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MIT · Residence hall · 3 room types

Burton-Conner Houseroom dimensions.

3 room types at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA, 3 with dimensions published by the university. Use them to plan the room to scale before move-in.

  • Suite Single Room · 11.5 × 10 ft
  • Suite Double Room · 15 × 13 ft
  • Suite Triple Room · 18 × 15 ft
  • Twin XL beds

Floor plans · all 3 rooms at the same scale

Three room types,drawn to scale.

  • Suite Single Room · Sleeps 1

    11.5 × 10 ft

    115 sq ft · Twin XL

    Plan this room
    11.5 ft10 ftBEDDESKDRESSER
    Pieces placed where a typical layout puts them1 square = 1 ft
  • Suite Double Room · Sleeps 2

    15 × 13 ft

    195 sq ft · Twin XL

    Plan this room
    15 ft13 ftBEDBEDDESKDESKDRESSERDRESSER
    Pieces placed where a typical layout puts them1 square = 1 ft
  • Suite Triple Room · Sleeps 3

    18 × 15 ft

    270 sq ft · Twin XL

    Plan this room
    18 ft15 ftBEDBEDBEDDRESSERDRESSERDRESSERDESKDESKDESK
    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′
  • Dresser2.5′ × 2′
  • Desk3.5′ × 2′
  • Desk chair1.5′ × 1.5′

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.

  • Suite Single Room · 115 sq ft35 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 80 sq ft open
  • Suite Double Room · 195 sq ft71 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 124 sq ft open
  • Suite Triple Room · 270 sq ft106 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 164 sq ft open

Burton-Conner House,furnished.

Measurements as published for this building. How we measure