The two maps illustrate the current layout of a community centre and the changes planned for its renovation.
Overall
, it is clear from the diagrams that the building is going to be reorganised to serve a wider range of users because several single-purpose rooms are to be replaced by flexible, shared spaces. Linking Words
Although
the main hall and the entrance are set to remain where they are, almost every other part of the interior faces alteration.
The present plan reveals that visitors enter from the south into a small lobby, beyond which the main hall occupies the middle of the premises. A kitchen and a storeroom are situated along the western wall, Linking Words
while
a pair of offices and a meeting room line the eastern side. Behind Linking Words
this
, a disused courtyard lies open to the sky, and the car park stretches along the northern boundary.
The proposed design shows that the lobby will be enlarged into a reception area with a café, so people can wait comfortably rather than standing in a corridor. Linking Words
Moreover
, the two offices are to be knocked together to create a computer suite, Linking Words
whereas
the meeting room is Linking Words
due to
become a crèche for young children. The courtyard is to be roofed over and transformed into a gym, which is intended to connect directly to the assembly space, and the kitchen is planned to extend into the former storeroom. Linking Words
Consequently
, if the work goes ahead, the centre will offer childcare, fitness and digital facilities under one roof.Linking Words