Created By: - Manthan Kanani BRANCH:-Mechanical Engg

Created by: - BRANCH:- Mechanical Engg.
Manthan Kanani
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 INTRODUCTION
 PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING
 BASIC REQUIREMENT OF A BUILDING PLANNING
 LAYOUT OF BUIDING
 -RESIDENTIAL
 -INDUSTRIAL
 The term planning of building by an engineer is used to mean
the arrangement of all the units of a building on all floors and at all
levels and it not only includes the horizontal layout but also it takes
into consideration the height and level to accommodate the space
enclosed by walls, floors and roofs. During building planning, it is
important to keep in mind, the general purpose of the building. Each
type of building has its own requirement to suit its purpose in the best
possible manner. There should be proper thinking on the functional or
utility aspect of building. Main consideration of planning are:
Human habitation and their requirements

Climatic condition and effects
Bye-laws for planning and construction
Available finance
Comfort , safety and economy
General principles of planning:
 Aspect
 Prospect
 Privacy
 Grouping
 Roomminess
 Furniture requirement
 Circulation
 Sanitation
 Elegance
 Economy
 Flexibility
Aspect refer to the planned arrangement of the doors and windows of external
walls to get sunlight , breeze and a good view of the scenery outside
Types Of Rooms Suggested Aspect

Drawing room, living room South, SE
Bedroom West, SW
Dining room South
Kitchen East
Verandah West, SW
A building is said to have prospect when it presents a
good and pleasing appearance when seen form
outside. It is used to mean the external view as certain
rooms of the building . Exterior wall painting and
windows should be provided in an attractive manner.
projected windows permit more light and air inside the
rooms as shown in fig.
•For residential building planning privacy is
important is important consideration.
•For more privacy center door location should be
avoided.
•Grouping refer to be easy communication and utility of various rooms.

•Kitchen and dining room should be close to each other.
•Storeroom should be adjacent to kitchen
•WC and urinals should be far away from the kitchen
•Kitchen and toilet black not exposed to drawing room.
•Bedroom connected to bath and less exposed to drawing room.
• roomminess refer to an arrangement of
getting the maximum advantage forms the
minimum or limited dimensions of a room.
•Space must be utilised economically
•The length and breadth ratio may be 1.20 to
1.50
•Small room should have low ceiling height
•Rectangular area of room is prefarable
instead of square room.
•The plan of building should be prepared by keeping mind the future requirement
•During building planning the size of furniture to be require for functional utility of
the rooms should be considered
•Kitchen has platform, cupboard, dining table, refrigerator, mill etc.
•Bedroom has bed, cupboard, side tables, dressing table etc.
•Children’s room has bed, study table, cupboard, dressing etc.
•Circulation refer to providing through passage
between rooms in building.
•It is necessary to permit horizontal circulation
through passage, corridors and lobbies and
vertical circulation through staircases, lifts and
ramps in building.
•Natural and artificial lighting is

provided in building planning.
By proper ventilation sunlight
•Can give good lighting
•Elegance refers to the planning of elevation and layout of the plan to give an
impressive appearance to the building
•The proper width, height, location of doors and windows, materials employed in
construction of exterior wall etc. create elegance. The result of elegance is
asthetics of building.
•Building planning should be carried out in the financial limit of the client.
•Provision for cleanliness, lighting and ventilation in sanitary units avoid growth
of becteria and spread of disease and give hygenic condition. In bath and w.c.
glazed tiles dedo should be provided on walls to maintain clean condition.
•Skirting should be provided in rooms.
•Bath tubs, unitary, w.c. pans, wash basin, kitchen sinks should be ceramic
materials to maintain them clean easily.
•The settings of plan of building
on its sites with reference to the
directions is known as orientation
•Direct sunlight, wind and rainfall
its intensity and type of
surroundings are taken into
consideration while deciding
orientation of the building
•The long walls of the building
should be placed towards north
and south.
•The short walls should be placed
towards east and west
•The planning of building has to give due consideration to the utility of the building
• a residence must have living room, bed room, kitchen, bath, w.c. , verandah and
circulation space.
•The selection of the site has an important bearing on the planning as well as
designing a building.
•A building has to be planned depending on the location and the geometry of
the site
•Owner should keep in mind the requirement as per family size and life style
while purchasing land for residence
•Local authorities have defined certain rules for the construction of various
types of building
•Owner and engineer must consider them while purchasing the land and
planning for that land
•Front margin should be left as per the exposure to NH, SH, MDR, ODR, VR,
urban obeyed
1. Detached building – bunglow
2. Semi-detached building – Twin bunglows
3. Row House
4. Low rise or high rise building - Flates
1. Canteen
2. Clock room
3. Drinking water
4. Entrance
5. Loading and administration
6. Sanitary block
7. Storage for raw material and finished goods
8. Parking
9. All weather roads
10. Cycle parking
11. Telephone
12. Circulation space
13. Watchman’s cabin
Detached Building Semi-detached Building
Row Houses High rise Building

Industrial plan (Bird View)
•Ground floor
structure having roof
of asbestoce cement
or galvanised iron
sheets
•Te steel trusses are
provided to support
the roof
•Large scale
industries follow this
type of construction
•Main door may be of
glass or iron and
generally covered by
rolling shutters.
Factory layout elevation

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Human habitation and their requirements

Types Of Rooms Suggested Aspect

•Grouping refer to be easy communication and utility of various rooms.

•Natural and artificial lighting is

Row Houses High rise Building

Factory layout elevation

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