- Privacy: Privacy is of two kinds:
i. Privacy inside the house between different rooms. it
can be achieved by proper placing of passages, doors
and windows. Privacy is mainly desired in bed rooms,
bath rooms, W. C's and toilets. Screens or raised
windows can also help in achieving in door privacy.
ii. Privacy of the whole house from the highways and
streets. It is achieved by providing compound walls,
trees, high sill-level windows or raised plinths.
- Grouping: placing of the rooms adjacent to each other
with respect to their relative utility is called Grouping. Bath,
W.Cās are close to bed rooms. Dining space may be close
to a kitchen. Drawing, lounge or living rooms are preferably
be near to the entrance.
- Circulation: Horizontal circulation is achieved by
passages, lobbies, corridors, and lounges. Vertical
circulation is achieved by stairs or' stepped terracing or
lifts.
- Sanitation: Good sanitation means the proper drainage of
sewage. To achieve this, house is built on elevated
grounds. A house should be free from stagnated waters.
Windows, doors and ventilators are so placed that natural
light and fresh air are available in all the rooms through out
the day. Windows are placed on opposite walls to create
