shape grammar1
DESCRIPTION
A study of the Shape Grammar of a Kerala Vaasthu based NaalukettuTRANSCRIPT
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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