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Hollibugg Joined: 12 Oct 2008 Posts: 2	Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 12:11 am    Post subject: Room Size Is their a guide book or rule of thumb, to the size a room should be. For example if your house is 7,500 SF, your kitchen should be ___?____ SF. If their is not a guide book, I would love to hear some opnions on room sizes. My house is about 7500 SF finished. What would people expect for a room size for a Master bathroom? Master Closet? Kitchen? Thanks Holli
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Checkpoint43 Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 180 Location: Lexington, VA	Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 12:47 am    Post subject: Hi Hollibug Welcome to the forum. I do not know of any guide books which stipulate room size for larger houses. However, there are plenty of pre-drawn plans accessible on the internet which can give you an idea of what has been designed before. Just look for other homes in the 7500 sq ft range, and you should find plenty of good examples. Checkpoint43
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nanrehvasconez Joined: 25 Feb 2008 Posts: 329	Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 11:56 am    Post subject: The size of the rooms is not determined by the size of the house, your life style determines what your need or prefer. We have designed three bedroom homes with one car garage in as little 1200 squre feet. We have designed homes with two master bedrooms (suites), five car garages, commercial kitchen and 5000 square feet ball room, it had nooks and kitchennetts for the buttler's use. Best thing, visit a kitchen cabinet and appliance supplier and see what is in fashion and they will design your kitchen space, some times for free.
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csintexas millennium club Joined: 06 Feb 2006 Posts: 2174 Location: USA	Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 6:11 am    Post subject: We should decide on room sizes based on our needs, this also applies to house size. We should not base our house size by the need to "keep up" with others. America is facing several challenges these days. One of the biggest among them is energy independence and reduction in consumption of fossil fuels. _________________ -Chris Stewart http://bcshdb.blogspot.com > The B/CS Home Design Blog
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Hollibugg Joined: 12 Oct 2008 Posts: 2	Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 6:12 pm    Post subject: Thanks for the ideas, I spent several hours looking at floor plans.
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rrnttr Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 8	Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 4:48 am    Post subject: Room sizes There are also minimum room sizes per code.
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mortimer33 Joined: 16 Apr 2009 Posts: 6	Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:18 am    Post subject: Re: Room sizes rrnttr wrote: There are also minimum room sizes per code. Hi. Can anyone let me know where I can find more information on this? I'm in the process of design my house. Thank in advance if you can help! _________________ House Design Software
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hungryarchitect Joined: 07 Feb 2009 Posts: 22 Location: Edmonds, WA	Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 5:02 am    Post subject: Minimum Room Size information can be found in the International Residential Code (IRC). This is not rule of thumb information it is the absolute minimum allowed by law. Section 304 IRC 2006 lists the minimums as - 1 room at least 120 square feet Other habitable rooms - 70 square feet - no dimension less than 7'. The kitchen is excepted from the "Other habitable room" requirement. That's it, bathrooms, utility rooms, hallways, closets, entryways are not considered habitable rooms. _________________ Rick Anderson AIA www.hungryarchitect.com/blog
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mortimer33 Joined: 16 Apr 2009 Posts: 6	Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:24 am    Post subject: hungryarchitect wrote: Minimum Room Size information can be found in the International Residential Code (IRC). This is not rule of thumb information it is the absolute minimum allowed by law. Section 304 IRC 2006 lists the minimums as - 1 room at least 120 square feet Other habitable rooms - 70 square feet - no dimension less than 7'. The kitchen is excepted from the "Other habitable room" requirement. That's it, bathrooms, utility rooms, hallways, closets, entryways are not considered habitable rooms. Thanks mate.. It was very helpful. _________________ House Design Software
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lekizz millennium club Joined: 11 Jan 2006 Posts: 1212 Location: UK	Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:34 am    Post subject: Quote: Minimum Room Size information can be found in the International Residential Code (IRC). Presumably 'International' is another grand euphemism for 'Inter-State' or... 'United States of America'
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hungryarchitect Joined: 07 Feb 2009 Posts: 22 Location: Edmonds, WA	Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 6:23 am    Post subject: To tell you the truth I don't know why the IRC has "International" in its name. Is there a single building code you work under in the UK? _________________ Rick Anderson AIA www.hungryarchitect.com/blog
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