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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.

Northwestern · Residence hall · 2 room types

Elder Hallroom dimensions.

2 room types at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, 2 with dimensions published by the university. Use them to plan the room to scale before move-in.

  • Single Room · 15.3 × 11.7 ft
  • Double Room · 15.3 × 11.7 ft
  • Twin XL beds

Floor plans · both rooms at the same scale

Two room types,drawn to scale.

  • Single Room · Sleeps 1

    15.3 × 11.7 ft

    178 sq ft · Twin XL

    Plan this room
    15.3 ft11.7 ftBEDDESKDRESSER
    Pieces placed where a typical layout puts them1 square = 1 ft
  • Double Room · Sleeps 2

    15.3 × 11.7 ft

    178 sq ft · Twin XL

    Plan this room
    15.3 ft11.7 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.

  • Single Room · 178 sq ft35 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 143 sq ft open
  • Double Room · 178 sq ft71 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 107 sq ft open

Elder Hall,furnished.

Measurements as published for this building. How we measure