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| Appropriation
of rooms |
| The kitchen |
| Ventilation |
| Pooja or
Meditation Room |
| Toilets |
| Dining |
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| Appropriation
of rooms |
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| The
kitchen |
| selection of room for kitchen should satisfy
the following qualities: |
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| 1 |
It
should possess hygienic properties. There should be
provision of opening to receive early cosmic rays.
The early rays contain low-level ultraviolet rays,
which kills bacteria and avoid small insects to grow
inside the kitchen. |
| 2 |
Should
receive early and evening infrared rays for drying
up the room, vegetables, and wet vessels. |
| 3 |
The
container of water and liquids should receive early
sunrays to undergo dis-infective process for drinking
and cooking purposes of the dwellers of the house. |
| 4 |
The
smoke that contains CO2 and other harmful gases from
oven and greasy vapors from heated vessels should
be exhausted and there should be provision to get
fresh air. The kitchen need a minimum of 10 air changes
per hour as per the table “ventilation”
which is the maximum value in residential buildings.
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| Ventilation |
The house should be designed
for better ventilation. The usual problems that occur because
of poor ventilation, condensation and stale air are most
common problems. The steam from kitchen or bathroom catches
relatively cooler surfaces around the house and condenses
on it. And seals on windows and openings and reduces natural
ventilation. It causes structural damages and damps the
wood and cloth surfaces. Stale air can be caused by Cooking
smells and smoke from kitchen and odors and foul smell from
bathroom and toilets due to poor ventilation. This will
cause respiratory problems and discomfort to the inmates.
As per scientific experiments buildings require to be designed
for better performance according to the type of room. Minimum
air changes per hour for particular rooms are given below
in the table. This table is also used to calculate fan speed
for particular rooms.
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| Example: |
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| volume of living and dining
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15’x12’x10’ cubic feet
-50.96 m ³ |
| (Air changes per hour) |
3 |
| Performance |
3x50.96 |
| (Exhaust) The required fan speed |
152m ³ /h |
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| Residential
use |
Public use |
Public use |
| Kitchen 10 |
Offices 6 |
Sports facilities 6 |
| Toilets 3 |
Hospital rooms 4 |
Cafes 10 |
| Bedrooms 2 |
Workshops 6 |
Hair dressing saloons 10 |
| Living and dining 3 |
Shops 8 |
Laundries & launderettes 10 |
| Bath & shower 3 |
Schools 2 |
Canteens 8 |
| Halls & landing 3 |
Meeting halls 4 |
Utility rooms 15 |
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Restaurants bars 6 |
Cellars 3 |
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Conference room 8 |
Garages 6 |
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Public toilets 10 |
Changing room & shower 15 |
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The
room should be cornered in the house, so that traffic
will not disturb the activity of kitchen (storing,
cutting, and cooking). |
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Vaasthu
Scientists allotted southeast corner of house to the
kitchen, which possess all the qualities. |
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They suggested the alternate
kitchen as second option in northwest corner because the
early sunrays were received in slant way that too half the
period of the year.
If the kitchen placed in west and southwest,
the smoke and vapors enters the house as the wind flows
from southwest direction in and around the house destroys
the hygienic qualities of the house.
The central east region satisfies some
of the qualities of good kitchen and can be adopted as third
option.
If the kitchen kept in northeast corner
of the house, there will be a lot of chance of getting serious
illness to the dwellers of the house. The oven to burn the
fuel will directly consume oxygen present in the house.
But in the case of southeast, northwest, and east, the air
(oxygen) will be easily cross-ventilated.
For this reason Vaasthu Scientists prohibited
the kitchen in northeast corner.
Modern architects adopted a new guide for
measuring the efficiency of kitchen. They have assumed a
triangle called working triangle created by connecting three
major traffic lines by the cook. The major workstations
are storage (freezer and fridge) cleaning area (sink or
dishwasher) and cooking station (oven or microwave). |
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They recommended the minimum
distance of 3 feet and maximum distance of 9 feet between
two major station of kitchen and the accumulative distance
should not be less than 12 feet and should not more than
25 feet. These recommendations will help the users in designing
effective kitchen with less trips and walk between the major
workstations.
The kitchens are categorized according
to the shape and space available, position of entrance and
exit and the number of inmates. |
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| Pooja
or Meditation Room |
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| Pooja
or meditation room should possess these following qualities: |
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| 1 |
It
should be located in east face in order to receive
early sunrays and to perform ritual. |
| 2 |
It
should be nearer or located in north face of the building
as central north portion emits Electro magnetic waves.
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| 3 |
Ancient
rishis divided the time into three parts namely sathva,
raja, and thama. Sathva relates to divinity, raja
relates to human needs and thama relates to base and
sex. |
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Sathva time period relates
to divine powers and ultimate reality. Sathva period starts
from 4 a.m. and reaches peak at 8 a.m. and gradually decreases
its intensity and become zero at 12 noon. Sages suggest
us to perform Pooja or meditation will have great divine
assistance at this time (4 a.m. to 8 a.m.). At the same
time dwellers have to receive early cosmic rays and takes
sun tanning benefits. |
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| Pooja
or meditation room should possess these following qualities: |
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Vaasthu
Scientists chose northeast corner to fulfil all the
qualities of Pooja room. |
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| Toilet |
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Toilets
should be located in such way that all the foul smell ventilated
in natural way. It should be serene, undisturbed, and cornered.
The sludge and sewage should easily drain
out.
Northwest corner holds good to suit all
the requirements. Southeast corner is the second best and
the room in-between south and southwest is the third option.
The toilet in residential buildings needs
a minimum air change of 3 as per the table “ventilation.”
Vaasthu Scholars located the toilet in-between
south and southwest direction only when the central courtyard
kept open. |
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| Dining |
| Dining hall should
have following qualities: |
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| Pooja
or meditation room should possess these following qualities: |
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| 1 |
Located
where the digestion will be most healthy. |
| 2 |
Dining
room needs a minimum air change of 3 as per the table
“ventilation.” |
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