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Building Planning 1

COMPUTER AIDED
CIVIL ENGINEERING
DRAWING

Abhishek Kumar
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Civil Engineeing
Motihari College of Engineering
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What is Building Planning
 Planning is the process of taking decision about activities or
any events of future to achieve a desired goal.
 Building planning is the arrangement of various component or
unit of a building in a systematic manner so as to form a
meaningful and homogeneous structure to meet its functional
purpose
Factors Affecting Building Planning 3

 Function of building (residential ,public, commercial ,industrial


etc.)
 Shape and size of the plot
 Topography & Wind direction
 User’s requirement
 Locality and location of a building
 Cost of construction
 Climatic condition
 Building bye-laws etc.
Process of planning 4

1. Functional Planning
2. Structural Design
3. Essential Services
4. Outer Appearance
5. Economy-
 Size of Building be reduced
 Specification may be changed
 Construction work may be done in phases
 Services may be kept to the minimum utility limit.
Principal Of Planning 5

 • Orientation • Elegance
 Aspect • Sanitation
 Prospect • Flexibility
• Privacy • Economy
• Circulation • Practical consideration
• Roominess
• Grouping
Orientation 6

 Orientation means planning the length and width of building


and its door and window in appropriate direction.
 Proper placement of component of building with respect to sun,
wind and rain which enables the inmates to enjoy the
desirable feature of nature.
 Factor affecting orientation are:
• Temperature
 • Wind
• Humidity
C.B.R.I Suggestion For Orientation 7

 • The building should receive maximum solar radiation in winter and minimum in summer.
 • In hot climates living rooms on the south and west sides should be protected by verandah
, bathroom, store etc.
 • For hot and humid zones the orientation is governed by the direction of the breeze.
 • Exposure to sun can be reduced by shady trees on sunny side and also be keeping the
shorter walls on east and west.
 • All the rooms which are occupied in the day time should preferably be placed on north
and east side.
 • The bed rooms should be placed in the direction of prevailing wind and at the same time
protected by verandah from the heat of afternoon sun.
Aspect 8
 Placement of different rooms of house in
accordance with our activities at different
hours of day.
 • Rooms should get enough sunlight and air,
which gives,
 • Great environment
 • Comfort etc
 • A room which receives light & air from
particular direction is said to have ‘aspect’ of
that direction.
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Prospect 10

 • Prospect or Landscaping is the view from outside of a


house.
 • The house should have a proper prospect so that it can
give a feeling of cheerfulness to the people living in it.
 • It should create a good impression on a person who
views it from outside.
 • It must also possess good qualities like comfort,
cheerfulness, security, labour saving and modern outlook.
 • For e.g. Small Projections or bay window can have a
good out-look as well as helps in providing breeze, light
and sunlight to the room.
Privacy 11
 • It is an important principle while planning a residential
building.
 • Privacy can be maintained in ways:
 1. External-
 • The privacy from sides can be secured by providing
planned entrance and pathways.
 • This can achieved by screening the front and rear
entrance.
 2. Internal-
 • Privacy in internal rooms can be easily obtain by proper
planning of diff. areas and location of doors and windows.
 • The shutter when opened should give the minimum view
of room for an entering persons.
Circulation 12
 • Circulation is movement within the
premises and includes both
 horizontal and vertical circulation.
 • Horizontal circulation ( room to
room)
 • Passage
 • Corridors
 • Lobbies etc.
 • Vertical circulation (floor to floor)
 • Stairs
Roominess 13

 • Roominess means getting maximum advantage from the minimum dimension of the
room.
 • The effect of roominess depend on the relative dimension of length, width and
height of room.
 • The shape and size of the room are also very important for roominess. A
rectangular room has more roominess then square room in same area.
Grouping 14
 • Grouping means the arrangement of various rooms in the building for the
convenience of user.
 • It minimizes the circulation and at the same time improves the comfort.
 • A dinning room should be close to kitchen ,while sanitary be away
 from kitchen, but convenient to bed rooms.
Elegance 15

 • Elegance is grand appearance of a building attained mainly


owing to the elevation which in turn depends on the plan.
 • It depends upon proper positioning/selection of doors,
windows, balcony, roofs, staircase etc.
 • For better elegance
 • Selecting superior building material for facing as polished
stone- granite, marble or mosaic.
 • Providing projection like sunshades, balconies, porch with or
without pergola opening.
 • Providing bay window, corner window, etc.
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Sanitation
• It includes providing light ,ventilation, cleanliness, water
supply and sanitary amenities.
• For residential building window area should not less then
1/10th of floor area.
• In school not less than 1/5th of the floor area.
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Flexibility
• Flexibility means that a room which is planned for
one function be used for other, if required.
• Like study room may be planned for using guest
room. Etc.
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Economy
The building should have minimum floor area with maximum utility. It will
reduce cost of the building. hence, it will be economical.
Economy can achieved by:
 • Providing simple elevation.
 • Reducing the storey height.
 • Dispensing of porches, lobbies and balconies
Practical Consideration 19

 • After the all fundamental some practical points should be additionally


considered:
 • Provision for future extensions without dismantling should be made while planning.
 • Strength, stability, convenience and comfort of occupants, should be the first consideration while
planning.
 • As far as possible sizes of rooms should be kept large. Large room can be shortened by providing
movable partition but smaller room cannot be enlarge easily.
 • The number of door and window should be minimum provisions for built in furniture at proper
places are useful from point of view of utility.
Vastu shastra 20
 Vastu shastra literally translated means “ The science of buildings”.
 Normally Natural instinct is main motivator of selection of a living habitat.
 If any building is built as per the law of Vastu, it ushers in useful energies in a right amount at the
right time and in required amount.
 The science of living is formulated after a detailed ancient study of various affecting factors like:-
 The Five elements
 The sun and its effect
 The earth’s magnetics field
 The rotation of earth
 The eight cardinal directions
 The Vastu Purush Mandala

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THANK YOU

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