The sizes of living rooms and the furniture arrangements contained within such spaces vary dramatically, depending on che size of the dwelling, the economic status and lifestyle of he user, and the relationship of the room to other areas of 1g -With regard to the luxury end of the scale, here are few limitations and no attempt has been made to dentify the endless planning options possible.There are , lowever, minimum requirements and basic planning -onsiderations that are applicable whatever the size of the pace. Minimum Requirements. \ Living room for a three -or four -bedroom dwelling unit €Equires more Space for its occupants than one for a one- or wo -bedroom dwelling unit. uxury units will necessarily need more space to ccommodate more furnishings. In any case, the minimum ving room with no dining facilities should be apsroxmately 80 ft. Fig 1#2 show 2 living rooms with typical furniture roupings.(no dining facilities). Ig 3 shows a living room with one end used for dining . This rea often is arranged n an “L” achieve greater definition or rivacy from the living activities. Dwelling units with 3 or more edroom should have separate dining rooms or clearly efined dining areas. 1 minimum width of a lig room should be | | to |2 ft.This extemely tight, however, and if at all possible the wlth ould be atleast | Aft. bau! "ca! uma arangemer ere one or two-bedoom apartment (125 168,200 o O 1yplel unite anengemen foro twee: bechooe ‘oportment (125s 208. 250%) oe fe = o Bo? nO ‘Ancle:ypical undue avangement ora tree Decioom apartment (1258 = 228 2H)LIVING ROOMS Furniture Clearances Circulation Planning consideration. Planning considerations should include adequate floor and wal space for furniture groupings, separation of traffic ways fom centers of activity, and ease of access to furniture ard wndors. Circulation within the living room should be as direst a5 possible ad yet not interfere with furniture placement. Ideally. there shoud be at ‘one end, with the remaining portion of the room a dead- end space During social activities, people tend to gather or congregate in relatively small groups. Desirable conversation distance 15 also relatnely ‘small, approximately |Oft in diameter. When the living rooms 1s combined with the dining area, the anng area should be offset into an alcove or be clearly idenbhes a5 an entity in itself.gure 5 to 10 show vanous groupings and related earances.Figure 5 shows that a space! 2 ft 6 inx 15 ft in rould be provided in order dto accommodate seating for five ound a 5G- in-ciameter cccktail table arrangement shown in 4.6 requires a space at least || ftO nx 16 ft O in. figure 7 iggests that a space at least 12 fF nx 13 3 nis quired to accommodate a grouping to seat six or seven erson, While fig.8 indicates that a comer arrangement for two requires a space atleast 6 ft 3inx 6 ft Gin. When planning furniture arrangements, allowances for earances should take into account the human dimensions a5 ell, as illustrated in Figs. S and 10. t should be noted that these diagrams are not intended as odels for complete living room layouts. They are intended only 5 guidelines dto illustrate minimum clearances for preliminary lanning purposes. Furniture Uicatanco> fig.10Furniture Clearances Spatial Characterisiics and Arrangement Requirements Each liming unit should contars space for the purpose of dining. This area may be compbaned with the living room or kitchen, or it may be a separete room. Criterion The amount of space allocated to dining should be based on the number of person to be served and the proper circulation space.Appropriate space should be provided for the storage of china and large dining articles, either in the dinng area itself or in the adjacent kitchen. Space for accommodating tne following sizes of tables and chairs in the dining area shoud be provided, according to the intended occupancy, as show: | or 2 persons: 2 ft 6inX2 ft Gin 4 person : 2 ft Gin X32 in 6 peerson: 3 ft 4m X40 in or 4 ft O iround 8 peerson: 3 ft 4nXGitO in or 4 ft O m X4 ft On 10 peerson: 3 ft 4nX8ttO nor 4 f£O m XG On 12 peerson: 4 tO m X6ft On Dining chairs : | ft 6m XI ft 6 in Peete Butfer or storage unit: | 6 inX 3 ft Gin Figures | to 6 show the minum requirements