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Columbia University · Residence hall · 3 room types

McBain Hallroom dimensions.

3 room types at Columbia University in New York, NY, 3 with dimensions published by the university. Use them to plan the room to scale before move-in.

  • Single Room · 12 × 10 ft
  • Double (Street-facing / Large) · 16.5 × 13 ft
  • Double (Shaft-facing / Small) · 13.5 × 11.5 ft
  • Twin XL beds

Floor plans · all 3 rooms at the same scale

Three room types,drawn to scale.

  • Single Room · Sleeps 1

    12 × 10 ft

    120 sq ft · Twin XL

    Plan this room
    12 ft10 ftBEDDESKDRESSER
    Pieces placed where a typical layout puts them1 square = 1 ft
  • Double (Street-facing / Large) · Sleeps 2

    16.5 × 13 ft

    214 sq ft · Twin XL

    Plan this room
    16.5 ft13 ftBEDBEDDESKDESKDRESSERDRESSER
    Pieces placed where a typical layout puts them1 square = 1 ft
  • Double (Shaft-facing / Small) · Sleeps 2

    13.5 × 11.5 ft

    155 sq ft · Twin XL

    Plan this room
    13.5 ft11.5 ftBEDBEDDESKDESKDRESSERDRESSER
    Pieces placed where a typical layout puts them1 square = 1 ft

Around McBain Hall

Walk timesfrom your door.

  1. Butler LibraryLibrary4 min

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Standard furniture footprints

What's alreadyin the room.

  • Bed · Twin XL3.17′ × 6.67′
  • Desk3.5′ × 2′
  • Desk chair1.5′ × 1.5′
  • Dresser2.5′ × 2′

The built-in pieces the layouts plan around, at the sizes we use for fit checks. All drawn at the same scale · 20 px per ft

Open floor,once it's all in.

Our estimate from the footprints above, one of each piece per person. For most furnished singles and doubles, a 5 × 7 rug fits the open floor better than a larger size.

  • Single Room · 120 sq ft35 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 85 sq ft open
  • Double (Street-facing / Large) · 214 sq ft71 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 143 sq ft open
  • Double (Shaft-facing / Small) · 155 sq ft71 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 84 sq ft open

McBain Hall,furnished.

Measurements as published for this building. How we measure