Spacial Requirements

Entrance Lobby

Welcoming Desk
Purpose: Greet guest, check-in, sign paperwork, give guests an overview of Spirit Gardens
Adjacencies: Living Room/Seating area, bathrooms, offices, entrance to Residential living quarters, Gardens
Needs: lighting, desk, chairs, computer with internet access, shelving

Living Room/Sitting Area/Fireplace
Purpose: Give a “homey” setting and casual first impression of Spirit Gardens, a place to sit for family members waiting, dropping off, or picking up patients, a relaxing hang out space
Adjacencies: Welcoming Desk, bathrooms, offices, entrance, walking Corridor, gardens
Needs: Chairs, Sofa, Coffee Tables, Fireplace, Book Shelving, Lighting

Office Space
Purpose: Space for Executive Director of Spirit Gardens as well as space for other employee officials
Adjacencies: Welcoming desk, living room, sitting area, bathrooms, entrance to residential units, walking corridor
Needs: Desks, chairs, filing cabinets, computers with internet access, lighting

Entry Bathrooms
Purpose: ADA accessible units available to the public interested in Spirit Gardens and on annual events in the Gardens, as well as patients and guests of patients and employees
Adjacencies: Welcoming desk, living room/seating area, office space, entry to residential units, walking corridor


Main Residential House

Guest Rooms
Purpose: A personal retreat much like a small apartment available for patients with Cancer to come to during treatments at local hospitals and stay at
for the time being that each patient’s treatments lasts. Also, to create a home like and relaxing place for resting
Adjacencies: Kitchen, dining seating, socializing area, reading/lounge area, entry/exit to entrance lobby
Needs: Beds, nightstands, dressers, chairs, desks, televisions, phones, bathrooms, kitchenettes, sofas, shelving

Laundry/Cleaning Room
Purpose: A space provided on site for guests to have bedding, clothes, etc. to be washed and cleaned.
Adjacencies: Socializing area, reading/lounge, guest rooms, community bathrooms, kitchen, janitorial closet
Needs: sinks, washers and dryers, storage for cleaning supplies, lighting

Kitchen
Purpose: Large enough to accommodate baking/cooking classes for the guests, prepare meals for guests, storage of food and supplies
Adjacencies: Indoor and outdoor dining seating, community bathrooms, employee/janitorial space, socializing area, reading lounge, guest rooms
Needs: sinks, ovens, refrigerators, microwaves, stoves, grills, preparation areas, work surfaces, storage, space for classes

Dining Seating
Purpose: Place for guests to eat either inside or outside
Adjacencies: Kitchen, Janitorial Space, community bathrooms
Needs: tables, chairs, lighting

Socializing Area
Purpose: to spend time with families, get to know the other guests staying at Spirit Gardens, a relaxing space away from guest rooms, place to use for enjoyment
Adjacencies: Kitchen, community bathrooms, laundry/cleaning area
Needs: Chairs, sofas, tables, television, lighting

Community Restrooms
Purpose: for easy access to a restroom for staff, visitors, patients away from their rooms, and is ADA accessible
Adjacencies: Kitchen, socializing area, laundry/cleaning room, employee/janitorial space, and reading lounge
Employee/Janitorial Space
Purpose: Break room for employees, storage facilities for employees things, store cleaning supplies, used for janitorial workers
Adjacencies: Community restrooms, dining seating, kitchen, laundry/cleaning room, socializing area, reading lounge
Needs: Tables, chairs, storage, television, kitchen appliances, lighting

Reading Lounge
Purpose: To provide a quiet space of relaxation for guests and patients to spend time in, a place to have more private time in with family and friends
Adjacencies: Guest rooms, community bathrooms
Needs: Book shelving, sofas, chairs, tables, piano, fireplace, lighting