Habitable Rooms

Height

      The height of all rooms for human habitation shall not be less than 2.75 m measured from the surface of the floor to the lowest point of the ceiling (bottom of slab). In the case of pitched roof, the average height of rooms shall not be less than 2.75 m. The minimum clear head room under a beam, folded plates or eaves shall be 2.4 m. In the case of air-conditioned rooms, a height of not less than 2.4 m measured from the surface of the floor to the lowest point of air-conditioning duct or the false ceiling shall be provided. The above  requirements apply to residential, business and mercantile buildings. For educational and industrial buildings, the following minimum requirements apply:

a) Educational Buildings Ceiling height 3.6 m for all regions; in cold regions, 3 m
b) Industrial Buildings Ceiling height 3.6 m, except when air-conditioned, 3 m
(For Factory seperate rules therein shall govern such heights, where applicable, with their respective country codes).

Size

      The area of habitable room shall not be less than 9.5 m2, where there is only one room with a minimum width of 2.4 m. Where there are two rooms, one of these shall not be less than 9.5 m2 and the other not less than 7.5 m2, with a minimum width of 2.1 m.