Multi-Story Rules

Rooms of same function should stack vertically across floors

Bedrooms must stack vertically in multi-story buildings — bedroom above bed...

In multi-story structures kitchen must stack directly above lower kitchen

Bathrooms must stack vertically across all floors to contain waste-water energy

Bathroom directly above kitchen drips waste-water energy onto fire element

Toilet above a prayer room desecrates the sacred zone and blocks divine energy

Living rooms and social spaces should stack vertically to preserve the social-ai

The staircase is the dwelling's vertical spine — it must occupy the same fo...

The elevator shaft must be vertically aligned on every floor — a single continuo

Service ducts must run vertically without dog-legs — each duct is a Vayu-Nadi (a

Plumbing risers must run vertically continuous — supply rising, drainage descend

Electrical risers should be in the SE zone (Agni-kona) and run vertically contin

Structural beams must align across floors — creating continuous load paths from

Floor slabs should maintain consistent thickness across habitable floors. Unifor

Columns must be continuous from foundation to roof — no floating columns, no off

The ground floor bears the heaviest functions: reception, living, kitchen, ...

The first floor is the transition from Rajas (activity) to Sattva (rest) — ideal

Upper floors (second and above) suit lighter functions — children's rooms, recre

The topmost habitable floor must maintain the SW as the heaviest zone with maxim

The basement is the Tamas (inertia/darkness) zone — suitable for parking, s...

An even total number of floors (G+1, G+3) is auspicious — each level pairs with

Floor-to-floor height must be consistent across all stories. Uniform height ensu

Upper floors must progressively lighten in material, color, and mass. The buildi

Upper-floor setbacks must recede from S and W, preserving full volume toward N a

Balconies should stack vertically and project toward N/E/NE for morning light an

Terrace for lightweight activities only — no permanent heavy storage

Rooftop garden weight — heavy planters, soil beds, dense trees — must concentrat

The overhead water tank must be in the SW zone of the terrace — the heaviest sin

A rooftop temple or pooja space must be in the NE corner of the terrace, facing

Any enclosed room on the terrace — mumty, penthouse, servant quarter, storage —

NE quadrant of terrace must remain open and unbuilt — cosmic energy entry

Terrace parapets must follow the NE-low/SW-high gradient. S/W parapets should be

Terrace floor MUST slope toward NE/E for rainwater drainage. Drainpipes and scup

Solar panels and inverters belong in the SE/S zone of the terrace — fire-element

Satellite dishes, TV antennas, and all communication receivers belong in the S/S