Abstract
This paper aims to clarify the characteristics on the dwelling spaces and composition of rooms of newly built, detached housing in prefectural government cities in South Kyusyu region, that is, Miyazaki and Kagoshima City. Main conclusions are as follows; 1. Typical site areas are 150 to 300 m^2 in Miyazaki City, and are 150 to 250 m^2 in Kagoshima City. 2. Typical areas of floor spaces are 100 to 140 m^2 in Miyazaki City and are 80 to 120 m^2 in Kagoshima City. 3. The mean areas of dwelling floor spaces in Kagoshima City is 115.3 m^2 and is smaller than Hokuriku region by 30 to 45 m^2. 4. The mean number of dwelling rooms in Kagoshima City is 5.24 rooms and is fewer than Hokuriku region by 0.6 to 1.0 rooms. 5. Typical compositions of dwelling rooms are LDK and one Japanese room in the first floor, and two or three bed rooms in the second floor.
