A common room is a type of shared
lounge, most often found in
halls of residence or
dormitories, at (for example)
universities
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which ...
,
colleges
A college (Latin: ''collegium'') is an educational institution or a University system, constituent part of one. A college may be a academic degree, degree-awarding Tertiary education, tertiary educational institution, a part of a coll ...
,
military bases,
hospitals
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,
rest homes,
hostels, and even minimum-security
prisons
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.
They are generally connected to several private rooms, and may incorporate a
bathroom. They may also be found in
secondary schools and
sixth form colleges
A sixth form college is an educational institution, where students aged 16 to 19 typically study for advanced school-level qualifications, such as A Levels, Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC) and the International Baccalaureate Dip ...
.
Regular features include
couch
A couch, also known as a sofa, settee, or chesterfield, is a cushioned item of furniture for seating multiple people (although it is not uncommon for a single person to use a couch alone). It is commonly found in the form of a bench with u ...
es,
television
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s,
coffee tables, and other generic lounge
furniture
Furniture refers to movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating (e.g., stools, chairs, and sofas), eating ( tables), storing items, eating and/or working with an item, and sleeping (e.g., beds and hammocks) ...
for socializing.
Depending on its location and purpose of use, a common room may be known by another name. For instance, in
mental hospital
Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental health hospitals, behavioral health hospitals, are hospitals or wards specializing in the treatment of severe mental disorders, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, dissociati ...
s, where access is usually restricted to the daytime hours, this type of room is often called a "day room".
In Singapore, the term usually refers to a
bedroom without attached bathroom in an
HDB apartment unit.
File:Common Room at I.I.T. Delhi.jpg, alt=Common Room at IIT Delhi, Common room from Karakoram Hostel, I.I.T. Delhi
File:Kesgrave Hall School (Boys Common Room) - geograph.org.uk - 473960.jpg, Boys Common Room at Kesgrave Hall School, United Kingdom
File:Dialynas Hall common room.jpg, alt=Room in Dialynas Hall with sofas, a coffee table, a refrigerator, and plants. There is light streaming through two open windows, a warm earth-toned color palette, and an exposed concrete column., Private common room in a residential suite at Pomona College
Pomona College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Claremont, California. It was established in 1887 by a group of Congregationalists who wanted to recreate a "college of the New England type" in Southern California. In 1925, it beca ...
in California
See also
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Common Room (university)
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Student lounge
References
External links
Rooms
Educational environment
School terminology
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