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Right Direction
A building's orientation has a measurable impact on the wellbeing of its occupants. The sun's energy is most nourishing at sunrise — east-facing homes bring the greatest benefits to health and success.
Ancient Science, Living Practice
More About Vastu
Design and construct a building in harmony with natural law — the orientation, placement, and proportions that quietly shape a life.
The Key Elements of Vastu
orientation, placement, and dimensions / proportions
The significance of the orientation of buildings
Vastu is the design and construction of a building in harmony with natural law — taking into consideration the proper orientation of the house, with its entrance facing due east or, in some cases, north.
This is extremely useful because our health, happiness, and well-being are influenced by the orientation of the buildings we occupy. Published studies support this understanding.
The significance of where rooms are placed
The strongest influence of natural law comes from the Sun. During its daily travel from east to west, the Sun generates different qualities of energy. A home should be designed so that each of these energies corresponds to the activity intended for each room — then natural law supports every aspect of daily life.
For example:
- Dining room — Located where digestion is healthiest.
- Study — Placed where the intellect is most lively.
- Living room — Positioned where social life enjoys greatest support.
- Bedroom — Sited where restful, healthy sleep is enhanced.
The significance of dimensions and proportions
When a Vastu home is planned, proportions and key dimensions — length, width and height — are precisely calculated to obtain auspicious measurements which resonate with corresponding cycles of our cosmic counterparts: the Sun, Moon, planets and stars. This brings nourishing and harmonising influences upon the occupants of the home.
A deeper look
How Buildings Create Wellness
Can homes create wellness for their occupants — not simply from materials or air quality, but through the form of the building itself? In Vastu architecture, natural law and architectural principles produce a profound compatibility between the built environment and nature. This enhances mental and physical health, family relations, work and spirituality.
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Right Placement of Rooms
As the sun moves across the sky it carries different qualities of energy. Rooms are placed so that each activity — cooking, studying, resting — aligns with the appropriate quality of sunlight.
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Right Proportion
Proportion is a key to successful design in nature. Precise length, width and height calculations resonate with cosmic cycles — the Sun, Moon, planets and stars — bringing harmony to the occupants.
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Natural & Non-Toxic Materials
Sustainable, locally-appropriate materials — wood, brick, rammed earth, clay stucco, natural fibers and non-toxic finishes — support health and align the home with the surrounding environment.
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Environmental Influences
Slope of the land, sunlight patterns, placement of water bodies and neighbouring structures are all evaluated. Homes avoid harmful electro-magnetic fields for a truly peaceful setting.
Interested to learn more about Vastu?
Begin with an online class or book a personal consultation with Mr. Sunkara E.P. Reddy.
Insights from Science + Research
Vastu-aligned buildings promote all areas of wellness — good health, happiness, family harmony, success and enlightened living. Peer-reviewed studies document the striking effects of living in homes designed with these principles.