PLANNING FOR MEETING OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Principle of planning involves planning for fulfilling the following requirements also:

A.    Prospects

B.    Sanitary convenience

C.    Flexibility

D.    Elegance

E.    Resistance to fire

F.    Privacy

G.    Protection from termite

H.    Sound insulation

I.     Economy

J.    Security against burglary

 Provisions for future alterations.

1. Sanitary Convenience: Sanitary conveniences include provision of, lavatories, bathrooms, urinals etc. Provision of these is not just necessities but statutory requirement also. These facilities must be located giving free access to all users. Suitable slopes should be given to the floors to drain out water easily In these blocks,.

2. Prospects: It is about locating and choosing types of windows and doors so as to reveal pleasant features and conceal undesirable features of the buildings from a person viewing from outside.

3. Elegance: Elegance means common effect produced for a viewer from outside. It depends upon correct positioning of, windows, doors, ventilators, chejjas, balconies etc. Elevations must be attractive. In the building Width, height and the projections contribute a lot for the elegance. Taj Mahal is an instance famous for its elegance.

4. Flexibility: This aspect of planning means, if necessary a room designed for a particular purpose must be possible to use for other purposes. A study room can be planned for using as a guest room. If partition is provided between and dining room and living room, it is possible to remove partition and use living room and dining room for the family functions. If independent access is given to backyard from kitchen, for dinner functions backyard can be used. Therefore in planning flexibility also should be considered.

5. Privacy: Planning must take care of privacy of one room from neighbouring buildings and from streets and also from other room in a building as well as some parts of a building. By proper grouping of rooms and by suitably providing doors, windows and ventilators it is ensured. Planning the entrance at suitable position also contributes a lot in providing privacy.

6. Resistance to Fire: It may be noted down that masonry (stone or brick) and concrete are having better resistance to fire whereas wood and steel have lesser resistance. Therefore reduce use of steel and wood with electric heaters in kitchen and bathrooms. Kitchen must be so located that if fire is caught it is directed away from the building by the wind not towards the building. In public buildings and assembly halls stair cases must be accessible easily and always more than one is provided.

7. Sound Insulation: by suitable planning of the building Noise pollution may be reduced. Some of them are following:

1.  Orienting the building accurately so that rooms are kept away from road side.
2.  By Using hollow blocks for the walls.
3.  Plugging door and window openings tightly.
4.  By using false ceilings.
5.  On outer walls, fixing water closet cisterns instead on wall common to rooms.
6.  On a thin pad, Fixing water closet pan.
7.  By insulated clips holding pipes passing through walls and floors.

8. Protection from Termite: Building must be protected from termite attack by

(a) At the time of construction treating the foundation with chemicals.

(b) By using well seasoned and well treated wood in the building.

9. Security against Burglary: security against burgling is improved by providing thicker walls, stronger doors and windows in outer walls. Providing grills to windows and extra shutters to doors are some of the methods of improving security. Alarms fitted in walls, roofs also increase security of the buildings.

10. Economy: Economy is another basic principle of planning a building without sacrificing comfort, conveniences and durability. For this circulation area must be minimised. Materials must be so selected that maintenance cost is minimized.

11. Provision for Future Expansion: Building must be planned making appropriate provision for future expansion. Some of the steps essential for it are following:

1.  Without dismantling any part improving elevations during future expansion.
2.  Without damaging the existing building Extending building horizontally or vertically.
3.  Improving the flooring.