MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AREA REQUIRMENTS OF ROOMS

JADA JOYCE M. SEVILLANO BSCE-1A CE-121 (EDAP)

1. Standard Size of Living Room

Drawing room or living room is a common, comfortable and attractive place for sitting of family
members and to receive friends and guests. Sometime it is used as reception room and dining
room and special occasions.

Drawing room should be located in the middle of the building and should be connected to the
front verandah and dining place. It should be well-lighted and ventilated.

Generally, drawing or living room is the biggest room of the building so that it can be utilized for
some ceremonial function in the house. Size of the drawing room should be determined by type
of furniture to be used.

Standard size of drawing room may range from: 4200mm (14ft) X 4800 mm (16ft) to 5400mm
(18ft) X 7200mm (24ft)

2. Standard Size of Bedrooms

Bedrooms should be so located that they are well ventilated and at the same time provide privacy.
Generally, they should be located on the sides of the building so that at least one wall is exposed
for good ventilation and lighting.

The bedroom should be located on the side of the direction of prevailing wind. The location should
be such that the bedroom receives sunlight during morning hours. The minimum window area
should be 1:10th of the floor area. In bedrooms 9.5 cubic meter per adult and 5.5cubic meter per
child space should be available and suitable allowance should be made for furniture.
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If good water supply and drainage system is available, a bedroom should have an attached
bathroom and water closet.

Standard size of bedrooms may range from: 3000mm (10ft) X 3600mm (12ft) to 4200mm (14ft)
X 4800mm (16ft)

3. Standard Size of Guestroom

Guest room should be well lighted and ventilated. It should be located on one side of the building,
generally by the side of the drawing room.

Guest should be disconnected from inside of the house and should have separated bathroom and
water closet.

Standard size of guest rooms may be: 3000mm (10ft) X 3600mm (12ft)
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4. Standard Size of Verandah

The best location for verandah is south and west. If the frontage of the building is east then they
are located in east also. The verandah also serves the purpose of a waiting room. It segregates
the private apartment from the entrance area.

The veranda should shade the walls of the building during greater part of the day. For this it is
necessary that it must not have openings of a height greater than 2:3rd of the floor width.
Each house should have one front and rear verandah. If space doesn’t permit, the rear verandah
can be omitted.

Verandah have width ranging from 1800mm (6ft) to 3000mm (10ft)

Verandah opening should always have a chajja projection for protection from sunlight and rain
water.

5. Standard Size of Office Room

Office rooms should be on one side of front verandah, disconnected from other rooms. Sometimes
an office room serves the purpose of guest room and vice versa.

Standard size of office room may be: 3000mm (10ft) X 3600mm (12ft)

6. Standard Size of Dining Room

Generally, the dining room should be provided in rear of the drawing or living room and near the
kitchen. In modern houses drawing room and dining room are combined to have a big room for
special occasions. For orthodox families dining room is kept separate.

Size of bedrooms may range from: 3600mm (12ft) X 4200mm (14ft) to 4200mm (14ft) X
4800mm (16ft)
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7. Standard Size of Kitchen

The kitchen should be provided in rear corner of the building but NE corner is the best. It should
be connected with dining room and should have one approach from outside also.

If possible, the kitchen should be so located that sun light should come in the morning hours,
when it is used most.

It should have windows for good ventilation and chimney for smoke escape. The window space
should be min. of 15% of floor area.

Sink should be provided for washing and sufficient number of shelves should also be provided.
Sometimes storeroom and kitchen are combined together, if less space is available.

Standard size of kitchen rooms may range from: 2500mm (8ft) X 3900mm (13ft) to 3000mm
(10ft) X 3600mm (12ft)

8. Standard Size of Store Room

Store rooms should be located near the kitchen and should have sufficient number of racks.

Standard size of store room may range from: 2500mm (8ft) X 2500mm (8ft) to 3000mm (10ft) X
3000mm (10ft)

9. Standard Size of Pantry

Pantry is a small room adjacent to dining room for keeping cooked food. It should have sufficient
numbers of cup-boards and shelves. For ordinary building, kitchen serves the purpose of pantry.

Size of pantry may range from: 2500mm (8ft) X 3000mm (10ft)

10. Standard Size of Bathroom and WC

Now-a-days it has become common practice to provide attached bathroom and water closets with
each bedroom. This is preferable only when good drainage and water supply is available.

It is not attached to the bedrooms, bath and WC should be provided in rear of the building
separately so that the two can be used at a time. Good ventilation should be provided for bath
and WC.

There should be two windows in a bathroom. One for ventilation at a height of 2000mm above
outside ground level and another at usual low level with frosted glass shutters for admitting light
and maintaining privacy.

