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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.

UW-Madison · Residence hall · 5 room types

Adams Residence Hallroom dimensions.

5 room types at University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, WI, 5 with dimensions published by the university. Use them to plan the room to scale before move-in.

  • Single Type A · 10.1 × 9.5 ft
  • Single Type B · 10.1 × 9.7 ft
  • Double Type A · 16.8 × 9.6 ft
  • Twin XL beds

Floor plans · all 5 rooms at the same scale

Five room types,drawn to scale.

  • Single Type A · Sleeps 1

    10.1 × 9.5 ft

    96 sq ft · Twin XL

    Plan this room
    10.1 ft9.5 ftBEDDESKDRESSER
    Pieces placed where a typical layout puts them1 square = 1 ft
  • Single Type B · Sleeps 1

    10.1 × 9.7 ft

    97 sq ft · Twin XL

    Plan this room
    10.1 ft9.7 ftBEDDESKDRESSER
    Pieces placed where a typical layout puts them1 square = 1 ft
  • Double Type A · Sleeps 2

    16.8 × 9.6 ft

    160 sq ft · Twin XL

    Plan this room
    16.8 ft9.6 ftBEDBEDDRESSERDRESSERDESKDESK
    Pieces placed where a typical layout puts them1 square = 1 ft
  • Double Type B · Sleeps 2

    16.8 × 9.7 ft

    162 sq ft · Twin XL

    Plan this room
    16.8 ft9.7 ftBEDBEDDRESSERDRESSERDESKDESK
    Pieces placed where a typical layout puts them1 square = 1 ft
  • Triple (two-room) · Sleeps 3

    13.8 × 11.5 ft

    160 sq ft · Twin XL

    Plan this room
    13.8 ft11.5 ftBEDBEDDESKDESKDESKDRESSERDRESSERDRESSER
    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.

  • Single Type A · 96 sq ft35 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 61 sq ft open
  • Single Type B · 97 sq ft35 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 62 sq ft open
  • Double Type A · 160 sq ft71 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 89 sq ft open
  • Double Type B · 162 sq ft71 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 91 sq ft open
  • Triple (two-room) · 160 sq ft85 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 75 sq ft open

Adams Residence Hall,furnished.

Measurements as published for this building. How we measure