08. Shared Spaces - Dining Area

Provide access to a dining area

Rationale: Providing an accessible dining area with welcoming design features, group seating, and multiple meal services per day supports resident independence and autonomy, promotes social interaction, and fosters healthy eating habits, which leads to improved nutrition, and an overall sense of dignity.

For the most accurate strategy and documentation requirements, please refer to the digital scorecard made available on the Fitwel Platform.

Requirements

Demonstrate compliance with the below:

Option 1 - Three Daily Meals - (Full Credit):

Demonstrate compliance with all the following requirements:

1. Provide a minimum of one dining area that is located within the building.
2. Ensure that the dining area is accessible to all residential occupants and visitors.
3. Serve a minimum of three meals a day (breakfast, lunch, and dinner), seven days a week.
4. Ensure the dining area is open a minimum of two hours per meal.
5. Provide flexible seating and tables.
6. Provide 51% of tables with seating for a minimum of four people.
7. Provide a minimum of three of the qualifying features in the dining area:

• a music system
• a self-service area with a microwave, refrigerator, coffee and tea
• hanged framed artwork
• painted walls with bright colors
• alcoves for privacy
• high banquettes.

Option 2 - Two Daily Meals - (Partial Credit):

Demonstrate compliance with all the following requirements:

1. Provide a minimum of one dining area that is located within the building.
2. Ensure that the dining area is accessible to all residential occupants and visitors.
3. Serve a minimum of two meals a day, seven days a week.
4. Ensure the dining area is open a minimum of two hours per meal.
5. Provide flexible seating and tables.
6. Provide 51% of tables with seating for a minimum of four people.
7. Provide a minimum of three of the qualifying features in the dining area:

• a music system
• a self-service area with a microwave, refrigerator, coffee and tea
• hanged framed artwork
• painted walls with bright colors
• alcoves for privacy

Compliance Documentation

Design Pathway

Option 1:

• Requirement 1:
  • Upload an annotated plan showing the location of the planned dining area within the building.
• Requirement 2:
  • Checkbox to certify that the dining area will be accessible to all residential occupants and visitors.
• Requirement 3:
  • Checkbox to certify that the dining area will serve a minimum of three meals per day, seven days per week.
• Requirement 4:
  • Checkbox to certify that the dining area will be open a minimum of two hours per meal.
• Requirement 5:
  • Upload design drawings showing the type of seating and tables that will be used.
• Requirement 6:
  • Text box to input the number of tables that will be provided in the dining area.
  • Text box to input the number of tables that will include seating for a minimum of four people within the dining area:
• Requirement 7:
  • Upload design drawings showing the qualifying features that will be installed within the dining area.
  • Checkbox to select the qualifying features that will be implemented within the dining area (three minimum):
    • a music system
    • a self-service area with a microwave, refrigerator, coffee and tea
    • hanged framed artwork
    • painted walls with bright colors
    • alcoves for privacy
    • high banquettes.

Option 2:

• Requirement 1:
  • Upload an annotated plan showing the location of the planned dining area within the building.
• Requirement 2:
  • Checkbox to certify that the dining area will be accessible to all residential occupants and visitors.
• Requirement 3:
  • Checkbox to certify that the dining area will serve a minimum of two meals per day, seven days per week.
• Requirement 4:
  • Checkbox to certify that the dining area will be open a minimum of two hours per meal.
• Requirement 5:
  • Upload design drawings showing the type of seating and tables that will be used.
• Requirement 6:
  • Text box to input the number of tables that will be provided in the dining area.
  • Text box to input the number of tables that will include seating for a minimum of four people within the dining area.
• Requirement 7:
  • Upload design drawings showing the qualifying features that will be installed within the dining area.
  • Checkbox to select the qualifying features that will be implemented within the dining area (three minimum):
    • a music system
    • a self-service area with a microwave, refrigerator, coffee and tea
    • hanged framed artwork
    • painted walls with bright colors
    • alcoves for privacy
    • high banquettes.

Built Pathway

Option 1:

• Requirement 1:
  • Upload an annotated plan showing the location of the dining area within the building.
• Requirement 2:
  • Checkbox to certify that the dining area is accessible to all residential occupants and visitors.
• Requirement 3:
  • Checkbox to certify that the dining area serves a minimum of three meals per day, seven days per week.
• Requirement 4:
  • Checkbox to certify that the dining area is open a minimum of two hours per meal.
• Requirement 5:
  • Upload annotated photographs showing the type of seating and tables that are used.
• Requirement 6:
  • Text box to input the number of tables that are provided in the dining area.
  • Text box to input the number of tables that include seating for a minimum of four people within the dining area.
• Requirement 7:
  • Upload annotated photographs showing the qualifying features within the dining area.
  • Checkbox to select the qualifying features that are implemented within the dining area (three minimum):
    • a music system
    • a self-service area with a microwave, refrigerator, coffee and tea
    • hanged framed artwork
    • painted walls with bright colors
    • alcoves for privacy
    • high banquettes.

Option 2:

• Requirement 1:
  • Upload an annotated plan showing the location of the dining area within the building.
• Requirement 2:
  • Checkbox to certify that the dining area is accessible to all residential occupants and visitors.
• Requirement 3:
  • Checkbox to certify that the dining area serves a minimum of two meals per day, seven days per week.
• Requirement 4:
  • Checkbox to certify that the dining area is open a minimum of two hours per meal.
• Requirement 5:
  • Upload annotated photographs showing the type of seating and tables that are used.
• Requirement 6:
  • Text box to input the number of tables that are provided in the dining area.
  • Text box to input the number of tables that include seating for a minimum of four people within the dining area.
• Requirement 7:
  • Upload annotated photographs showing the qualifying features within the dining area.
  • Checkbox to select the qualifying features that are implemented within the dining area (three minimum):
    • a music system
    • a self-service area with a microwave, refrigerator, coffee and tea
    • hanged framed artwork
    • painted walls with bright colors
    • alcoves for privacy
    • high banquettes.