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Program Spreadsheet GSF, NSF, NOSF Cal!lat"o#

Spat"al $"agram %or Shemat" $es"g#
Steps "# Program Area Cal!lat"o#s
&' NSF ( NSF %or eah spae ) *U#"ts
+' NOSF ( Total NSF , C"r!lat"o#
-' Total NOSF ."th e%%""e#/ (Total NOSF 0 1E%%""e#/
2' Total ."th 10% %or meha#"al
S!3total ( - , 2
4' 5"th 2% %or e6ter"or .alls
Total GSF : Subtotal + 5
&' NSF Net S7!are Footage

Some "r!lat"o# ma/ 3e part o% the !#"t s"8es

9"'e' spae to sta#d "# %ro#t o% o!#ter or %"le a3"#et:

Some "r!lat"o# "s "#l!ded "# the NSF %or .or; areas a#d !3"les

Some "r!lat"o# "s "#l!ded "# the NSF %or o%%"e spaes

#eed spae %or la/o!t a#d to mo<e aro!#d

NOTE( S"#e o%%"e spaes st"ll #eed add"t"o#al "r!lat"o# to 3e

o##eted to the rest o% the 3!"ld"#g the o%%"e "s o#s"dered a NSF !#"t
9#ot NOSF:
+' NOSF = Net o!p"a3le s7!are %ootage

Need add"t"o#al s% %or "r!lat"o# 3et.ee# !3"les,

o%%"es, a"sles "# a# a!d"tor"!m, et'

Ho. m!h more> Th"s "s a# est"mate, 3ased o#(

E6per"e#e do"#g these t/pes o% la/o!ts

St!d/"#g e6"st"#g s!ess%!l pla#s o% s"m"lar pro?ets 9do"#g

area ta;e=o%%s:
To get NOSF@ = G!"del"#es %or add"#g "r!lat"o#

% of space enclosed % Circulation added

9o%%"es, losets, .or;rooms:

More tha# 4A1 Add -A1

Bet.ee# +A a#d 4A1 Bet.ee# &4+41

Less tha# +A1 Add &A1

Note(

Use /o!r ?!dgme#t e<al!ate .hat at"<"t"es are go"#g o#'

These are est"mates'

Somet"mes programs ?!st p!t +41 o# top o% total NSF'

Ho.e<er, ta"lor"#g to the spe"%" areas g"<es /o! 3etter
pre"s"o#, espe"all/ "% /o! .a#t to re<"se
Cal!lat"#g %or NOSF
STAFF/SPAC P!"G!A# C!$T!$A STAFF %&$TS &SF C"##&TS
T'P &SF
Staff:
Ma#ager PO &4A & & &4A
Co!#selors PO &4A - - 24A
Seretar"es 5S CA + + &DA
Cler"al 5S 4A & & 4A
Support Areas:
5a"t"#g0Reept"o# O &4 A &A &4A 5a"t"#g %or &A
5or; Room0op"er CR &AA A & &AA I#l!de op"er E+4s%
Coat loset CR &A A & &A
To"lets CR 4A A + &AA
TOTAL STAFF F
TOTAL NSF &,&CA
CIRCULATION E -A1 -42
T"TA( &T "CC%P$A)( S*%A! F""TAG + &"SF 1,5-.
(e/end: P" + Pri0ate office1 C! + closed roo21 3S + open 4or5station1 C + cubicle1 " + open area

&: NOSF 5"th E%%""e#/ Total NOSF 0 E%%""e#/

+: Add &A1 o% NOSF ."th e%%""e#/ Meha#"al Spae
-: Add +1 o% S!3total &: , +: = E6ter"or .alls

*If mechanical is programmed can skip this step

-' GSF( Gross S7!are Footage
Cal!lat"#g %or e%%""e#/

Total NOSF "s d"<"ded 3/ the 1 e%%""e#/(

NOSF0 1 E%%""e#/
2' GSF Cal!lat"o#
7A#P( 84it9 :5% fficienc;<
&' &,4-2 NOSF0'F4 G +,A24
+' Add &A1 o% *& %or Meha#"al G +,A24 ) &A1 G +A2'4
+,+2H'4

-' +,+2H'4 )'A+ 9%or e6ter"or .alls: G 22'HH

TOTAL GSF +,+H2'2H
1< Total t9e &"SF
2< sti2ate a buildin/ efficienc; for t9e la;out
8T9e 9i/9er t9e efficienc;, t9e less roo2 for additional circulation<
-< sti2ate efficienc; at :5% 8for e=a2ple<
.< >i0ide t9e &"SF b; t9e % efficienc;
5< Ta5e 10% of SF 4it9 efficienc; and add to t9e total
?< Ta5e 2% of t9e total and add for t9e final GSF total
Cal!lat"#g %or total GSF
E6ample o% F"#al GSF S!mmar/ Sheet
B!33le or Ad?ae#/ $"agrams

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des"g#"#g %"#al la/o!t /et

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3ee# determ"#ed a#d d"s!ssed 3e%ore %"#al"8"#g des"g#

Opport!#"t/ to re.or; the .a/ th"#gs are do#e !rre#tl/'

Go"#g thro!gh "ss!es #o. a#d .or;"#g th"#gs o!t a3stratl/

sa<es t"me, mo#e/, a<o"ds m"somm!#"at"o# a#d, hope%!ll/,
dema#ds 3/ l"e#t %or add"t"o#al !#pa"d .or;0ha#ges later'
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$"agrams are la#g!age = tr/ to ;eep the s/m3ols o#s"ste#t

a#d d"st"#t %or d"%%ere#t areas or "deas, "'e'

A<o"d a#/ ross"#g l"#es

Sho. relat"<e s"8es o% spaes

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relat"o#sh"p to areas o!ts"de the d"agram'

Tr/ to d"st"#g!"sh losed a#d ope# areas thro!gh d"%%ere#t

t/pes o% l"#es or olors'

A3stratl/ "#d"ate pla##"#g arra#geme#t a<o"d Ida"s/J d"agrams

$egree o% ad?ae#/(

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or %!rther %rom o#e a#other

I% o##et"#g spae s/m3ols 9the 3!33les: ."th l"#es !s"#g d"%%ere#t

l"#e t/pes0.e"ghts helps sort o!t areas "#to 3!"ld"#g 3lo;s

Use a ;e/ to e6pla"# all s/m3ols

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sta%% spae program a#d ad?ae#/ d"agrams, #eed to e6plore
opt"o#s %or 3!"ld"#g la/er"#gK La/er"#g d"agrams = .hat goes
o# .hat %loor

$"s!ss poss"3le phas"#g o% the pro?etK degrees a#d .a/s to

address %!t!re e6pa#s"o# o# the hose# s"te

E6plore 3!"ld"#g he"ght a#d <ol!me

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G"<es a# "dea o% the 3!"ld"#g %ootpr"#t, or"e#tat"o#, ma"#

e#tr"es 0e6"ts

M!st 3e s"ted to 3e g"<e .hole p"t!re

M!st ha<e a North arro. sho."#g or"e#tat"o#

Se<eral opt"o#s sho!ld 3e o#s"dered 3e%ore go"#g "#to

shemat" des"g#
Blo;"#g $"agram & "rle %ootpr"#t
Blo;"#g $"agram + L=Shaped %ootpr"#t
Blo;"#g $"agram - L=Shaped %ootpr"#t
Blo;"#g $"agram ."th"# S"te
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