Vastu Shastra (Indian Vastu Shastra)
Laundry: - As the hot water is also used while laundering the clothes, the South-East corner has been considered best for it but the flow of drains should
be towards North-East.
Main Switch: -The junction of electric cables of the house should be in the South-East corner along with the main switch.
Main Gate: -The main gate is dependent upon the direction on which the plot lies. However, Both-East and West directions are considered best for the main gate
of the house.
Mezzanine Floor:-According to the rules of Vastu-Shastra we have to keep the South-West portion higher. Therefore the mezzanine floor should be constructed in, South or
West.
Open Space: -In every plot more open space should be kept in North, East and North-East than in South and West.
Portico: - It should be in the Borth-East and its height should be less than that of the main roof.
Patient's Rooms: - It is best to keep this room in South-West or North-West corner. If the head of the patient is kept in the South, he recovers early.
Place of Worship: -This is the place from where good ideas flow. If it is in the North-East and the face of the idol is towards North or
East then the property of the house is assured. To gain knowledge, one should offer worship keeping his face Northward and should sit near the northern wall and to gain economic prosperity one should
keep one's face towards East and should sit in the Eastern side of the room.
Servant Quarters: -These should be in the North-West corner. But load on the north and east walls should be kept at a minimum. This will keep the servants also
happy.
Stair Case:- According to the principles of Vastu Shastra the staircase can be constructed in any direction except North-East. If in some old house, the staircase is in the
North-East, then a room should be constructed in South-East to lessen its ill-effects.
Study Room:-The North-East corner is best for a study room. If the study room and place of worship room are adjacent then it is considered most beneficial.
Safe(Cash): -Petty cash for daily expenses should be kept in the North. Jewelry and other valuables should be kept inside a safe in the South.
This adds to prosperity.
Terrace: - It should be in the North-East.
Trees: - These should not be in North and East but in South and West only.
Verandah:-This should be in the East as this is also a form of open space.
Water Tank/Overhead Water-Tank: - It is best to keep it in the North-West, but could be kept in West also.
Well & Tube well: - Water, too, enjoys great importance in Vastu-Shastra, so it should be in the Eishan Kona or North-East corner which is the most suited
direction for it. It has been observed that if a well or tube well was in any other direction, the house owner suffers heavy losses. But when it was closed and the tube well was constructed in the
North-East, the owner started earning profits. Given below are the directions and their effects.
| North | Peace and Happiness |
| East | Extreme wealth |
| South | Shortage of female members or miseries. |
| West | Stomach and sexual troubles among male members. |
| North West | Enemy creates trouble. |
| South-West | Disagreement with the son. |
| South-West | Fear of death. |
| Center of the House | Causes Heavy monetary losses |
Vastu Shastra (vāstu śāstra, also Vastu Veda,
"science of construction", "architecture") is a traditional Hindu system of design based on directional alignments. It is primarily applied in Hindu architecture, especially for Hindu temples,,
although it covers other applications, including poetry, dance, sculpture, etc. The foundation of Vastu is traditionally ascribed to the mythical sage Mamuni Mayan.
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coordination of material, technology, light, and shadow. Architecture also encompasses the pragmatic aspects of realizing designed spaces, such as project planning, cost estimating and construction
administration. A wider definition may comprise all design activity from the macro-level (urban design, landscape architecture) to the micro-level (construction details and furniture). In fact,
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The principal information provided in set of house drawings are as follows: Site plans are drawn to show the location of a home on the property in its context. It is an overhead
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driveways and walkways, and sometimes even topographical data that specifies the slope of the terrain. A floor plan is an overhead view of the completed house. You'll see parallel
lines that scale at whatever width the walls are required to be. Dimensions are usually drawn between the walls to specify room sizes and wall lengths.
