PART IV THE COUNCIL
SPACE NORMS AND ASSUMPTIONS
Overall Gross Area
1. The starting point for space allocation has been the establishment for the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology of an upper limit for Gross Area by reference to other tertiary institutions and by taking account of the high degree of research and the additional space required for the Industrial Training Centre and the Technology Transfer Unit. This upper limit has been set by the UPGC at 18.0m2 Gross Area per FTE.
2. This rate includes allacademic administration and amenity facilities, but not housing. The Gross Area is the sum of the Net and Balance Areas which are defined as follows:
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a et Area” is the term applying to the total useable area, including related storage and preparation space, of all teaching, library, administrative, workroom and research accommodation for students and staff.w
alance Area” is that area planned or provided in addition to the Net Area to enable the building to function.Examples -
All circulation, foyers, entrance lobbies, stair wells, lifts, toilets (except for housing), cloakrooms, cleaners’ store-rooms, plant rooms, vertical ducts, fuel store-rooms.
Balance Area does not include academic store-rooms, servicing rooms, workshops, kitchens, chair and bar store-rooms, changing rooms and showers, porters’ offices or kiosks, first aid and staff rooms which are included under the Net Area.
3. It is generally accepted by the UPGC that the Balance Area should not exceed 40% of the Net Area. By application of the Gross Area (GA) limit, therefore, it has been assumed that an indicative total Net Area (NA) figure may be estab- lished thus:
NA=GA:1.4
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Appendix R UPGC approval, is described hereunder.The Three Schools and General Education Centre
5. Undergraduates will be enrolled in one of the three Schools, but because of the modular course system their academic activities will not be spent exclusively in that particular school. In fact, there will be an activity loading on all three Schools and the General Education Centre which is clearly not commensurate with the number of enrolled students. The following matrix provides, in percentage distri- bution terms, the basis for calculating the undergraduate loads:
Engineering
Space allocation for undergraduates in the Schools and the General Education Centre has therefore been calculated on the basis of this service matrix. It has been assumed that postgraduates will generate the need for space only within the School or General Education Centre in which they have been enrolled.
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Student:staff ratios for undergraduate teaching have been assumed as follows:
91192 92193 93194 9419
space utilisation x area/place
Space = N x&x 2.0 = 0.5m2 20
It has been assumed, initially, that half the postgraduate FTEs will be taught and that the other 50% will engage in research.
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Appendix R 110. The research space requirements have been derived from the application of the following matrix of Net Areas in m2per postgraduate FTE:
Postgraduate Postgraduate Course (taught) Research
Engineering 13.55 14.85
Science 9.25 15.35
Business & Management 1.15 2.85
General Education Centre 0.85 3.45
It has been assumed that the total research space will be split 25%:75% between the Schools (including General Education Centre) and the centralised Research Centre, respectively.
Centralised Academic SUDDOI-~ Services
11. The following provides a breakdown of elements within the Centralised Academic Support Services:
(a) Learning Resources Centre comprising : .
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Library
Educational Technology Unit (iii) Computing Services Centre (iv) Language Centre;
(b) Lecture Theatres;
(c) Research Centre including Technology Transfer Unit; and (d) Laboratories and Workshops comprising :
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Central Laboratories and Workshops Industrial Training Centre
12. As far as space allocation in the Learning Resources Centre is concerned, the Library component has adopted a rate of 1.31m2 Net Area per FTE (Ug + Pg + PgR). This is 0.06m2 above the UGC norm and is intended to make adequate provision for the additional space requirements that will arise from the extensive use of highly technological equipment, the high extent of research to be under taken, and the fact that Hong Kong students use a library more intensively than those elsewhere.
13. There is no UGC space norm for the Educational Technology Unit and a rate of 0.25m2 per taught FTE has been used. This has been based on experience at the City Polytechnic where a similar facility is planned.
14. The space allowance adopted for the Computer Centre has also been based on the City Polytechnic experience, and a rate of 0.25m2 Net Area per FTE (Ug + PgC + PgR) used.
15. It has been assumed that the Language Centre will be fully equipped with lan- guage laboratories and will house the teaching staff associated with the Centre. A figure of 0.4m2 (net) has been used for all first year undergraduate students in the three Schools and this provides sufficient space for over 100 language laboratory stations, staff accommodation and some ancillary space.
16. The UGC space norm of 0.50m2 Net Area per taught FTE has been adopted for the Lecture Theatres.
17. The Research Centre space allocation is on the basis of the calculations shown under paragraph 10, and it partly takes up the balance of the total research space after 25% of this has been allocated to the Schools and the General Education Centre. This balance has been increased by lo%, however, in order that the Technology Transfer Unit might be adequately provided for.
18. Of the Laboratories and Workshops, the Central Laboratories serve primarily the Schools of Engineering and Science, whereas the Industrial Training Centre relates particularly to the School of Engineering. For the Central Laboratories a space standard of 6.5m2 Net Area per FTE (Ug) have been used in the Schools of Engineering and Science less the general teaching allocation for those Schools.
19. The calculation of space in the Industrial Training Centre has been based on the assumption that all first year Engineering students will be required to undertake training in the Centre. The pattern of usage of a similar centre at the Hong Kong Polytechnic has been used to estimate the space requirements. This assumes that each student attends the Centre for a total of 15 weeks full-time, 35 hours/week.
The resultant student work spaces required have been estimated on a utilisation figure of 850 hours/year, each station occupying 7.0m2(net). The resulting norm is 4.0m2 (net) per first year Engineering student.
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20. A more detailed breakdown of the application of these norms and assumptions for academic areas can be found under section 5 of the Stage II Planning Brief at Appendix T.
Administration
21. Although it exceeds the UGC norm by 0.1m2 a rate of 0.6m2 Net Area per FTE (Ug + Pg) has been adopted for the Central Administration on the grounds that in Hong Kong many more activities are handled by the administration (e.g. hous- ing, medical, etc).
22. Amenities fall into the following three categories:
Staff Amenities Student Amenities Sports Accommodation
23. A space norm of 0.2m2Net Area per FTE (Ug + Pg) has been adopted for Cen- tral Staff Amenities. This is in addition to the minor amenity facilities that are to be provided from within the staff area in each of the Schools and the General Education Centre.
24. The UGC norm for staff and student amenities is 1.2m2 Net Area per FTE. Un- der normal circumstances a rate of 1.0m2 per PTE would remain for Student Amenities. In view of the relative isolation of the site, and the intensive use of such facilities traditionally made by students in Hong Kong, however, this norm has been increased to 1.2m2 Net Area per PTE (Ug + Pg).
25. The UGC norm of 0.4m2Net Area per FTE for Sports Accommodation has been considered inadequate for Hong Kong application and, based on the City Poly- technic experience, a rate of 0.7m2 Net Area per FTE has been adopted for the total provision of indoor and outdoor (associated buildings) provision.
26. A more detailed breakdown showing the application of these norms and assump- tions for administration and amenity areas can be found under section 6 of the Stage II Planning Brief at Appendix T.
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