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A white clay model of a furnished dorm room with two beds, two desks and dressers, its walls edged in blue.

Harvard University · Residence hall · 3 room types

North Hall (Law School)room dimensions.

3 room types at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA, 3 with dimensions published by the university. Use them to plan the room to scale before move-in.

  • Small Single · 16 × 11.5 ft
  • Standard Single · 17 × 13.5 ft
  • Large Single · 18 × 15.5 ft
  • Twin XL beds

Floor plans · all 3 rooms at the same scale

Three room types,drawn to scale.

  • Small Single · Sleeps 1

    16 × 11.5 ft

    186 sq ft · Twin XL

    Plan this room
    16 ft11.5 ftBEDDESKDRESSER
    Pieces placed where a typical layout puts them1 square = 1 ft
  • Standard Single · Sleeps 1

    17 × 13.5 ft

    230 sq ft · Twin XL

    Plan this room
    17 ft13.5 ftBEDDESKDRESSER
    Pieces placed where a typical layout puts them1 square = 1 ft
  • Large Single · Sleeps 1

    18 × 15.5 ft

    287 sq ft · Twin XL

    Plan this room
    18 ft15.5 ftBEDDESKDRESSER
    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 · 186 sq ft35 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 151 sq ft open
  • Standard Single · 230 sq ft35 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 195 sq ft open
  • Large Single · 287 sq ft35 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 252 sq ft open

North Hall (Law School),furnished.

Measurements as published for this building. How we measure