This document discusses the architectural aspects and principles of building planning. It covers the basic requirements of building planning such as orientation, utility of space, and adhering to regulations and bylaws. It also discusses the layout of different building types, including residential buildings like detached houses, semi-detached houses, row houses, and flats. For industrial buildings, it lists components like the canteen, cloak room, storage areas, and parking. The principles of building planning include considering aspect, prospect, privacy, grouping, flexibility, and ensuring adequate circulation, lighting, sanitation, and furniture requirements.

1. ARCHITECTURAL ASPECTS OF BUILDING
PLANNING
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2. BUILDING PLANNING
INTRODUCTION
PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING
BASIC REQUIREMENT OF A BUILDING PLANNING
LAYOUT OF BUIDING
-RESIDENTIAL
-INDUSTRIAL

3. INTRODUCTION
The term planning of building by an engineer is used to mean the arrangement
of all the units of a building on all floors and at all levels and it not only includes the
horizontal layout but also it takes into consideration the height and level contain the
space enclosed by walls, floors and roofs. Each type of building has its own demand
to suit its purpose in the best possible manner.
Main consideration of planning are:-
Human habitation and their requirements
Climatic condition and effects
Bye-laws for planning and construction
Available finance
Comfort , safety and economy

4. PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING
General principles of planning:
Aspect
Prospect
Privacy
Grouping
Roomminess
Furniture requirement
Circulation
Sanitation
Elegance
Economy

5. PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING
ASPECT
Aspect refer to the planned arrangement of the doors and windows of external walls
to get sunlight , breeze and a good view of the scenery from outside.
Types Of Rooms Suggested Aspect
Drawing room, living room South, SE
Bedroom West, SW
Dining room South
Kitchen East
Verandah West, SW

6. PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING
PROSPECT
A building is said to have prospect when it presents a good and pleasing showing up
when seen from outside. It is used to mean the external view as certain rooms of the
building . Exterior wall painting and windows should be provided in an attractive
manner.projected windows permit more light and air inside the rooms as shown in
fig.

7. PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING
PRIVACY
 For residential building planning privacy
is important consideration.
 For more privacy center door location
should be avoided.
GROUPING
 Grouping refer to be easy communication and utility of various rooms.
 Kitchen and dining room should be close to each other.
 Storeroom should be adjacent to kitchen.
 WC and urinals should be far away from kitchen.
 Kitchen and toilet black not exposed to drawing room.
 Bedroom connected to bath and less exposed to drawing room.

8. PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING
ROOMINESS
 Roomminess refer to an arrangement of
getting the maximum advantage forms the
minimum or limited dimensions of a room.
 Space must be utilized economically
 The length and breadth ratio may be 1.20 to 1.50
 Small room should have low ceiling height
 Rectangular area of room is prefarable
instead of square room.
FLEXIBILITY
The plan of building should be prepared by keeping in mind the future requirement

9. PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING
FURNITURE REQUIREMENT
 During building planning the size of furniture to be require for functional utility
of the rooms should be considered.
 Kitchen has platform, cupboard, refrigerator, mill etc.
 Bedroom has bed, cupboard, side tables, dressing table etc.
 Children’s room has bed, study table, cupboard, dressing etc.
CIRCULATION
 Circulation refer to providing through passage
between rooms in building.
 It is necessary to permit horizontal circulation
through passage, corridors and lobbies and
vertical circulation through staircases, lifts and
ramps in building.

10. PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING
LIGHTING
 Natural and artificial lighting is
provided in building planning.
 By proper ventilation sunlight
Can give good lighting.
ELEGANCE
 Elegance refers to the planning of elevation and layout of the plan.
 The proper width, height, location of doors and windows, materials employed in
construction of exterior wall create elegance and give good aesthetics of building.
ECONOMY
 Building planning should be carried out in the financial limit of the client.

11. PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING
SANITATION
 Provision for cleanliness, lighting and ventilation in sanitary units avoid growth
of bacteria and spread of disease and give hygienic condition. In bath and
w.c.glazed tiles dedo should be provided on walls to maintain clean condition.
 Bath tubs, unitary, w.c pans, wash basin, kitchen sinks should be ceramic
materials to maintain them clean easily.

12. BASIC REQUIREMENTS OF BUILDING PLANNING
ORIENTATION OF BUILDING
 Direct sunlight, wind and rainfall its
intensity and type of surroundings are
taken into consideration while deciding
orientation of the building
 The long walls of the building should
be placed towards north and south.
 The short walls should be placed
towards east and west.
UTILITY OF SPACE
 The planning of building has to give due consideration to the utility of the
space. A residence must have living room, bed room, kitchen, bath, w.c. ,
verandah and circulation space.

13. BASIC REQUIREMENT OF BUILDING PLANNING
SELECTION OF SITE
 The selection of the site has an important bearing on the planning as well as
designing a building.
 A building has to be planned depending on the location and the geometry of
the site.
 Owner should keep in mind the requirement as per family size and life style
while purchasing land for residence.
REGULATION AND BYE-LAWS
 Local authorities have defined certain rules for the construction of various
types of building.
 Owner and engineer must consider them while purchasing the land and
planning for that land.

14. LAYOUT OF BUILDING
TYPES OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
1. Detached building – bungalow 2.Semi-detached building – Twin bungalows
3. Row House 4. Low rise or high rise building - Flats

15. LAYOUT OF BUILDING
 TYPES OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDING
1. Canteen
2. Clock room
3. Drinking water
4. Entrance
5. Loading and administration
6. Sanitary block
7. Storage for raw material and finished goods
8. Parking
9. All weather roads
10. Cycle parking
11. Telephone
12. Circulation space
13. Watchman’s cabin

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