The Dimensions of the House

Vastu is not only about directions. It would be wrong to call it 'Directionology' as some have begun to call it. Vastu is also about dimensions and measurements. When a new site is planned elaborate calculations are done to rectify the plot size to yield harmonious energy, and building dimensions are worked out, size of various rooms, passages, staircase steps, floor heights, size of doors and windows, alter, in short, the size of each component is calculated as per Vastu principles. This elaborate exercise ensures that there is a rhythm in the building design, and an element of concordancial vibration.

The modern building design has done away with thresholds and double-doors. But a threshold keeps out negative elements by physically demarking the proper entrance to the house, and the double door ensures the emotional stability of the residents of the house.

Create Space

Clutter grows around us and we fail to notice it. Remove clutter from the house so that the energy moves freely in the house. Free flow of energy is essential for the well being of the family members. If the house is heavily cluttered with obsolete objects it would reflect on the health and finances of its occupants, especially the young ones.

If there is clutter under the bed, then the person who sleeps there is likely to suffer from insomnia. If the clutter has left insufficient space to move around, then the family members will find it difficult to keep up with the competitive society. If the kitchen is cluttered, the housewife will keep ill.

It is not a good practice to lock the clutter in the attick and forget it. It has to be got rid of. A good practice is to give away things to those who may need them. One merely needs to look around to find them.

Here are a few ideas on designing a Vastu home

Altar	The ideal direction to place the altar is North-Eastern direction.
Balcony	Plan a balcony in North or East. A balcony in South is not recommended.
Bath Room	Ideally the bathroom should be located in East. If that is not possible, then the next best direction is North.
Beams	Design to have an even number of beams in a room. But do not sleep under the beams as it is likely to cause health complications.
Bedroom	Plan the Master bedroom in South or South-Western corner of the house. A room in North-Western corner should be given to the newly-weds in the family. In either case avoid sleeping with feet facing South because it drains away the body energy.
Cash and Valuables	Place them in a cupboard on the Northern side, preferably in a room which is in Northern side.
Dining Room	West is the direction of Saturn, representative of the masses and therefore also of their feeding mouths and hunger. Vastu Shastra directs that the eating room should be located in the Western side of the house. .
Doors	Plan the house to have even number of doors.
Kitchen	Agni, the vedic god of fire, resides in South-East. Vastu therefore recommends that the kitchen should be loacated in the South-Eastern corner.
Main Entrance	The Main entrance should not face either intersections of roads, or an approaching dead end road. Nor should it be obstructed by tall structures like trees or lamp posts. If it has steps leading to the house, then build an even number of steps
Pillars	Even numbers of pillars promote harmony in the house. .
Rooms	A Vastu house has odd number of rooms. Count all rooms which have a door.
Staircase	A staircase is considered to be 'heavy'. Its preferred diretion is South or West. Do not have a staircase in North-Eastern part of the house.
Toilets	Avid the construction of a toilet in the North-eastern part of the house. It would spell disaster. Plan to have it between South and South-Western side of the house.
Trees	West, South Tall trees are fine in S and W, but should be avoided in N and E.
Windows	Vastu warns that a house should not have a total number of 3, 6 or 11 windows.

A word of caution

Avoid dark interiors at all costs. Houses which are dark and cold inside due to large trees around it, excessive vines and climbers, heavy curtains, or poor lighting become spooky and give an eerie feeling. The inhabitants feel uncomfortable, they begin to hear unnatural sounds, family members fall sick and life becomes difficult.

One should also avoid building a house close to graveyards, cremation grounds, old burial sites, hospitals, areas of genocide, jails, butcheries, within view of a cemetery, adjacent to a place of worship.

Energy Drainage and Energy Disbalance
All water outlets- whether they are in the shape of sinks, washroom outlets, stormwater outlets, or outlet for water in a room as is usually found in tropical houses, are potential sources of draining out the healthy energy and prosperity of the household.

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