If possible, you should choose to build a home that’s a regular square or rectangular shape. These allow symmetry and balance in the house shape. Stay away from irregular shapes like U or L shapes where corners are ‘missing’ that would otherwise complete it and make it a regular shape. Irregular shapes have more potential to cause money or marriage problems. Although very difficult and expensive to fix, these shaped houses can be corrected or remedied using feng shui architecture cures like mirrors or lights. They should be placed in the ‘missing’ corners to give the illusion of a complete shape, an extension of the home.

The Layout of Your Rooms

Layouts that are more regular in shape we mentioned earlier are much more favored in feng shui architecture. The size of each room should also be proportionate to each other and not too  different in size. High ceilings should be high enough not to feel cramped but not too high that you feel overpowered. They should also be proportionate to the rest of the whole house.

Living Room layout

A large sized room that’s open and welcoming would be the ideal living room to enhance the good chi and keep it flowing around the space. Living rooms should never be higher than any other room, like the kitchen and dining rooms because Sheng Chi (positive energy) of the occupants will attach itself to your guests instead.

Kitchen Layout

Feng shui architecture suggests that your kitchen be located on the right side of the house, next to the family dining room. Disagreements and arguments between your family will ensue if it’s too far away from the dining room, especially between children and parents. A large mirror in the dining room that reflects the bounty or food on the table is great for wealth luck and good fortune. Make sure it isn’t hanging too low that it visually cuts off the heads of the reflections of people in it.

Layouts of your Bathroom and Toilets

Make sure that there are no doors facing either of these areas. More importantly, you should position the toilet away from the view when looking in from outside the bathroom. The wealth and prosperity energy of you and your family can be flushed away so be sure to close the bathroom doors at all times. Avoid having them in the north areas of your home, where career energy is focused so opportunities can’t be missed and flushed away.

In your houses layout of all the rooms, feng shui architecture practices strongly advise to avoid direct lines from one entrance to the next. This will encourage the flow of positive chi around your entire home, freely and smoothly.

The Ins and Outs of Your Doors

Great significance is put on the main entrance to your home in feng shui architecture. The door should be of a solid build, of proportionate shape and size in relation to the rest of your house and open inwards. The hallway it opens into should be bright, wide and welcoming and the door must be oriented correctly with entire house. Remember these feng shui architecture tips when planning the space for your main door as any shifts from these guidelines can bring lots of bad energy for the people living there.  Nothing should serve as a block in front of the main door so clear the space and let the chi flow freely inwards. Back doors that line up exactly with front doors simply mean that your positive energy and luck will come straight in and flow straight out, which after all of your hard construction work, would be the last thing you want. So take precautions in your feng shui architecture planning to see that this doesn’t happen to you, keep the energy flowing around so that it can work positively for you in your home, life and let you enjoy the benefits it brings.

Your Windows

Regularly shaped windows that open outwards are best to use in your home. Inward opening windows symbolize bad luck for your career or wealth. Windows that slide up or down or even have a offensive view like a brick wall or any protruding objects should also be avoided, so if possible change their location before construction starts. Be careful not to add too may windows as this too can be harmful. Disagreements with other family members, most between parents and children will follow so don’t plan for too many windows. If you’re reading this and have too many windows, don’t start bricking them up just yet, you can use hanging wind chimes or crystals to cure the issue, another great feng shui architecture tip.

The Stairs

Homes with levels of 2 or more should consider having interlinking staircases that are broad and curve gracefully, from the first floor the the main floor for example, and ideally into a large hall. Spiral staircase should be avoided all together. Make sure that they don’t start from the main door to your house as this will allow the chi in your home to flow right out. Stair steps should not have gaps between them as it symbolizes money flowing out.

Rounded, smooth edged banisters on the stairs are preferred along with good lighting throughout the staircase to bring good energy to the upstairs sleeping areas.

These great feng shui architecture tips will help you to incorporate simple but very effective principles into the plan of your dream home. It’s time to start building the right way, for a lifetime of health, wealth and good fortune!

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Feng Shui for Architecture is a guide to using the ancient science and philosophy of feng shui for the purpose of designing, building, remodeling, and decorating our homes successfully so that they will become environments that support our lives and our well-being. The information is presented in a user-friendly manual format and can be utilized by homeowners and builders and also by professional designers and architects.

When first introduced to feng shui, most people ask, “Should I wait until after the building is designed, constructed, and decorated and have it all in nice shape before I call in a feng shui expert, or should I work with a consultant before I start all this?”

Some mafeng shui consultantging in a feng shui consultant after everything is completed and seems perfect to their eyes, things will more likely look complete and perfect to the feng shui master’s eyes, as well. In almost every situation such as this, the feng shui master will be facing a dilemma: “Should I tell this person where the errors are and then displease them by finding flaws where they thought there was perfection, or should I just make them feel good about the effort they have made so far and tell them that everything is okay?”

The primary goal of the book is to assist homeowners and professionals in designing houses with “good feng shui” from the start instead of trying to put a bandage on problems or make patchwork corrections afterwards.

For years, an ongoing architectural debate has raged between style and functionality. The ideal solution takes both into account and also considers the subtler energies that can affect the health and happiness of a building’s occupants.

Many of the greatest architects of the past, such as Michelangelo, Borromini, and Guarino Guarini, have pursued the study of metaphysics. They have searched for an invisible ideal order for design. The celebrated Frank Lloyd Wright was a great admire of the Taoist philosopher Lao Tzu. Curiously, however, some of the great masterpieces of architecture do not always appear to be the most comfortable structures to live in. Like many other masterpieces of architecture, some of the most original works have become museums or showcases, not happily inhabited residences. Is it the style, the design, or something else that makes a house a dream home? Perhaps it is the ambient energy that determines whether a building supports its occupants in a positive way. Regardless of the particular design style, the energy blueprint of a building and its relationship to the occupants should be considered before any other concerns.

Readers of Feng Shui for Architecture may decide to familiarize themselves with the practices outlined in the book and then use it as a reference guide for home design and furnishing. Those in the process of building or buying can use it as a checklist for the various aspects under consideration. Readers in the architecture, construction, or design industries can also consider it as a formal study aid, digest the contents of each chapter, and then refer to the book in their daily work.

In order to help readers to better understand the practical application that constitutes most of the book, an initial overview of the history, the underlying theory, and the more abstract aspects of feng shui are offered in the first two chapters. Readers who would rather focus on direct applications can skip the beginning of the book, go to Chapter Three, and perhaps read the historical and theoretical material later.

The book opens with an introduction. