2.6 (2)  Support Facilities Element Analysis

a)                  A projection of future support service activities, identifying new or expanded activity requirements, distributed to the campus or satellite facility where the future activities are planned to occur.

The Ten-Year PECO List on the Facilities Planning website identifies at least 160,072 ASF (or 267,320 GSF) of support space to be programmed for the purposes of this master plan.  Most new support space is accommodated in mixed-use buildings, although the Student Support Center and Student Union IV have been designated as having support-specific functions.  Support space specifically noted in the PECO plan are the following:

b)                 An analysis of the future needs of the athletic department for intercollegiate athletic facilities, intramural and casual-use athletic facilities.

With such factors as the on-campus student population, number of sports offered, and ideal standards for usage, the number of fields at UCF appear to be adequate to accommodate desired activities, although are close to approaching full capacity.  With the future expansion of athletic fields in the northeast section of the campus, the University will have much more flexibility for field rotation to avoid compaction and abuse from over-use.

The existing and future facilities at the University will address the student need for recreation space.  The construction of a few additional intramural/general purpose fields would provide flexibility for programming and would alleviate field fatigue.

c)                  A projection or assumption about the future space utilization, for the space types identified in the DATA REQUIREMENTS section of this element (narrative, tabular).

The PECO list identifies three remodeling projects which affect existing support utilization.  The Education Building, Howard Phillips Hall, and the Computer Center are all programmed to be remodeled, with offices and other support areas added.  No other major plans calling for the modification of existing spaces have been noted.

d)                 A projection of future net support space needs (or land area requirements for athletic facilities), distributed to the campus or satellite facility at which the future needs are planned to occur.

Based on existing Assignable Square Feet (ASF), the analysis projects future demand for space in Table 2.6(2)b).  The utilization of support facilities is directly related to FTE growth, and uses a factor of 17.9 NSF/FTE based on standards set in the 1995 plan.  It should be noted that office space projections are discussed in 2.5 Academic Facilities Element. 

(excluding temporary and leased space)

* It is again extremely important to consider the very realistic possibility that UCF’s enrollments will be in excess of what is reported (by as much as 15%).  This would have a great impact space needs for the campus.  Additional discussion about the enrollment projections is detailed in section 2.5 “Academic Facilities.”

e)                  A projection of future support facility gross building area needs (tabular).

The gross building area necessary to meet growth demands has been projected for five and ten year planning periods.  Table 2.6(2)c) indicates the amount of gross square feet (GSF) required to satisfy the demand for space in the four categories listed.  The GSF projections are a result of increasing the assignable square footage for each category by a 1.5 multiplier.

(excluding temporary and leased space)

f)                   An analysis translating the future net and gross building area requirements into building “increments”.  The basis for this analysis shall be fully described and shall be based on considerations of funding, prototypical building sizes or other logical and replicable method of calculations.  The analysis should also include consideration of whether future new space needs would be best accomplished through renovations or additions to existing facilities.

University campuses are typically made up of buildings that house a wide range of uses.  At the University of Central Florida many buildings accommodate varying proportions of support, academic and study space within a single structure.

Projecting future net and gross building area requirements into building "increments," can be misleading since it is unlikely that all of the future support facilities will be accommodated in single use buildings.  It is more likely that new support facilities will be integrated across the campus in a diverse range of building type.

Moreover, the logical building increments will be determined as much by site planning and urban design parameters as they will be by the specific programmatic elements.

If we assume a prototypical campus building will be between 80 and 100 feet in width, four stories in height and not more than 300 feet in length we end up with a need of one building at the end of the ten-year period.  Each building would accommodate approximately 120,000 assignable square feet of space.  More likely, however, support facilities will be integrated in mixed-use buildings during the next ten years.

g)                 An assessment of the adequacy of the existing intercollegiate, intramural and casual-use athletic facilities to meet the future needs for athletic facilities.

As stated earlier, the University of Central Florida appears to be in good condition, although the addition of fields in the northeast section of campus and the new recreational services building will further enhance the program.  The addition of a few additional intramural/general purpose fields could provide flexibility for programming and alleviate field fatigue.

Any further field construction should continue to be designed efficiently in order to minimize the impact on the land and to allow the Department of Athletics and grounds crews to provide services more efficiently.