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Planning By-Laws: Building, Building Preparing Plan Principles Practical

The document provides guidelines for planning residential buildings including minimum sizes for rooms, doors, windows, and other features. It discusses principles for orientation, privacy, grouping, circulation, sanitation, flexibility, landscaping, and economy. Minimum room sizes are outlined for things like the drawing room, bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom, and more. Staircase guidelines for both residential and public buildings are also included, such as step and landing dimensions.

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Planning By-Laws: Building, Building Preparing Plan Principles Practical

The document provides guidelines for planning residential buildings including minimum sizes for rooms, doors, windows, and other features. It discusses principles for orientation, privacy, grouping, circulation, sanitation, flexibility, landscaping, and economy. Minimum room sizes are outlined for things like the drawing room, bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom, and more. Staircase guidelines for both residential and public buildings are also included, such as step and landing dimensions.

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BUILDINGS

16.4 PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING OF RESIDENTIAL


a r e studied anda li-
building,
residential building
the site is visited, local by-laws
Betore planning a
line following principles of practical conveniences a r e follo
prepared. While preparing the plan
1. Orientation-aspects and prospects.
2. Privacy.
3. Grouping.
4. Circulation.
5. Sanitation.
6. Flexibility.
7. Elegance.
8. Landscaping and
9. Economy.
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16.4.1 Minimum Sizes


MINIMUM SIZES
DESCRIPTION
S. NO. 16 m2
Drawing room or living room
12 m2
Bedrooms 8 rn
Kitchen 2.6 m
Bathroom
2 m
W. C.
5.50 m
6 Bath and W. C.
1.00 m wide (MIN)
Lobby, passage etc.

1 doors
8. Window area th; floor area excluding
10
9. W.C., bathrooms and 10% of floor area.

10. Stair case-Residential buildings


Width of steps = 1.00 m.

Width of landing = 1.20 m

Rise = 180 mm.

Tread = 250 mm.

Public buildings
Width of steps = 1.50 m.

Width of landing = 1.70 m.


Rise = 150 mm.

Tread = 300 mm

Lighing area of staircase = 1.5 m per floor height.

11 Height of plinth =
450 mm from street level.

These areas are just an outline and can be changed as per requirements.
16.4.2. Sizes of Doors and Windows
(a) Main rooms, where furniture is to be placed = 1.20 x 2.10 m.
1.e. =
1200 x 2100 mm.
(b) Kitchen, bath, W. C. etc. =
0.90 x 2.1 m.
=
900 x 2100 mm.
(c) Windows-top is in level with doors.

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