Sketch a G+1 residential plan according to Vaastu Shastra and Calculation of Loads as per IS code

Aim: To plan a G+1 Residential Building as per Vasthu.

Introduction: The proposed residential building is planned for a west facing open plot admeasuring 200 Sq.Yds of size 30’ X 60’. The proposed building comprises of Ground floor and First floor. Clear Height is assumed to be 3.5 m.

Typical Floor Plan

Room Positions:

• Kitchen – South East
• Master Bedroom – South West
• Guest bedroom – South
• Living – North
• Drawing – North West
• Dining – North East
• Entrance – North West
• Staircase – South West
• Pooja – East

Load Calculations:

Clear height – 3.5m

Beam Size – 0.23mX0.385m

Column Size – 0.23mX0.45m

Slab – 125mm Thick

Outer Wall – 230mm Thick

Inner wall – 0.115mm Thick

Plastering – 12mm Thick

• Dead Load of Outer Walls including plastering = 15.02 KN/m

(0.23X3.115X18.85) + (0.024X3.115X20.4)

• Dead Load of Inner Walls including plastering = 8.27 KN/m

(0.115X3.115X18.85) + (0.024X3.115X20.4)

• Dead Load of Slab = 4.625 KN/m²

(0.125*25)

• Live Load: As per IS 875 Part 2
  • All Rooms = 2 KN/m²
  • Balconies, Corridors, Passages, Staircase = 3 KN/m²
• Dead Load of Beam = 8.77 KN

(3.962X0.23X0.385X25)

• Dead Load of Column = 8.06 KN

(3.5X0.23X0.450X25)

Conclusion:

The plan has been designed as per vasthu.