Selecting your House Plan room sizes

House plans begin from a single roomed unit to aunits.
bedsitter to a 1 bedroomed,2 bed roomed, 33 Bed roomed units and above are not common as
bedroomed,to more complex plans as requested byrental units due to lack of demand. Another easer
a client .method of selecting these kinds of house plans is to
Single rooms are usually a minimum of 3meters by 3search for house plans on the internet and then
meters. This size is tied to the size of an averageasking your architect to customize the plan to our
bed, 2meters by 1 meter. They are common amongarea Building Code and Kenya Local Authority
the low-income housing sector for rentals and aroundregulations.
Universities and tertiary colleges which will need toThe Kenyan Building Code describes minimum sizes
house students. These are not described in theand dimensions of habitable spaces. For bedrooms,
current Building Code as residential units however,the minimum dimensions are 2.5 meters by 2.5
some councils in Kenya such as Nakuru Municipalmeters. For Kitchens, the dimensions are 2 meters by
council have passed bye-laws allowing for approval of2.4 meters.
these units.The minimum floor to ceiling height is described as
Bedsitters are much larger; roughly 3meters by 52.35meters for a habitable space.
meters and include a larger space which fits a smallOnce all the minimum floor plan dimensions are met,
kitchenette and a living area.the house plan is approvable by the local authority.
One-bed roomed units consist of the living room,Your architect ensures that the house plan meets all
kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. They are usually atthe minimum requirements as set out in the Building
a minimum of 30 meters squared floor area. TheseCode and from here, you can describe to him any
and 2-bedroomed units are very common for rentalflamboyant shape as you may desire.