house layout

[myfs_103630]

Dear Sir,

I have a piece of empty land and I want to build a house on it.

The shape of the layout of theground floor of the house is as per attached file.

My query is, in general , whether the shape or layout of the house is good enough for the whole family ( myself, my sister and my mother ).

The house will be two storey house. The whole house is facing north east.

I have calculated the location of the bedroom as it is shown on the layout and it is good formy mother. The upper floor will have two bedrooms , my bedroom and my sister bedroom which is also a study room.

Again, according to the 8 directions, the location of my bed room and my sister bedroom will be on the same side as the bed room of the ground floor.If I look the whole design of the house,all bedrooms will be on the left side of the house. According to some people the bedrooms of ground floor and upper floor should be "balance" which means if the bedroom of the ground floor is located on the left side then the bedrooms of the upper floor should be on the other side of the house. For the family members, the good location is on the left side of the house.

I thank you very much for your further advice.

Your sincerely,

Jeanette Katesan.

[Cecil Lee]

Dear Jeanette,

These should be the most important considerations (first):-

1. Sewerage pipe running below the home

Try to check where the sewerage pipe / manhole runs in the home. Sometimes, it may run from the frontage towards the back of the home.

In such a situation, check to see where possible, it does not run below a bedroom or the living room area.

The best or (nice to have) is to have the sewerage system running from the backyard towards, the home. Here, often, toilets should be placed, first.

2. For a two storey home, try to work out the steps for the home.

This is because, the number of steps have a significance. Please refer to the attached word document.

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My query is, in general ,

whether the shape or layout of

the house is good enough for

the whole family ( myself, my

sister and my mother ).

The house will be two storey

house. The whole house is

facing north east.

If your home is a north-east facing, Period 8 home either NE1 (sum-of-ten) or NE2 (parent-string) or NE3 (parent-string), then, it is best:-

that the layout of your home is as rectangular or squarish as possible. This is because, there seems to be a protrusion of the bedroom and toilet.

house. According to some

people the bedrooms of ground

floor and upper floor should

be "balance" which means if

the bedroom of the ground

floor is located on the left

side then the bedrooms of the

upper floor should be on the

other side of the house. For

the family members, the good

location is on the left side

of the house.

Frankly, this sounds nice, but often may not be practical. What is more important is to "visualise" what is first, up-stairs e.g. on the second storey, and if we are at the ground level, what is above us?

For example, sometimes, we find that because of what you had mentioned, as a result, a toilet at the second storey is directly above our dinning room or above our main door.

3. For the stair-case up to the second storey, it is preferred that there should at least be a turn or stair-case landing.

4. Drainage

Under the water classics, it is OK to see water flowing into the home e.g. from a drainage outside the home. But at the backyard, it is best that we should not see water exit out of the home. Here, things like covering the drainage is important.

Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 6/9/2004 8:25:16 AM, Anonymous wrote:

Dear Sir,

I have a piece of empty land

and I want to build a house on

it.

The shape of the layout of

theground floor of the

house is as per attached file.

My query is, in general ,

whether the shape or layout of

the house is good enough for

the whole family ( myself, my

sister and my mother ).

The house will be two storey

house. The whole house is

facing north east.

I have calculated the location

of the bedroom as it is shown

on the layout and it is good

formy mother. The upper

floor will have two bedrooms ,

my bedroom and my sister

bedroom which is also a study

room.

Again, according to the 8

directions, the location of my

bed room and my sister bedroom

will be on the same side as

the bed room of the ground

floor.If I look the

whole design of the

house,all bedrooms will

be on the left side of the

house. According to some

people the bedrooms of ground

floor and upper floor should

be "balance" which means if

the bedroom of the ground

floor is located on the left

side then the bedrooms of the

upper floor should be on the

other side of the house. For

the family members, the good

location is on the left side

of the house.

I thank you very much for your

further advice.

Your sincerely,

Jeanette Katesan.