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How a college floor plan should be divided up
ComponentDefinition% of gross internal area
Teaching/learningExcludes admin, social, catering, communal, storage and balance space50%
Other All usable space excluding teaching and learning space. Typically includes rooms for admin, social, catering, communal, storage and assembly rooms20%
Balance“Non-usable” space typically includes corridors, stairwells, lifts, plant rooms and space occupied by internal walls and services30%
AtriumsFully enclosed, usually glass-covered spaces that are a minimum of double-floor height and of sufficient width to be used as multi-functional space 10%
Source: Management of Floorspace, LSC 2007