Finding the Centerpoint or Center-of-gravity

[Cecil Lee]

For some of us, we will never associate this article with Feng Shui. Read on...
This article is a good reminder that when we try to find the centerpoint or center-of-gravity especially a home, we always try to consider (as far as possible) only the liveable spaces.
As far as possible (other than all those odd layouts with lots of indents and protrusions) often the garage, balcony(s) and exterior non-liveable spaces should be left out.
Next time, when one plot the centerpoint, just remember this article.

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On 4/24/2012 8:00:25 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Appended by Cecil Lee: After
reading the above article,
does anyone know whether is
there any relevance to Feng
Shui? Make a guess..Source
& Credit: Todayonline.com
http://www.todayonline.com/Voi
ces/EDC120423-0000044/All-open
-spaces-should-not-be-part-of-
floor-area
All open spaces should not be
part of floor area
Letter from Kelvin Chan Yong
Meng 04:45 AM Apr 23, 2012
I refer to the letter "Air-con
ledges should not be part of
floor area" (April 16) and
agree that unusable floor
areas such as air-conditioner
ledges should be removed from
the total floor area of units
sold.
The authorities should
also look at the trend of even
larger, unusable spaces that
have been conveniently
included in floor areas.
Balconies, planter boxes and
terraces seem to be taking up
a rising percentage of floor
area, despite homes shrinking
in size.
I believe this trend
stems from the fact that such
spaces are part of the total
gross floor area.
This is being exploited
by developers, who are the
only ones who benefit from
this as, logically, their cost
per square foot (psf) of these
areas is lower than that of
liveable areas.
What is worse is that
developers do not separately
state the floor area of such
open areas and instead quietly
include it in the total floor
area, treating it as a
liveable area.
Open balconies and
terraces are of no use to
residents, who are unable to
build any shelter or enclosure
in the spaces they have
purchased, leaving them at the
mercy of our unpredictable
weather.
Planter boxes, on the
other hand, are essentially
water troughs in our wet
weather and thus contribute
nothing towards our fight
against mosquito breeding.
Developers are, however,
allowed to build and sell them
at the same psf cost as
liveable areas, even though
they seldom, if at all, come
with more than a metal railing
and floor tiles.
Yes, balconies, terraces
and planters are essential to
keeping green spaces in our
concrete jungle. But they must
not be exploited by developers
as a method to maximise
profits at the expense of
buyers.
This practice should be
stopped soon, before home
buyers end up paying for more
unusable, rather than
liveable, spaces.-- END
OF QUOTE --

[Cecil Lee]

Appended by Cecil Lee: After reading the above article, does anyone know whether is there any relevance to Feng Shui? Make a guess..
Source & Credit: Todayonline.com

http://www.todayonline.com/Voices/EDC120423-0000044/All-open-spaces-should-not-be-part-of-floor-area

All open spaces should not be part of floor area

Letter from Kelvin Chan Yong Meng
04:45 AM Apr 23, 2012

I refer to the letter "Air-con ledges should not be part of floor area" (April 16) and agree that unusable floor areas such as air-conditioner ledges should be removed from the total floor area of units sold.

The authorities should also look at the trend of even larger, unusable spaces that have been conveniently included in floor areas. Balconies, planter boxes and terraces seem to be taking up a rising percentage of floor area, despite homes shrinking in size.

I believe this trend stems from the fact that such spaces are part of the total gross floor area.

This is being exploited by developers, who are the only ones who benefit from this as, logically, their cost per square foot (psf) of these areas is lower than that of liveable areas.

What is worse is that developers do not separately state the floor area of such open areas and instead quietly include it in the total floor area, treating it as a liveable area.

Open balconies and terraces are of no use to residents, who are unable to build any shelter or enclosure in the spaces they have purchased, leaving them at the mercy of our unpredictable weather.

Planter boxes, on the other hand, are essentially water troughs in our wet weather and thus contribute nothing towards our fight against mosquito breeding.

Developers are, however, allowed to build and sell them at the same psf cost as liveable areas, even though they seldom, if at all, come with more than a metal railing and floor tiles.

Yes, balconies, terraces and planters are essential to keeping green spaces in our concrete jungle. But they must not be exploited by developers as a method to maximise profits at the expense of buyers.

This practice should be stopped soon, before home buyers end up paying for more unusable, rather than liveable, spaces.
-- END OF QUOTE -- Source & Credit: Todayonline.com