Room

In a building or a ship, a room is any enclosed space within a number of walls to which entry is possible only via a door or other dividing structure.

The size, fixtures, furnishings, and sometimes placement of the room within the building or ship (or sometimes a train) support the activity to be conducted in it.

The aforementioned Akrotiri excavations reveal rooms sometimes built above other rooms connected by staircases, bathrooms with alabaster appliances such as washbasins, bathing tubs, and toilets, all connected to an elaborate twin plumbing systems of ceramic pipes for cold and hot water separately.

The Anasazi civilization also had an early complex development of room structures, probably the oldest in North America, while the Maya of Central America had very advanced room configurations as early as several hundred AD.

Some rooms were specially designed to support the work of the household, such as kitchens, pantries, and root cellars, all of which were intended for the preparation and storage of food.

The public equivalent is the restroom, which usually features a toilet and handwashing facilities, but not usually a shower or a bathtub.

[3] The toilet, often a simple pit latrine, was put in an outhouse or privy, to keep the smell and insects away from the main house.

A variety of room types have been distinguished over time, the main purpose of which was socializing with other people.

[3] In the United Kingdom, many houses are built to contain a box-room (box room or boxroom) that is easily identifiable, being smaller than the others.

En-suite rooms for students are intended to provide study space and a peaceful environment.