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

Aim:

To sketch a G+1 floor residential plan according to vastu shastra and list down the name of the structural drawings

Procedure:

Introduction:

Vastu Shastra:

• Vastu shastra is an ancient indian science of architrcture and acts as guideline to design our home to enhance positivity
• Vastu is done to maintain positivity all over home and to life peacefully without negative vibrations
• The effects of sunrays, wind flow, pull of earth's magnitude and other energies
• A good home should radiate good energy for that we going with vastu while designing
• This vastu is not possible in construction of appartment buildings

Significance of eight directions:

• Four cardinal directions East, west, north, south
• Four non cardinal driections are Northeast, southeast,northwest and southwest
• North is represented for - Wealth
• South is represented for - Dharma
• West is represented for - prosperity
• East is represented for - prosperity

Basic principles of vastu shastra:

1. Shape - Rooms should have square or rectangular in shape
2. Room basics - Room should be bright and clean, it should be air free
3. Home centre - Centre of house should be empty inorder to avoid emotional disturbance
4. Stair and furniture - It should be kept in south-west direction
5. Plants and water- It should not kept at bedroom as plant releases carbon dioxide during night so it should be avoided
6. Dining table -It should be placed near the kitchen and not at main door
7. Mirror placement - Mirror placing in bed room is strictly avoided it is placed in such a way that the bed cannot be seen

Auspicious directions as per vastu shastra:

Kitchen: South-east is prefered direction, North-east should be avoided

Staircase: South-west is the best direction, North-east should be avoided

Toilet: North-west is the best direction , North-east must be avoided

Master room: South-west is the best direction

Guest room: Noerth-west is best direction

Living room: North-west is best direction

Overhead tanks: West is the best direction

Under ground tanks: North-east is best direction, South-west to be avoided

Borewell - North-east is suitable

1. Entrance:

• The main entrance should be prefered at north direction
• The main door is not only for entrance for familiy but also for good energy
• Main door should be stronger and bigger than normal doors and it should be made up of good wood like teak wood
• The main door painting should not be dark
• Garbages unwanted things should be kept away from our entrance
• Main door is constructed in such a way that when you stepout you face the north, east or north-east direction
• According to vastu the main door is the way to victory

2.Living room:

• Living room should be cluster free it is the place where family spend more time
• Living room should face north, east,or north-east direction is favourable
• Heavy furniture should kept at south-west direction
• Electronic application installed on south-east direction
• Mirror in this room must be at north direction
• Aquarium on the north or east direction

3.Bed room:

• Placing mirror in the bed room is strictly avoided
• Bed room in south-west direction brings good health and south-east direction should be avoided
• Never sleep by placing your head at north direction
• Avoid overhanging beam in this room
• Use of solid wooden brick is suggested

4.Pooja room:

• East or noth-east is the prefered directions for meditation and for spritual purpose
• Facing east while meditation will increase your positivity

5.Kitchen:

• Providing vastu in kitchen will increase your life health of family
• For kitchen south-east is suitable directions north-east should be avoided
• Fridge needs to be placed at south-west of our room
• Kitchen do not face the rest room wall

6.Courtyard:

• It is a centre opening of our building used in olden houses
• This part should be clean and bright
• It is considered as most powerful zone
• The courtyard is always at the centre of our house

List of structural drawing to be provided are:

• Centre line drawing
• Footing and column layout with reinforcement details
• Column schedule with reinforcement details
• Plinth beam layout with reinforcement details
• First floor beam layout with reinforcement details
• First floor slab with reinforcement details
• Lift pit and headroom reinforcement details

Aim:

To assume sizes of structural element and calculate the corresponding loads from the members as per IS code

Procedure:

Assumed dimension of structural members:

Column = 300mm x 400mm

Beam = 200mm x 200mm

Thickness of slab = 150mm

Wall height = 4m = 4000mm

Thickness of exterior wall = 230mm

Thickness of interior wall = 150mm

Riser (R) = 300mm

Thread (T) = 150mm

Thickness of waist slab = 150mm

Dead load calculation:

Unit weight of RCC = 25 KN/m^3

Unit weight of brickwork = 20 KN/m^3

Self weight of column = 0.3 x 0.4 x 4 x 25 = 12 KN

Self weight of beam = 0.2 x 0.4 x 25 = 2 KN/m

Self weight of slab = 0.15 x 25 = 3.75 KN/m^2

Self weight of external wall = 0.23 x 4 x 20 = 18.4 KN/m

Self weight of internal wall = 0.15 x 4 x 20 = 12 KN/m

Live load calculation:

As per IS 875 part 2 of table-1

Bed room = 2.0 KN/m^2

Kitchen = 2.0 KN/m^2

Staircase = 3.0 KN/m^2

Toilet = 2.0 KN/m^2

Balconi = 3.0 KN/m^2

Portico = 3.0 KN/m^2

Hall = 2.0 KN/m^2

Wind load calculation:

Wind load shall be considered for building exceeding 10 meter height

Here the building is 7m height and hence no wind load shall be considered

Result:

Hence the G+1 floor residential plan is sketched according to vastu shastra and loads in structural members are assumed and calculated