Habitable Rooms

Author: Brian November 6, 2013

What is a Habitable Room?

You see the phase in several planning and building documents with regard to things like Ceiling Height (see Room Height) and  Overlooking.

Well according to the Building Code of Australia (BCA)

A Habitable Room is ” A room used for normal domestic activities”

Habitable Rooms Include: 

• Living / Lounge / Family rooms
• Bedrooms
• Television Room/Home Theater
• Kitchen
• Dining Room
• Sewing Room/Study
• Music Room
• Playroom/Family Room
• Sunroom

Habitable Room Normally Excludes:

• Bathrooms / Ensuites / Toilets
• Laundry/Clothes Drying Room
• Pantry
• Walk-in Wardrobe
• Corridor/Hallway/Lobby
• and “Other spaces of a specialised nature occupied neither frequently nor for extended periods.”

Also see  Overlooking