Tea room / Lunchroom
Space description
The Tea Room is a place for staff and/or visitors to access basic refreshments. It should incorporate the main items identified in Tea Point, plus some general seating and informal gathering space. A Tea room / Lunch room will typically be larger than a Tea point, and may have better proximity to front-of-house spaces, such as reception and meeting rooms. These space may form part of a communal or breakout space, but will typically not include some of the furniture and fixtures found in a communal or breakout space.
Adjacencies
This space is to be located adjacent to or near office / administration areas.
Staff work point (professional offices)
Staff Communal or Breakout Space
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Components
Planning
Planning
| Room and Spaces Planning Requirements | - To suit furniture layout. - May have operable wall / doors to adjacent Seminar room or Communal space(project specific). |
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| Design occupancy | - Area to suit occupancy levels of adjoining office space - Typical min 10m2 |
| Area | - Allow 0.5m2 per occupant - Typical min 10m2 |
| Other | - One room / space per floor or department over 500m2. - Can be shared with adjacent departments / areas, pending building/floor layout. - Maximum 60m from any workpoint. |
Building fabric
General
| General | - Provide comfortable space fitout features, with respect to the building and the end user core business. |
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| Design principles | - Lunch rooms are to be designed to allow staff to reheat and eat food, and also provide an opportunity for staff to socialise with colleagues during lunch breaks. |
| Materials & finishes | - Material selection to be explored through the design and briefing process |
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Materials & Finishes
| Walls | - Feature wall colours are appropriate |
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| Floors | - Floor finish to be determind through design process - Provide contrasting finishes to help distinguish between lunch room area and general office area where appropriate. |
| Ceiling | - Ceiling fabric and finish to be determined through design process - Provide contrasting finishes to help distinguish between lunch room area and general office area where appropriate. - Allow for unique lighting where appropriate |
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Internal Walls
| Other | - Pinboards may be fixed to walls if requested by end users. |
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Floors
| Preferred Material Selection | - Vinyl or marmoleum floor preferred |
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| Other | - 150mm high Feather edge black vinyl skirting |
Ceilings
| Ceiling Finishes | - To designer's specification |
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| Ceiling Heights | - Minimum 2700mm above FFL |
| Ceiling Selection | - Gridded or set plaster ceiling. |
| Acoustic Ceilings | Gridded acoustic tile ceiling Ecophon Acoustic in White NRC: 0.6 - 0.8 Absorptive Ceiling |
Openings
Windows
| Window Selection Requirements | Windows are desirable for this space. |
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| Observation Windows | Maximise windows to adjacent corridor. |
| Other | - External glazing (if provided) to have a sill height of 1000mm mi. above FFL. |
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Doors
| Doors Type | - Solid core doors to be used where required to provide acoustic separation to adjacent spaces - Doors only required where acoustic requirements take preference |
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| Door Function | Not Lockable |
| Glazing | Viewing panel to door or glazed side panel. |
Fixtures
Fixtures
| General | - Essential kitchen fixtures required - see Sanitary Fixtures |
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| Other | - Built in Cupboard with benchtop and overhead cupboards - Provide waste bins to suit size of kitchen/tea point. |
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Sanitary Fixtures
| General | - Basic reheat facilities
- Stainless Steel Sink - Boiling /chilled Water Unit - Dishwasher |
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Furniture
Furniture
| General Design Principles | - Cafe and informal meeting style furniture to suit room size |
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| Furniture Selection | - Tables & Chairs for staff (one visitors chair each for 50% of staff) - Lounge Chairs (one seat each for 25% of staff) - Provide waste bins to suit size of kitchen/tea point. |
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Fixed Furniture
| Whiteboards | - Whiteboards can be supplied if requested by users |
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| Pinboards | - Pinboard can be supplied if requested by users |
| Notice Boards | -Notice boards can be supplied if requested by users |
