Questions and Answers
30 questions on Plot Shape and Slope
Is the hanging method an exact way to find the centre (nabhi) of an irregular plot or flat without software?
Yes. Pin the cut-out shape to a wall, mark the point exactly below the pin in a straight vertical line and draw that line; repeat from another point, and the crossing is the centre. It is plain science of the centre of mass, since the side with more area is heavier and hangs lower. Done accurately, it gives a 100% exact centre.
Can we join all the corners of an irregular plot into a square and take its diagonals as the centre?
No. When part of the plot is cut, the true centre shifts, yet the square drawn through the corners stays the same, so its diagonals give a wrong centre. Diagonals were used in the earlier zoning class only because that map was regular, with the open parking area at the side.
If the built-up area is on one side, such as South and West, with the other sides open, how are the pishach bhoomi and devtas found?
Use the angular method taught in class. Whatever the tilt and whatever the shape, octagonal, pentagonal or regular, find the centre, divide the plan into pishach, manushya-dev and brahma bhoomi and mark the pads by degrees as demonstrated, then practise it from the recording.
The floor from South to West should be raised to hold the energy. Should a balcony on that side also be raised?
Yes, a balcony on that side should not be low; keep it higher, though level also works. Another principle also works: raise the centre and slope the floor toward all directions, which makes kurma prishtha (tortoise-back) land.
The North-West toilet has been built about two feet higher than the rest of the house; does this create a dosh?
Balance it by fixing a dhwaj (flag) in the South-West.