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THE GRAMMAR OF A VAASTU BASED ‘NAALUKETTU’ (TRADITIONAL DWELLING IN KERALA)

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THE GRAMMAR OF A VAASTU

BASED ‘NAALUKETTU’ (TRADITIONAL DWELLING IN KERALA)

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STRUCTURE OF

PRESENTATION

• GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDING

TO BE ANALYSED (CASE STUDY)

• A VERY BRIEF GLIMPSE OF THE BASIC

RULES OF VAASTU AS FOLLOWED IN THE

CASE STUDY

• RULES FOLLOWED IN SHAPE GRAMMAR

• ANALYSIS OF THE HOUSE-2D AND 3D

• INFERENCES AND CONCLUSION

• REFERENCES

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THE

‘NAALUKETTU’ (‘PADINJAREDATH

MANA’

IN CHERPU,

KOLLAM)

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A FEW PRINCIPLES

• THE BASIC CONFIGURATION OF BLOCKS IN COURTYARD FORMAT WAS USED AS A MODULE AND PERFECTED AS A UNIFIED SPATIAL AND STRUCTURAL SYSTEM ADAPTED TO CLIMATIC AND SOCIO CULTURAL CONDITIONS.

• THE ENERGY FIELD-’MANDALA’- COMPRISING GRIDS, DIAGONALS AND NODES FORMED THE BUILDING CODE FOR SPATIAL PLANNING, PROPORTIONS, DOORS AND WINDOW POSITIONS AND FUNCTIONAL LAYOUT IN TRADITIONAL DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE.

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EXAMPLES

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A FEW PRINCIPLES

• LARGEST SQUARE AREA IN PLOT DEMARCATED

• THROUGH THE APPROXIMATE CENTER, E-W AND N-S AXES MARKED

• (IN THE CASE OF LARGE PLOTS, THERE ARE PRINCIPLES OF PAADAVINYASAM AND VEEDHIVINYASAM TO CHOOSE THE HOUSE LOCATION OR GRIHAMANDALA. THOSE DETAILS ARE NOT IN THE SCOPE OF THIS STUDY).

• THE ORIENTATION OF THE HOUSE IS DECIDED BASED ON ‘YONI’- THE REMAINDER OBTAINED IN PERIMETER OF HOUSEX3/8. IF REMAINDER IS 1, ORIENTATION TOWARDS EAST, 2-SE, 3-SOUTH ETC. ODD YONIS ONLY ARE AUSPICIOUS-PERIMETER ADJUSTED TO GET ODD YONIS.

• BASED ON THE RIGID PRINCIPLES, IN FACT, A WIDE RANGE OF BUILDING DESIGNS CAN BE DONE. IN THIS STUDY, ONLY ONE EXAMPLE OF A NAALUKETTU IS BEING CONSIDERED.

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• FROM EKASALA-THE SMALLEST BASIC

DWELLING UNIT- TO CHATURSALA-

THE NAALUKETTU.

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DECIDING THE SIZE OF

COURTYARD

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GRAMMAR OF PADINJAREDATH MANA

• THE CENTRAL COURTYARD IS THE GENERATOR OF THE

FORM. IT IS MARKED AS THE INITIAL SHAPE.

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RULE A

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RULE B

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RULE C

A

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RULE D

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RULE E

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RULE F

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RULE G

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APPLICATION OF RULE C

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RULE H

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RULE I

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APPLYING RULE E AND F

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APPLYING RULE E AND F

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APPLYING RULE D

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APPLYING RULE I

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EXAMPLE

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RULE-1

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RULE-2

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RULE-2 MIRROR

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RULE-3

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APPLICATION OF RULES 1-3

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RULE-4

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RULE-4 WITH ROTATION

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RULE-5

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RULE-6 MIRRORING

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RULE-7

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RULE-8

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RULE-9

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RULE 10, COMBINING RULE-2

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RULE 11

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APPLYING RULE 2,2MIRROR,5,6,7,8,10 AND 11

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RULE 12

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PRINCIPLE OF

ROOF

STRUCTURE

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PRINCIPLE OF

ROOF

STRUCTURE

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RULE 13

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RULE 14

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RULE 15

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RULE 16

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RULE 17

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RULE 18