Rule of thumbMandatory
Bedroom doors connect to circulation
ADJ-BEDROOM-DOOR-01Description
Bedrooms must have a door to a hallway, foyer, or sitting area — never directly off a kitchen, dining room, garage, or another bedroom.
Why this exists
Bedrooms should never open directly into kitchens, dining, garages, or other bedrooms. They want a hallway, foyer, or sitting area buffer for sound and smell privacy.
Categories
AdjacencyBedroomPrivacy
Source
Industry consensusno manifest entry
Architectural Graphic Standards (12th Edition)
Section: Residential layout
Published 2026-05-09 · last verified 2026-05-09
Solver enforcement
The constraint solver runs check function adj-bedroom-door-01 as a hard constraint — layouts that fail are rejected outright.
Related directives
- Primary bedroom minimum size · MASTER-BEDROOM-SIZE
- Secondary bedroom minimum size · SECONDARY-BEDROOM-SIZE
- Laundry room sizing · LAUNDRY-SIZE
- Primary closet sizing · PRIMARY-CLOSET-SIZE
- Kitchen near mudroom + garage · KITCHEN-NEAR-MUDROOM
Last reviewed 2026-05-09.