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Alabama · Residence hall · 3 room types

Burke Hallroom dimensions.

3 room types at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL, 3 with dimensions published by the university. Use them to plan the room to scale before move-in.

  • Double Room · 15.8 × 10.2 ft
  • Single Room (Burke West only) · 15.8 × 10.2 ft
  • Double bedroom in 2- or 3-bedroom suite · 15.8 × 10.2 ft
  • Twin beds

Floor plans · all 3 rooms at the same scale

Three room types,drawn to scale.

  • Double Room · Sleeps 2

    15.8 × 10.2 ft

    161 sq ft · Twin

    Plan this room
    15.8 ft10.2 ftBEDBEDDRESSERDRESSERDESKDESK
    Pieces placed where a typical layout puts them1 square = 1 ft
  • Single Room (Burke West only) · Sleeps 1

    15.8 × 10.2 ft

    161 sq ft · Twin

    Plan this room
    15.8 ft10.2 ftBEDDESKDRESSER
    Pieces placed where a typical layout puts them1 square = 1 ft
  • Double bedroom in 2- or 3-bedroom suite · Sleeps 2

    15.8 × 10.2 ft

    161 sq ft · Twin

    Plan this room
    15.8 ft10.2 ftBEDBEDDRESSERDRESSERDESKDESK
    Pieces placed where a typical layout puts them1 square = 1 ft

Standard furniture footprints

What's alreadyin the room.

  • Bed · Twin3.17′ × 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.

  • Double Room · 161 sq ft71 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 90 sq ft open
  • Single Room (Burke West only) · 161 sq ft35 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 126 sq ft open
  • Double bedroom in 2- or 3-bedroom suite · 161 sq ft71 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 90 sq ft open

Burke Hall,furnished.

Measurements as published for this building. How we measure