Dining Room

The dining facilities designed for a residence

depend greatly on the dining habits of the
occupants. The dining room may be large and
formal, or the dining area may consist of a dining
alcove. It may also be a breakfast nook in the
kitchen. Large homes may contain dining facilities

Function:
The function of a dining area is to provide a
place for the family to gather for breakfast
lunch, or dinner in both casual and formal
situation. When possible, separate dining area
potentially capable of seating from 8 to 12
persons for dinner should be provited in
addition to breakfast od dinette facilities
Location:
Dining facilities may be located in many differen

Regardless of the exact position of the dinin

If dining facilities are not lo

The near
The area between the living room and the di
levels or by dividing the rooms with common ha
nt are, depending on the capacity needed and the type of
posibble. Open-are dining facilities are
ng area, it must be placed adjacent to the kitchen. The id
from direct
ocated in the living room, they should be located next to i
rness of the dining room to the kitchen and the living are
ning room may be entirely open, partially baffled or com
alf walls, as shown in Fig. 7-3. Another method of separa
dining a
 Furniture :
the dining room should be pianned to accommodate
Dining-room furniture may include an expandable ta
chairs, arm-chairs, buffet, server or serving cart, china
serving bar, in most situations, a rectangular dining ro
accommdate the furniture better than a square room,
shows a typical furniture placement for a dining room
Regardless of the furniture arrangement, a minimum
2’(610 millimeters, or mm) should be allowed betwee
the wall or other furniture when the chair is pulled to
position. This allowance will permit serving traffic be
and will permit entrance to and exit from the table wi
difficulty. A distance of 27 inches, or 27” (690 mm),
should be allowed at the table. This spacing is accom
allowing 27” (690 mm) from the centerline of one ch
centerline of another, as shown n fig. 7-9.
A dining room that would accommodate the minimu
furniture--- a table, four chairs, and a buffet---- wou
approximately 10’ x 12’ (3 m x 3.7 m). A minimum-s
f plan. In the closed plan, a separate dining room is usally
sometimes provided in the kitchen or the living room.
deal dining location is one that requires few steps from th
view from the dining area.
it. Family and guests normally enter the dining room fro
ea . the dining room in the closed plan shown in FIG. 7-
mpletely closed off. Sometimesm the separation of the din
ating the dining area in an open plan is through the use o
area shown in Fig. 7-5.
 Size And Shape:
the furniture. The size and shape of the d
able, side are determined by the siz
a closet, and
family, the size and am
oom will
furniture, and the clearance
Figure 7-8
m.
areas between pieces of furn
m space of dining area should be plann
en a chair and largest group that will d
o the out regulary. There is little adv
ehind chairs
having a dining-room ta
without
expands, if the room is n
per person
mplished by
enough to accommodate the
hair to the One advantage of the open
the dining facilities can be e
um amount of an unlimited manner into
uld be
area, as shown in Fig 7-7
sized
living area temporarily beco
 living area temporarily beco

y provided, in an open plan, many different dining locatio

he kitchen to the dining table. How ever, the preparation

om the living room and use both rooms jointly.

- 2 is located in this manner
ning room and the living room is accomplished by differe
of partial partitions, as shown in Fig. 7-4, the completely
 : Lighting:
dining area Controlled lighting can greatly
ze of the dining room. General illumina
mount of intensified can provide the righ
s and traffic occasion. Lighting is control
niture. The commonly known as a dimmer
ned for the illumintion, local lighting shou
dine in it either by a direct ceiling spotl
vantage in (fig, 7-6). A hanging lamp can
able that dining lighting and up for gen
not large dining lighting and up for gen
e expansion. dining facilities a
plan is that
expanded in
the living
. Thus, the
omes part of
omes part of

Decor:
The décor of the dining room s
the house. Floor, wail, and ceil
same in the dining area as in the
ons are
or a dining patio is used, its deco

n of food dining area is viewed

If semi-isolation is desired
used effectively. These dividers
walls, half walls of brick or ston
ent floor grillwo
y open
y enchance the decor of the
ation that can be subdued or
ht atmosphere for almost any
lled by a rheostat, which is
r swit. In addition to general
uld be provided for the table
light or by a hanging lamp
n be adjusted down for local
neral illumination when the
neral illumination when the
are not in use.
should blend with the rest of
ling treatment should be the
e living area, if a dining porch
or. This is because the outside
d from the inside.
, partial divider walls can be
s may be planter walls, glass
e, paneled walls, fireplaces or
ork.