Open spaces all around the building are always good. More open space on the north and east are recommended.

It is always advisable to have the main building independent of the fencing walls.

Leaf bearing trees like ashoka, neem, guava coconut, banana can be planted on the South and west of the building. During summer the trees prevent the hot afternoon air from directly coming into the southwest bedroom, thus keeping the room cool. During winter the same trees work as a filter and the extremely cold air gets warmed up as it enters the room thus making the room comfortable for the inmates.

Be prudent to plant the trees, especially taking care that their roots do not filter into the foundation and damage the building. You can have herbal and flower plants in the northeast sector of the plot, Planls like tulsi, thumbe, darbhe grass for the lawns and other herbal plants are good. Keep the northeast corner frpft.

Avoid having thorny plants like cactus, etc., inside the house. I would personally recommend that they be totally done with.

If you have a north or east facing house, you can have a beautiful pathway from your gate to the main door, with tulsi grown on the sides.

Darbhe grass that is known to have potent healing powers can be grown in the pathway.

Avoid planting of trees in front of the main door. This amounts to a dwara vedha, which amounts to being an obstruction.

Mezzanine floors if required should be in thegouth or west. For rooms withthin the house try to have doors as far as possible in the east or north of northeast.

Else you can have them in south of southeast and west of northwest.

Avoid doors in the south or west of southwest, north of northwest and east of southeast.

As for windows many scholars recommend even number of windows, preferably not being ten, twenty, etc. See that the surface area of northeast openings is greater than surface area of southwest openings. As for the arrangement of the furniture inside the house, have the seating arrangements on the south and west as much as possible.

Guests can be seated in the northwest sector of the rooms.

The master of the house can always occupy the south or west if the furniture is placed^on the south/west side facing either north or east.

Almirahs, wardrobes, treasure chests can be in the south or west of the rooms. This is the opinion of the modern scholars. The ancient texts opine that the treasury room is in the norths

If almirahs and wardrobes are not possible in the south or west for any reason, only light articles like your clothes, etc., have to be kept in them.

Never put any loads in the northeast corners of the rooms. As already suggested cupboards containing property papers, profession document<rvaluables. cast, etc., should be injhe southwest corner of the master’s room so that the closets or cupboards open to the north.

The northern room can be used to store cash, jewelry, etc. Have your cots and beds in the southwest of the rooms, of course not touching the wall. Adults can have their heads to the south and the children to the east or west.

Lofts and attics in the various rooms can e on the south and west

Balconies can preferably be for the north and east westespeciallv the southwest balconies. If youare residing in a house which already has southwest balcony, get it covered with grills and cover it with curtains.

Terraces are always preferred on the north and east. If you plan to have a part construction on the second floor, have it on the southwest sector.

Never have it in the, northeast or southeast sector. By having a northeast construction come up first health and finances are likely to suffer. If the southeast room is constructed first bitterness among the family members, irritation and tensions over trivial issues are generally indicated.

Heights of the rooms in the upper storeys can progressively decrease. It is not advisable to share a well or swimming pool between two houses.

Depending in the placements of the well or pool or pond, it may or may not be all right.

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