechanical Room
Functional
Accessible within the Theological
Mini Library
Quarters
Functional and accessible to sports
Multi-Purpose Hall
facilities
Music Library
Accessible to music room
Music Room
Accessible to auditorium
Offices
Accessible and open for the Public
Parking
Accessible to the roads.
Prayer Room
Accessible within the sanctuary
Prayer Room
Accessible within the Theological
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Quarters
Accessible within the theological
Quarters
Accessible and open to the public
Private and near within the offices.
Hygienic

Study Room
Christian Bookstore
Lecture Rooms
Toilet Facilities

Quantitative Elements
Space
Space
User

Parameter

Approx.

sq. m. /

Area

QTY.

Element

person
Pastor
Altar / Pulpit

In-charge

20

5m2 / Person

100 m2

200

1m2 / Person

200 m2

4m2 / Person

32 m2

30

2m2 / Person

60m2

100

3m2 / Person

300m2

Ministry
Pastor
Auditorium

In-charge
Ministry

Broadcasting
and
Staff
Communication
Room
Member
Baptistery

Visitor
Staff

Cafeteria

Staff

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Member
Visitor
Diff.
Childrens

Children

100

2m2 / Person

200m2

3m2 / Person

15m2

Staff

20

2m2 / Person

40m2

Staff

5m2 / Person

20m2

10

2m2 / Person

20m2

Room
Division
Staff
Clinic

Member
Visitor

Conference
Room
Control Room

Pastor
Counselling
Room

Staff
Visitor
Lodger

0.80m2 /
Dining Room

16m2

Visitor

20

Staff

3m2 / Person

6m2

Visitors

10

2m2 / Person

16m2

Person

Electrical
Room
Entertainment
Area
Indoor Sports

Staff

100m2

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Member
Visitor
Mother
Infants Room

Baby

12

5m2 / Person

60m2

4m2 / Person

8m2

3m2 / Person

15m2

5m2 / Person

15m2

Staff
Information
Staff
Area
Lodger
Kitchen
Laundry Area

Visitor
Launder
Lodger

Living Area

0.80m2 /
24m2

10
Visitor

Person

Pastoral
Lodge

Member

20

8m2 / Person

160m2

Visitor

Multi-purpose
Hall

Staff
Members
Visitors

1.5m2 /
300m2

200
Person
1.5m2 /

Maintenance
Janitor

300m2

10

Room

Person
Music

Music Room

30

3m2 / Person

90m2

Ministry
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Nook

Lodger
Visitor

2m2 / Person

16m2

15m2 /
President

15m2

1
Person

Offices

Pulpit
4m2 / Person

65

260m2

Ministers
Outdoor Sports

Parking

Staff
Member
Visitor
All
Bus

1884.78m2
2112m2
24m2 /
120m2

5
Person

Rehearsal

Music
4m2 / Person

30
Room

120m2

Ministry
Staff

Sanctuary

Member

1.5m2 /
Person

Visitor
Special Prayer
Room
Stairway

Member
Visitor

5250m2

3500

24m2 /
48m2

2
Person

Staff
Member
Visitor

100m2
6m2 /

Storage Room
Study Room
Christian
Bookstore

Utility Man

12m2

2
Person
4m2 /

Pastors
Pastorals

15

Staff
Member
Visitor

15

60m2
Person
6m2 /
90m2
Person

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Theological

Pastors
Pastorals

Quarters
Toilet Facilities

6m2 /
60m2

10
Person
2m2 /

74m2

37
Person

Swimming Pool

Staff
Member
Visitor

108m2

Young and Adult

Summation of Approximated Areas = 12586.78m2

TOTAL APPROXIMATED AREA = SAA + (30% of SAA) =
377,603.40m2

GRAPHICAL and SPACIAL PROGRAMMING

General Spatial Element
General Matrix Diagram

General Bubble Diagram

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Specific Spatial Element

Specific Matrix Diagram

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Specific Bubble Diagram

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