of the U.S. seed. eee ee 8€ siZ€ OF tne Inalviaual cating Space on Une Lapie SnOUIG De sed on a frontage of 24 in and an area of approximately 2 >. In addition, table space should be large encugh to commodate serving dishes. ssireable room for seatng 5 a clear 42 in all around the ning table. The following mimimum clearances from the edge of e table should be provided: 32 in for chairs plus access and sage, 42 in for serving from behind chair, 24 in for ssage only, 48 in from table to base cabinet ( in kitchen). siang the separate dinng “oom, provision swhould be made - circulation through the room in addition to space for dining. e location of the dining area in the kitchen 1s desirable for rall house and small apartrrents.This preeference appears to em from two needs: (1) housekeeping advantages: (2) the ning table in the kitchen provides a meetings place for the ly.Where. only one dining location 1s feasible, locating e dining table in the living room 1s not recommended.Figures & d 9 shows clearances and room sizes for various dining rangements.Since these date comes from two sources, there sy be slight dispantties in suggested dimension for similar ditions. Since these illustrations are intended only as delines for preliminary planning purposes, either set of any Ferg dimensions can be ised. xr ARSC Ao BARING uae oroDINING ROOMS Furniture Clearances ‘Kaning room tor 12 hotter ay et 1 ep A we abe cm. ‘Jerssace wenn Be chase ps om (Siva on be ner sot de oe 36 pe pein. Be Sirvn pace setng ome Won cust, ona OAT finde bens eye ‘Nrimurm wie tor table and ners. 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Ideally, the recommented minimum bedroom size should BE 10 ft On X123 ft O in exclusive of closets, While the recommended minimum size for a larger bedroom or master bedroom should be 12 ft O nX 16 ft O 1n exclusive of COS A larger proportion of the bedroom floor area 1s ocupied PY furniture than is the case with any other room: windows and doors account for a large percentage of the wall and partition space. These two factors complicate the planning fo bedrooms especially when the rooms are small. reas Because of the room layout, some bedrooms with smaller 4! better meet the needs than larger ones. The locations of od doors,windows, and closed must be properly planned to ON - the best placement of the bed and other furnitures. Pavacy, both visual and sound, are desirable for the bedrO™- children’s bedrooms should be located away fron the living room, because conversation in the living room prevents thé children from sleeping. closets should be used between all bedrooms wherever possible.Bovnveuiviv Furniture Clearances and Arrangements TWIN BED - SEPARATED bs Furniture Clearances and Arrangements Each child needs a space that 1s his or her own to develop a sense of responsibility and a respect for the property rights others.The ideal plan would provide a bedroom for each child but since this 1s not always possible, there should be a bed f each. The minimum room width shall be cetermined by the space required for the bed, actiuty space, and any furniture facing the bed. Widths less than 9ft will usually require extra area t« accomodate comparable furniture. Aside from sleeping , the Bedroom is the center of dressing and undressing atiuties. An interrelationship exits between dressing, storage of clothes, and the bedroom. Inevitably, in a small apartment, it 1s not only economical but necessary to plan the use of the bedroom for more than one activity. Its essential to incorporate in the bedroom other functions such as relaxation, work, or entertainment. A master bedroom should accomodate at least one double t Aft Gin X Gft Gin or two single beds 3ft Zin X ft Gin in each,one cnb 2it 4in X I ft 5in if necessary , one dresser 2 Gin X lft 10m, one chest of drawers 2 ft 6 in Xift 1Oin , ¢ or two chairs Ift 6 inXIft Gin each, two night tables, and possibly a small desk or table | ft Gin X 3ft O in. Fig | to 3 illustrate three configurations ane the furnture clearances a1 room sizes required. Ample storage is essential . Each bedroom requires atleast clothes closet. For mastes bedrooms , atleast 5 linear ft of closet lenath is needed. For secondary bedrooms , atleast