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UNIT 1
Introduction: Types of buildings, criteria for location and site
selection, site plan and its detail.
Sun Consideration : Different methods of drawing sun chart, sun
shading devices, design of louvers, energy conservation in buildings,
passive solar cooling and heating of buildings.
UNIT 2
Climatic and comfort Consideration : Elements of climate, global
climate, climatic zones of India, comfort conditions, biclimatic chart,
climate modulating devices.
Orientation: Meaning, factors affecting orientation, orientation
criteria for tropical climate.
Building Bye Laws and NBC Regulations : Objective of by-laws,
Regulation regarding; means of access, lines of building frontages,
covered area, floor area ratio, open spaces around buildings, height &
sizes of rooms, plinth regulation and sanitation provisions.
UNIT 3
Principles of Planning : Different factors affecting planning viz-aspect,
prospect, furniture requirement, roominess, grouping, circulation,
elegance, privacy etc.
Vastu Shastra In Modern Building planning : Factors considered in
Vastu, site selection, orientation, planning and design of residential
buildings.
UNIT 4
Functional design and Accommodation requirements
(A) Residential Buildings : Anthrometry, activities and their
spatial requirements; Area planning, living area, sleeping area, service
area; Bubble diagram showing sequence of arrangement of area, plan,
elevation, sectional elevation.
(B) Non Residential Buildings : viz-school buildings, rest house,
primary health centres, post office, bank, college library, cinema
theatres etc.
UNIT 5
Services in Buildings
(A) Lighting and ventilation, doors and windows.
(B) Acoustics, sound insulation and noise control.
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