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Harvard University · Residence hall · 4 room types

First-Year & Undergraduate Housesroom dimensions.

4 room types at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA, 4 with dimensions published by the university. Use them to plan the room to scale before move-in.

  • Small Single (Suite Bedroom) · 11.5 × 9.5 ft
  • Standard / Medium Single · 12.5 × 11.5 ft
  • Large Single / Master Bedroom · 14.5 × 12.5 ft
  • Twin XL beds
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Floor plans · all 4 rooms at the same scale

Four room types,drawn to scale.

  • Small Single (Suite Bedroom) · Sleeps 1

    11.5 × 9.5 ft

    110 sq ft · Twin XL

    Plan this room
    11.5 ft9.5 ftBEDDESKDRESSER
    Pieces placed where a typical layout puts them1 square = 1 ft

  • Standard / Medium Single · Sleeps 1

    12.5 × 11.5 ft

    145 sq ft · Twin XL

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

  • Large Single / Master Bedroom · Sleeps 1

    14.5 × 12.5 ft

    185 sq ft · Twin XL

    Plan this room
    14.5 ft12.5 ftBEDDESKDRESSER
    Pieces placed where a typical layout puts them1 square = 1 ft

  • Double Room (Two Beds) · Sleeps 2

    17 × 13 ft

    220 sq ft · Twin XL

    Plan this room
    17 ft13 ftBEDBEDDESKDESKDRESSERDRESSER
    Pieces placed where a typical layout puts them1 square = 1 ft

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.

  • Small Single (Suite Bedroom) · 110 sq ft35 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 75 sq ft open
  • Standard / Medium Single · 145 sq ft35 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 110 sq ft open
  • Large Single / Master Bedroom · 185 sq ft35 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 150 sq ft open
  • Double Room (Two Beds) · 220 sq ft71 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 149 sq ft open

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First-Year & Undergraduate Houses,furnished.

Measurements as published for this building. How we measure

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