Browse > Article

A Study on planning lavatories and drinking fountains required in school -focused on the optimal numbers-  

Lee, Hwa-Ryong (공주대학교 건축공학부)
Hong, Seong-Oh (공주대학교 건축공학부 대학원 학교시설, 충청남도교육청 시설과)
Publication Information
Journal of the Korean Institute of Educational Facilities / v.12, no.1, 2005 , pp. 14-28 More about this Journal
Abstract
Functional school planning has long been considered a fundamental concept of school design. However. in planning educational facilities, it is also important to include the dimensions of comfort, convenience and healthfulness. The school lavatories and drinking fountains are one of most crucial elements for the recent changing face in healthful school design, but the number of lavatories and drinking fountains in most schools may not be sufficient to meet current needs. This study aims to suggest a guideline in designing school sanitary fixture and propose the optimal number of lavatories and drinking fountains regarded to age and sex. The survey is conducted through questionnaires collected from 998 respondents including 300 teachers In ChungNam province. Based on the results of the survey and a formulae, it is suggested that the number of lavatories be required by ratio of 30 boys per unit fixture and 22 girls per unit fixture in the elementary, middle and high school. It is also suggested that the number of drinking fountains be required by ratio of 65 students per unit fixture. The formulae proposed in this paper can be used for other plumbing fixtures required in school facilities.
Keywords
school sanitary fixture; the optimal number of lavatories and drinking fountain; queueing model; a formulae for calculating the number of plumbing fixtures required in school facilities;
Citations & Related Records
연도 인용수 순위
  • Reference
1 Aera Guidelines for Schools, Architects & Building Branch, DfEE, HMSO, 1996
2 정광섭, 화장실 공간의 계획설계 지침에 관한 소고(2), 공기조화 냉동공학, 제26권 제5호, 1997
3 안영배외 감수, 건축설계자료집성(한국어판) -3, 산업도서출판공사, 1992
4 안영배외, 건축계획론, 기문당, 2002
5 백수봉 외 편저, 실험통계학, 건국대학교출판부, 1999
6 Time-saver standards for architectural design data(6th), John Hancock Callender(ed.), McGraw-Hill Book Company, 4-235
7 Basil Castaldi, Educational Facilities(4th ed.), Allyn and Bacon, 1994