A common room or student lounge is a type of shared lounge, most often found in halls of residence or dormitories, at universities, colleges, and sometimes military bases, hospitals, rest homes, hostels, and minimum-security prisons. They are often found in secondary schools and sixth form colleges, where they are designed to give students a space for relaxation and study.
Regular features include couches, televisions, coffee tables, and other generic lounge furniture for socializing. Depending on its location and purpose of use, a common room may be known by another name. For instance, in mental hospitals, 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.
A 2003 study on the success of female physics majors found that the existence of a well-maintained student lounge was a marker of high success rates. Several studies conducted regarding gossip patterns have chosen the student lounge as an excellent choice for an unregulated environment.CAMPBELL LEAPERAND, HEITHRE HOLLIDAY (1995) Gossip in same-gender and cross-gender friends' conversations Personal Relationships 2 (3), 237–246. It has been noted that distance-learning courses should strive to provide a similar environment for casual conversation. The University of Texas held a contest to design its student lounges.Design your student lounge, UTSOA, access date June 10, 2008 The design of some student lounges have even won awards for the architects for their creations.Robinson’s Design for MUP/MUD Student Lounge Among AIA Award Winners, TCAUP, access date June 10, 2008
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See also Common area Common room (university)
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