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Residential Architecture: V Stuvidya
Residential Architecture: V Stuvidya
RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE
1.1. INTRODUCTION
human and animal. It prov ides shel ter and securi ty for
ancient rnd ian knowledge of plann ing I des ign ing, bu i Id ing
metaphysical needs.
the ground by foot and listening the sound. Thus the site
points where the shadows of the tip of the pole touch the
joined with the shadow point on the East side to get the
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Fig.l(a)
-of the circles will give the S-N direction. This line
(origin).
'Kar~asQtras' •
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168 x 16H and 32H x 32H), the entire site is taken as the
a&fe still large, these two khandas are again subdiv ided
taken as grhama~Qala.
space for const ruct ing the S~las (homes). The ou termos t
the same floor area coverage leav ing the inside courtyard
are also known as Raj jus. The nodal points of the n~9 is
KarnnaSUtra
,-
~*--~ ___Rajju
Fig.l(b)
64 padas respectively.
they def ine the exact posi t ion of the bu i Id ing in the
head in the N-E corner and legs in the S-W corner. Thus
.
Yletumar;tdala. But the relative positions of the spaces
when the sun I s rays creep into it. The units which are
8 Trasarenu 1 Romagra
8 Romagra 1 Liksha
8 Yava 1 Angula 30 mm
human size.
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by daJ;ldu.
are def ined. Since the vastu var ies from large to small,
least perimeters of other yon i s are 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,
N
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27 l. E. DHWAJA ¥ONI
2. SE. DHUMA YONI
S 3. S. SIMHA YONI
4. sw. KUKKURA YONI
Fig.l(e)
5. w. VRSABHA YONI
6. NW. KHAM YONI
7. N. GAJA YONI
8(O)NE. VAYASA YONI
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P = (8 1 + y)/3
and 1 = (3 P - y)/8
_ . (54)
Another formula for P is given (Manu~yalayacandr1k~
first ·one.
are not accepted for houses. They are the per imeters
about yOn i becomes true since it def ines the or ienta t ion,
length are compu ted from the pr ime dimension (per imeter) •
method.
8 units
9 units
10 units
2 units Width:Length =
2:10 = 1:5
't
1"2 units
lO~ units
~------------------------------------------~
IWidth: Length =
1~:10~ = ):7
Fig.l(d)
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1:1 1:1.25 1: 1. 5 1: 1. 75
1:7
Sutra
Brahma Sutra w
Patinjattini
Kizhakkini
The ini
Yama
ABHINNA SALA
North
East
West ANKANA
,
Patinj ttini Kizha cl<. ini
Corner Corner
house Thekkini
house
South
Fig .l( e)
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s~las (Abh inna sa-Ias) [F ig.l ( e )1. If the four side- houses
upper storey.
over the pOt ika at the upper end of pillar. There are
its width.
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traditional buildings.
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