Introduction – Classification of Buildings – based on nature of occupancy – based on fire resistance – based on built in environment and naturality – classification of residential buildings
Interior planning: Aspect – Prospect – Privacy – Internal privacy – External privacy – Furniture requirements – Roominess – Grouping – Circulation – Elegance – Flexibility – Economy – Practical consideration- Parking – Angle parking – Drive way
Introduction – Building byelaws – Objectives – Principles – Minimum plot sizes & building frontages – Open spaces – Minimum standard dimensions of building elements – Provisions for lighting and ventilation – Provisions for safety from fire and explosions – Provisions for means of access – Provisions for drainage and sanitation – Requirements for off street parking – Requirements for green built and landscaping – special requirements for low income housing – sizes of structural elements.
Introduction – Planning of Residential buildings - Planning of Public buildings – School – Library – Hospital – Cinema buildings – Hostel – Office buildings - Post office – Bus station – Church - Mosque.
Introduction - Basic rules of vaastu construction – Relevance of vaastu today – Shape of the site – Directions – Orientation – Level differences – Main entrance – Doors and Windows – Columns and beams – Steps – Well – Colours – Position of stairs – Roof.
Reference Book:
Development Control Rules for Chennai Metropolitan Area, CMA,Chennai,2002. National Housing Policy, 1994, Government of IndiaWilliamH.Severns andJulian. R.Fellows, “Air-conditioning and Refrigerationâ€, JohnWiley and Sons, London, 1988. Gurucharansingh and JagadishSingh(2015), Building Planning Drawing and Scheduling’, Standard Publisher Distributors. M.G.Shah, C.M.Kale and S.Y.Patki (2014),‘Building Drawing with an Integrated approaches to Built Environment’, McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited.
Text Book:
Dr.N.Kumarasamy and A.KameswaraRao (2015), “Building Planning and Drawing, Charotar Publishing House Pvt.Ltd., Chandrasekar.Kand Karthikeyan.N, Housing Planning and Management, CGS .,Publishers.
