Locations and Tasks lhuminance!® Public circulation corridors? Concourse 100 i (10 fe) Side arcades 100 i (10) Court areas ‘General coulaion and seating?* 100 (10 fe) Performance and event areas®® See Chapter 15 Free-standing etal units (kiosks and carts) Merchanaise 1000 be (100 fe) Food service® Food court seating and ciculation™+7 50-100 & (5-10 fe) Cashier areas” 300-500 x (30450 fe) Cleaning 100 (10 fe) Food displays 500 ix (50 fe) Tenant ktohen areas” 500-1000 bx (50-100 f) Vertical crcuation** Elevator cabs 100 (10 fe) Stal and escalator runs 100 ix (10 fe) Customer service and information ‘Alendant desk wih ceading tasks!” Chis-care recreation areas 300-500 x (0450 fe) General recreation and play area 300 ix (30 fe) Publ facies Restrooms 100 (10 fe) Restroom corridors 100 i (10) Mali management ofces LLobbies and reception areas 100 i (10 fe) Conference room 00 ix (30 fe) Specific reading tasks! 30-1000 x (3-100 fe) Multipurpose meeting rooms* Social activity” 50-100 & (5-10 fe) General assombly'* 100 bx (10 fe) General conference areas” ‘Special presentations and functions Service corridors 300-500 ix (30450 fe) See Chapters 11 8 15 Nowpublic corridors 100 i (10 fe) Secunty offices Monitoring rooms with VOTs See Chapters 11 829 "Soo Chaptor 10, Quay ofthe Visual Erviroment 50e Chapter 29, Emorgorcy, Soe and Secu Ling fx atonal scussion ®Congesod areas, changes of elevation or dracton, and Raza (such ashe bagining and ending of escalators ad tars) should be uminated 3 to 5 tines higher man ares of cetaton. Luminaves shoud be shetod fo avoid shadows ae pare at rermal voweg postions. Changes in elovaton or grad canbe high ‘ea wth cternt maori colors or rectances, though highly specular maturials shou be avoided. “Higher lumnancis stoud be usd in aeas of vanstion from beg, dayigtied spaces © concours and so arcades. "if uminancas are din during prtormances, suppiamertary ting needs tobe proved fo Kiosk and cher ro standing ral unt inthe aoa. ‘tauminanco standards may bo set bythe food vendors te kghing Gos ofthe conrnon areas should accommodate hose standart. "iminances vary or afore ocatons and tasks "higher Bumcancos shoul be provod at eh tcatons jure 17-21, ances for Typical Areas in Malls ‘When evaluating illuminance levels for concourse walkways, some contribution can be expected from the storefronts. However, the contribution typically varies from store to store, and the designer of the public concourse rarely has control over the individual tenant spaces. This is an important consideration, since many mall concourses have become gathering places for retirees and other exercise walkers who arrive during pre-shopping hours. By necessity, many facilities find themselves concerned with providing appropriate illuminance levels for such mall walkers before the stores even open. Since it typically serves as an enclosed mall's main circulation artery, the concourse must provide adequate egress lighting during power outages and other emergencies. In these circumstances, although an average illuminance of 0.5 Ix (0.05 fe) can provide sufficient visibility for people to recognize obstacles and avoid collisions during an exit procedure, it is recommended that the minimum horizontal illuminance measured at the floor be at least 1 Ix (0.1 fe) at all points along the path of egress. Furthermore, itis recommended that the minimum maintained illuminance at the beginning of emergency operation be at least 10 Ix (I fe). Chapter 29, Emergency, Safety, and Security Lighting, discusses many considerations related to emergency egress lighting and exit signs in more detail. For example, Figure 29-1 illustrates the relationship between evacuation rates from cluttered spaces and corresponding mean illuminance levels at the floor. In addition, Figure 29-2 recommends ‘minimum illuminance levels for safety based on anticipated activity levels and hazard potentials.