The Barracks
Information taken from Lostpedia.
The Barracks is a secure residential base area on the island comprising houses and other surface buildings with electricity and water service, plus an unknown number of underground facilities. It is located directly south of the Pearl station, at the base of some hills. The DHARMA cabling map shows that the Barracks is southwest of the Flame station; there is also road access to the Swan and the Pearl stations from the Barracks.
DHARMA School
The DHARMA Initiative includes a school to educate children of DHARMA workers in the barracks. The school provides children with a well-rounded education and will prepare them for life on the Island.
The school is equipped with a siren system that alerts the class if there is a natural disaster, or if the safety of the enclosure is compromised. The classes have a set routine in this event, which involves the children chaining the entrance and taking cover in a corner of the room. The teacher will have quick access to a rifle, and will know how to use it.
The walls of the schoolroom are, for now, bare. In the future, the DI hopes that students will unleash their creativity and draw pictures to hang around the classrooms.
Students will learn about the natural world, science, and mathematics. They will learn how to read, spell, problem-solve and will polish their social skills.
Main Hall
Newcomers to the Island will be brought to the Main Hall after arriving through the Orchid. They will be shown an orientation video, injected with a vaccine, and will be assigned their professions, their tasks, and duties.
Playground
The playground is the outside field which all the buildings in the barracks surround.
Harbor, Wharf & Boathouse
The harbor is within a short walking distance of the barracks. It is notable for the wharf that sits on its shores. It is not nearly as big as the Pala Ferry pier, and only looks big enough to house one vessel at a time. The submarine is stored here, and there is a boathouse on the waterfront.
The boat house is a small cabin beside a harbor near the barracks. It appears to be mainly a storage room for life jackets, ropes, nets and other boat related items.
Transportation
DHARMA workmen are able to travel quickly from the Barracks to other locations using a series of DHARMA vans. Travel consists primarily to stations on the Island such as the Pearl. The vans are often used to transport food and other materials in deliveries.
Layout
Using the DHARMA cabling map as a reference, it appears that there are 18 yellow buildings, all built in a similar style:
These buildings are arranged in a circular pattern around a central picnic area with a lone Norfolk pine tree, and a nearby white gazebo. There are only footpaths (no roads) between the houses.
The DHARMA cabling map details of the Barracks inside the sonar fence are taken from the set design materials. The map reflects the actual layout and buildings of the YMCA camp that the production uses for filming exteriors of the Barracks.
Security Perimeter (Sonar fence)
The Barracks are completely surrounded by a hypersonic barrier that can injure or kill anyone who passes through it. The DHARMA Initiative refers to it as a sonar fence. The intensity of the fence can be adjusted and sections can be deactivated by typing a code into a keypad on certain pylons.
The DHARMA Initiative orientation film at the Barracks states that its purpose is to keep the abundant wildlife of the Island out.
The Barracks is a secure residential base area on the island comprising houses and other surface buildings with electricity and water service, plus an unknown number of underground facilities. It is located directly south of the Pearl station, at the base of some hills. The DHARMA cabling map shows that the Barracks is southwest of the Flame station; there is also road access to the Swan and the Pearl stations from the Barracks.
DHARMA School
The DHARMA Initiative includes a school to educate children of DHARMA workers in the barracks. The school provides children with a well-rounded education and will prepare them for life on the Island.
The school is equipped with a siren system that alerts the class if there is a natural disaster, or if the safety of the enclosure is compromised. The classes have a set routine in this event, which involves the children chaining the entrance and taking cover in a corner of the room. The teacher will have quick access to a rifle, and will know how to use it.
The walls of the schoolroom are, for now, bare. In the future, the DI hopes that students will unleash their creativity and draw pictures to hang around the classrooms.
Students will learn about the natural world, science, and mathematics. They will learn how to read, spell, problem-solve and will polish their social skills.
Main Hall
Newcomers to the Island will be brought to the Main Hall after arriving through the Orchid. They will be shown an orientation video, injected with a vaccine, and will be assigned their professions, their tasks, and duties.
Playground
The playground is the outside field which all the buildings in the barracks surround.
Harbor, Wharf & Boathouse
The harbor is within a short walking distance of the barracks. It is notable for the wharf that sits on its shores. It is not nearly as big as the Pala Ferry pier, and only looks big enough to house one vessel at a time. The submarine is stored here, and there is a boathouse on the waterfront.
The boat house is a small cabin beside a harbor near the barracks. It appears to be mainly a storage room for life jackets, ropes, nets and other boat related items.
Transportation
DHARMA workmen are able to travel quickly from the Barracks to other locations using a series of DHARMA vans. Travel consists primarily to stations on the Island such as the Pearl. The vans are often used to transport food and other materials in deliveries.
Layout
Using the DHARMA cabling map as a reference, it appears that there are 18 yellow buildings, all built in a similar style:
- A cluster of 6 structures on the western side. One building seems to be close to the termination for the western tunnel.
- Another cluster of 6 on the southern side. The easternmost building seems to be close to the termination point for the eastern tunnel.
- A cluster of 5 between these and on the northern side of the main road. The northernmost building seems to be near the termination for the northwestern tunnel.
- A larger lone structure to the east.
These buildings are arranged in a circular pattern around a central picnic area with a lone Norfolk pine tree, and a nearby white gazebo. There are only footpaths (no roads) between the houses.
The DHARMA cabling map details of the Barracks inside the sonar fence are taken from the set design materials. The map reflects the actual layout and buildings of the YMCA camp that the production uses for filming exteriors of the Barracks.
Security Perimeter (Sonar fence)
The Barracks are completely surrounded by a hypersonic barrier that can injure or kill anyone who passes through it. The DHARMA Initiative refers to it as a sonar fence. The intensity of the fence can be adjusted and sections can be deactivated by typing a code into a keypad on certain pylons.
The DHARMA Initiative orientation film at the Barracks states that its purpose is to keep the abundant wildlife of the Island out.