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UW-Madison · Residence hall · 4 room types

Witte Residence Hallroom dimensions.

4 room types at University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, WI, 4 with dimensions published by the university. Use them to plan the room to scale before move-in.

  • Single Room · 15.5 × 12 ft
  • Double (rooms -20/-70) · 15.5 × 10.8 ft
  • Window Double (floors 2-10) · 15.8 × 12 ft
  • Twin XL beds

Floor plans · all 4 rooms at the same scale

Four room types,drawn to scale.

  • Single Room · Sleeps 1

    15.5 × 12 ft

    186 sq ft · Twin XL

    Plan this room
    15.5 ft12 ftBEDDESKDRESSER
    Pieces placed where a typical layout puts them1 square = 1 ft
  • Double (rooms -20/-70) · Sleeps 2

    15.5 × 10.8 ft

    167 sq ft · Twin XL

    Plan this room
    15.5 ft10.8 ftBEDBEDDESKDESKDRESSERDRESSER
    Pieces placed where a typical layout puts them1 square = 1 ft
  • Window Double (floors 2-10) · Sleeps 2

    15.8 × 12 ft

    190 sq ft · Twin XL

    Plan this room
    15.8 ft12 ftBEDBEDDESKDESKDRESSERDRESSER
    Pieces placed where a typical layout puts them1 square = 1 ft
  • Double (floor 11) · Sleeps 2

    15.5 × 10.6 ft

    164 sq ft · Twin XL

    Plan this room
    15.5 ft10.6 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 · 186 sq ft35 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 151 sq ft open
  • Double (rooms -20/-70) · 167 sq ft71 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 96 sq ft open
  • Window Double (floors 2-10) · 190 sq ft71 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 119 sq ft open
  • Double (floor 11) · 164 sq ft71 sq ft of standard furnitureabout 93 sq ft open

Witte Residence Hall,furnished.

Measurements as published for this building. How we measure