# rooms (space)

a bounded part of a place that has a space for people

- Computed level: L7 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: rooms

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [boundary](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-boundary.limit), [part](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-part.relation), [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent), [people](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-people.social)

**Through:** The boundary limits a part of a place and the part has a space.

**Novel properties:**
- designated occupancy
- social containment
- intended habitation

## Examples
- The International Space Station's Node 1 module provides a pressurized volume where astronauts live and work. *(engineering)*
- In 1971, prisoners in Attica Correctional Facility occupied cell block D during a four-day uprising. *(institutions)*
- The 17th-century Salon de Venus in the Palace of Versailles hosted court gatherings under gilded ceilings. *(history)*

## Used by
- [gallery](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-gallery.space) (L11)
- [hotel](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-hotel.lodging) (L10)
- [house](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-house.dwelling) (L8)
- [inn](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-inn.lodging) (L17)
- [library](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-library.information) (L18)
- [office](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-office.workplace) (L8)

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