Space and the home Sitting, sleeping, studying, cooking, bathing, washing, entertainment, etc., are the major activities to be carried out in the home. To conduct each of these activities and the actions that may follow them, usually specific areas are identified in the home. Wherever there is space available, specified rooms are built to carry out such activities. Most urban middle Socio-economic Status (SES) homes are likely to have sitting room/area, bed room/rooms, kitchen, store room, bathroom and toilet, verandah/ courtyard (optional).
Besides the above, some homes may additionally have other rooms like dining room, study room, entertainment room, dressing room, guest room, children’s room, garage (for scooter, car), stairs, passages, puja room, garden, terrace, etc. Let us learn, how to plan spaces? Make a list of different rooms/areas in your house and the activities carried out in each of these. For example– Rooms Activities Kitchen Cooking