Pancha Mahabhuta
The five elements as the structural logic behind orientation, material and proportion in traditional building.
A structured path through the principles of Vastu Shastra — terminology, directions, proportion and site planning — read in the words of the classical texts and explained for contemporary practice.
The five elements as the structural logic behind orientation, material and proportion in traditional building.
The eight directions, their presiding qualities, and how the classical texts assign function to each quarter of a plan.
The grid that organises a site — padas, the brahmasthana, and the reasoning behind the diagram.
Measure, module and the ayadi formulae that govern dimension in the Mānasāra and Mayamata.
Site examination: soil, slope, water and vegetation as the texts describe them, and what holds true today.
Applying spatial order to apartments, small plots and contemporary programmes without superstition.