Sometimes ceiling height is kept low (2100mm or 7ft) and upper space is used for storage purpose
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Common sizes of bathroom and water closet may be:

Bath and WC (combined): 1800mm X 1800mm to 1800mm X 2500mm

Bathroom (separate): 1200mm X 1800mm

WC (separate): 1200mm X 1200mm

Source: https://theconstructor.org/building/size-room-location-building/13269/
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STANDARD ROOM SIZES:

The standard sizes of different rooms are given below:

Foyer:

Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)

Small 6x6 1.83 × 1.83

Medium 8 x 10 2.44 × 3.05

Large 8 x 15 2.44 × 4.57

Entry Closets (24″ minimum inside dimensions):

Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)

Small 2×3 0.61 × 0.91

Medium 2×4 0.61 ×1.22

Large 2×6 0.61 × 1.83

Powder Room:

Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)

Small 4×4 1.22 × 1.22

Medium 5×5 1.52 × 1.52

Large 6×6 1.83 × 1.83

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Great Room:

Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)

Small 16 × 18 4.88 × 5.49

Medium 18 × 24 5.49 × 7.32

Large 20 × 28 6.1 × 8.53

Living Room:

Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)

Small 12 × 18 3.66 × 5.49

Medium 16 × 20 4.88 × 6.1

Large 22 × 28 6.71 × 8.53

Dining Room:

Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)

Small 10 × 12 3.04 x 3.65

Medium 12 × 16 3.65 x 4.87

Large 14 x 18 4.26 x 5.49

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Family Room:

Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)

Small 12 x 16 3.65 x 4.87

Medium 14 x 20 4.26 x 6.09

Large 16 x 24 4.87 x 7.31

Recreation Room:

Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)

Small 12 x 18 3.65 x 5.48

Medium 16 x 24 4.87 x 7.31

Large 18 x 30 5.48 x 9.14

Media Room:

Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)

Small 10 x 14 3.04 x 4.26

Medium 12 x 16 3.65 x 4.87

Large 14 x 20 4.26 x 6.09

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Kitchen:

Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)

Small 5 x 10 1.52 x 3.04

Medium 10 x 16 3.04 x 4.87

Large 12 x 20 3.65 x 6.09

Eating Area:

Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)

Small 10 x 10 3.04 x 3.04

Medium 12 x 12 3.65 x 3.65

Large 16 x 16 4.87 x 4.87

Pantry:

Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)

Small 2x2 0.61 x 0.61

Medium 3x4 0.91 x 1.22

Large 4x6 1.22 x 2.28

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Laundry:

Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)

Small 3x6 0.91 x 2.28

Medium 6x8 2.28 x 2.44

Large 8 x 10 2.44 x 3.04

Utility/Mud Room:

Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)

Small 5x6

Medium 6x8

Large 8 x 10

Rear Entry Closets (24″ minimum inside dimensions):

Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)

Small 2x3 0.61 x 0.91

Medium 2x4 0.61 x 1.22

Large 3x6 0.91 x 2.28

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Garage:

Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)

Small 12 x 20 (1 car) 3.65 x 6.09

Medium 20 x 20 (2 car) 6.0009 x 6.09

Large 24 x 24 (2 car w/storage) 7.31 x 7.31

Workshop:

Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)

Small 6x8 2.28 x 2.44

Medium 8 x 10 2.44 x 3.04

Large 12 x 16 3.65 x 4.87

Storage Room:

Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)

Small 6x6 2.28 x 2.28

Medium 8 x 10 2.44 x 3.04

Large 12 x 14 3.65 x 4.26

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Home Office/ Work Room:

Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)

Small 8 x 10 2.44 x 3.04

Medium 12 x 14 3.65 x 4.26

Large 14 x 18 4.26 x 5.48

Master Bedroom:

Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)

Small 12 x 14 3.65 x 4.26

Medium 14 x 20 4.26 x 6.10

Large 16 x 24 4.87 x 7.31

Walk-In Closets:

Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)

Small 4x6 1.22 x 1.83

Medium 6x6 1.83 x 1.83

Large 6x8 1.83 x 2.44

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Master Bathroom:

Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)

Small 6x9 1.83 x 2.74

Medium 8 x 12 2.44 x 3.65

Large 10 x 16 3.04 x 4.87

Bedroom:

Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)

Small 10 x 10 3.04 x 3.04

Medium 12 x 12 3.65 x 3.65

Large 14 x 16 4.26 x 4.87

Closets (24″ min inside dim):

Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)

Small 2x4 0.61 x 1.21

Medium 2x6 0.61 x 1.82

Large 2x8 0.61 x 2.44

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Guest Bedroom:

Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)

Small 10 x 12 3.04 x 3.65

Medium 12 x 14 3.65 x 4.27

Large 14 x 18 4.27 x 5.49

Guest Closets (24″ min inside dim):

Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)

Small 2x3 0.61 x 0.91

Medium 2x4 0.61 x 1.22

Large 2x6 0.61 x 1.83

Full Bath:

Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)

Small 6x9 1.83 x 2.74

Medium 7 x 10 2.13 x 3.04

Large 8 x 12 2.44 x 3.65

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Guest Bathroom:

Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)

Small 5x9 1.52 x 2.74

Medium 6 x 10 1.83 x 3.04

Large 7 x 12 2.14 x 3.65

Linen Closets (12″ min inside dim):

Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)

Small 1x3 0.30 x 0.91

Medium 2x4 0.61 x 1.22

Large 3x6 0.91 x 1.83

Den:

Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)

Small 5x6 1.52 x 1.83

Medium 6x8 1.83 x 2.44

Large 8 x 10 2.44 x 3.04

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Study:

Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)

Small 10 x 10 3.04 x 3.04

Medium 12 x 12 3.65 x 3.65

Large 14 x 16 4.27 x 4.87

Library:

Size Dimensions (in ft) Dimensions (in m)

Small 12 x 12 3.65 x 3.65

Medium 14 x 18 4.27 x 5.48

Large 16 x 20 4.87 x 6.10

Source: https://www.dailycivil.com/standard-room-sizes/