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| + | A '''room''', in [[architecture]], is any distinguishable space within a structure. Most typically a room is separated by interior walls from other spaces or [[passage (architecture)|passageway]]s; moreover, it is separated by an exterior wall from outdoor areas, sometimes with a [[door]]. | ||
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| + | ==Historical room types== | ||
| + | In early structures, diverse room types could be identified to include [[bedroom]]s, [[kitchen]]s, [[bathroom|bathing room]]s, reception rooms and other specialized uses. Ancient [[Rome]] manifested very complex building forms with a variety of room types, including some of the earliest examples of rooms for indoor bathing. At the Akrotiri site rooms were sometimes built above other rooms connected by [[staircase]]s. The [[Anasazi]] civilization also had an early complex development of room structures, probably the oldest in [[North America]], while the [[Maya]]ns of [[Central America]] had very advanced room configurations as early as several hundred AD. By at least the early [[Han Dynasty]] in China (e.g. approximately 200 BC) complex multi-level building forms emerged, particularly for religious and public purposes; these designs featured many roomed structures and included vertical connections of rooms. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Entryway]] | ||
| + | *[[Great hall]] | ||
| + | *[[Classroom]] | ||
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| *''[[A Journey around my Room]]'' | *''[[A Journey around my Room]]'' | ||
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A room, in architecture, is any distinguishable space within a structure. Most typically a room is separated by interior walls from other spaces or passageways; moreover, it is separated by an exterior wall from outdoor areas, sometimes with a door.
Historical room types
In early structures, diverse room types could be identified to include bedrooms, kitchens, bathing rooms, reception rooms and other specialized uses. Ancient Rome manifested very complex building forms with a variety of room types, including some of the earliest examples of rooms for indoor bathing. At the Akrotiri site rooms were sometimes built above other rooms connected by staircases. The Anasazi civilization also had an early complex development of room structures, probably the oldest in North America, while the Mayans of Central America had very advanced room configurations as early as several hundred AD. By at least the early Han Dynasty in China (e.g. approximately 200 BC) complex multi-level building forms emerged, particularly for religious and public purposes; these designs featured many roomed structures and included vertical connections of rooms.
See also
Namesakes
- A Journey around my Room
- Room 101
- Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key
- A Room with a View (film)
- The Bed-Sitting Room
- Room at the Top (novel)
