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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 · 3 room types

Cole Residence Hallroom dimensions.

3 room types at University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, WI, 3 with dimensions published by the university. Use them to plan the room to scale before move-in.

  • Single Room · 14.5 × 10.3 ft
  • Double Room · 15.9 × 10.7 ft
  • Quad Room · 29.3 × 18.4 ft
  • Twin XL beds

Floor plans · all 3 rooms at the same scale

Three room types,drawn to scale.

  • Single Room · Sleeps 1

    14.5 × 10.3 ft

    149 sq ft · Twin XL

    Plan this room
    14.5 ft10.3 ftBEDDESKDRESSER
    Pieces placed where a typical layout puts them1 square = 1 ft
  • Double Room · Sleeps 2

    15.9 × 10.7 ft

    169 sq ft · Twin XL

    Plan this room
    15.9 ft10.7 ftBEDBEDDRESSERDRESSERDESKDESK
    Pieces placed where a typical layout puts them1 square = 1 ft
  • Quad Room · Sleeps 4

    29.3 × 18.4 ft

    539 sq ft · Twin XL

    Plan this room
    29.3 ft18.4 ftBEDBEDBEDBEDDRESSERDRESSERDRESSERDRESSERDESKDESKDESKDESK
    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 Room · 149 sq ft35 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 114 sq ft open
  • Double Room · 169 sq ft71 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 98 sq ft open
  • Quad Room · 539 sq ft142 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 397 sq ft open

Cole Residence Hall,furnished.

Measurements as published for this building. How we measure