PLANNING SUITABLE ORIENTATION

Orientation means setting out the plan of the building to provide an opportunity to user to enjoy sun-shine and breeze when required and to avoid the same whenever not required with respect to north-south and east-west directions. It is also known as planning the aspect of a building. Aspect means arrangement of windows, doors in the external wall to utilized good effect and beauty of nature. With the architectural aspect of outlook of building this term has nothing to do. with the architectural aspect of outlook of building. Kitchen might have eastern aspect to enjoy morning sunshine that means kitchen might be located on the eastern side of the building to utilize sun rays in morning. The following are the required aspects for several parts of the building in the northern hemisphere of earth:

1. Dining room-- to enjoy winter sun it should be in southern aspect.
2. Kitchen--eastern aspect.
3. Bed rooms--western or may be south-western aspect to enjoy breeze in summer.
4. Living room and Drawing room--southern or south-eastern aspect to enjoy winter sun.
5. Reading room, class room, stairs, and northern aspect to enjoy diffused light.

Suggestions should be kept in mind during orientation of a building in India are following:

1.  To reduce the area exposed to direct sun rays place long walls towards north-south and short walls in east-west directions.
2.  Provide and balcony and verandah on east and west.
3.  Provide chejjas on windows and doors on southern side to protect them from sun's rays.