| Kitchen & Tea Room Equipment | Pending size of kitchen / lunch room, typically allow for: - Microwave oven/s - Fridge/s - Benching surface and cupboard storage - GPO's to benching for coffee machine, kettle, sandwich press (users to provide small appliances) - Sink with appointements per 'Sanitary Fixtures' - Space allocated and GPO's for vending machine/s where appropriate. - Provide waste bins to suit size of kitchen/tea point. |
Fittings
Window Coverings
| Blinds | - Blinds to windows as required by building and/or users |
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| Curtains | - Curtains to internal spaces may be used as feature screening devices between spaces/zones |
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Signage
| Macquarie University Signage and Wayfinding | - Only applicable where lunch room is exclusive of all other spaces |
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| Door Signage | - Number Sequential within block ie. "TEA ROOM" |
Security
Security
| Security type / group | - |
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| CCTV | - Will typically be required to areas accessible by public. |
| Access control | - Required to greater office area, or - On entry door to room where Tea/Lunch room is exclusive of all other spaces. |
| Intruder detection | - Not required |
| Keying | Refer to Doors |
Acoustics
Acoustics
| Noise level | - Consideration Required. Minimise noise carriage to work point areas with appropriate screening, furniture, and material and product selection. |
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| Noise emittance | - Medium internal noise level |
| Room to room | - Room to room acoustics should be reduced |
| Room acoustics | - To be considered through design process |
Services
Ventilation
| Natural ventilation | - Natural ventilation as redundancy for mechanical system. - Manually openable windows. |
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| Supply air | - As per building/floor system design |
| Exhaust | - Provide Exhaust as required by regulations |
| Controls | - Set points to greater office areas, as per mechanical design spec, or - Room set point where room is exclusive of all other spaces. |
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Conditioning
| Mechanical cooling | - Conditioned Space - Air Conditioning |
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| Mechanical heating | - Conditioned Space - Provide Heating to MQ Mechanical Standard |
| Controls | - Commensurate with building system - Reed Switch To Openable Windows / Louvres - User control for the air conditioning units are to be located adjacent to the light switch in each room to enable the unit to be turned on or off. |
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Water
| Potable cold water | - To tapset at sink, boiler/chiller unit, and dishwasher. |
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| Potable hot / warm water | - To tapset at sink and dishwasher |
| Non-potable water | - Not suitable |
| Other | - |
Drainage
| Sanitary drainage | - Connection to sink, dish washer & BWU |
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| Trade waste | - Not required |
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Gas
| Natural gas | Not Required - Natural Gas fueled appliances not recommended. |
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Fire protection
| General | - Fire protection to be considered as part of overall office design. - All fire protection requirements should refer to Australian Standards, BCA, and any relevant alternative solutions. |
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| Fire detection | Fire detection / alarms to comply with NCC. |
| Fire suppression | FIRE HOSE REEL - As required by regulations |
| EWIS | - To code requirements |
| Portable fire equipment | PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER/ BLANKET - to code requirements |
| Other | - |
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Illumination
| Lighting / lux levels | - No specific lux level required generally. Provide appropriate lux level lighting to zones within space as required - eg, collaboration tables will require appropriate lighting. |
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| Lighting controls | - Managed by BMS - Switches banked in logical location. - Breakout space lighting to typically be part of circulation space circuit. - Movement Sensor - Manual Override |
| Other | - Special and/or feature light fittings may be appropriate |
| Natural Lighting - Daylight | - Natural daylight to room is desirable |
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Power
| Type | - Standard 10A GPO's where required. - GPO points to suit equipment. |
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| Quantity | - To suit layout and function of space. - Minimum 2 double GPO's mounted above kitchen bench |
| Other | - GPO connections for fixtures as required. |
Communication / AV
| Voice | - Not required |
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| Data | - Not required |
| AV type | - Not required |
| WAP | - Wireless access to entire floor required |
Commissioning
Commissioning
| Building Commissioning | - |
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| Services Commissioning | - |
| As Built Documentation | - |