Creating More Room: Decoding The Concept Of Half BHK

In times where cities are congested and dwelling spaces are becoming smaller. To make the most of the available space, the concept of half bedroom gained traction. A concept, which was first adopted in the West is now slowly gaining popularity in Indian cities as well.

It has been observed that the balconies of 1BHK apartments in Mumbai are now being converted into a bedroom, by moving a wall and taking up extra space from the hall. Now, developers themselves are incorporating these changes and tailor-making apartments to suit the needs of home buyers.

What is a half bedroom?

A half bedroom is a utility room that does not include an attached bathroom and might or might not have windows or other amenities common in a bedroom. In many cases, the length and breadth of a half bedroom might be around 10 feet each. However, there is no specific definition as even luxury homes have the option of a half bedroom. The room size can be bigger in this case.

There are times when families need an extra room, which provides them private space. A half bedroom is also popular as a bedroom or a playroom for kids (or game room for adults), or even a study.

Moreover, families which cannot allocate an extra bedroom as a guest room also prefer a multi-utility room, which can double up as one with a sofa bed.

Is 2.5BHK bigger than the traditional 2BHK?

An extra room in a 2BHK apartment does not mean that it is bigger in size than the 2BHK apartment. In fact, a half bedroom is mostly added by the developer on request by the home buyer. Other homes in the same building might be the standard 2BHK apartment.

Nowadays, families are doing away with either a terrace or a portion of their hall in order to convert it into an extra room to accommodate more.

The trend of half bedroom is gaining popularity in luxury segment as well. The developers are offering the options of a 3.5BHK apartment and even, 4.5BHK apartment. In case of large homes with a bigger carpet area, a number of developers utilise the extra space better, in the form of another room, which will increase its marketability. In many normal situations, architects also cut away passageways to incorporate bigger bedrooms or a half bedroom.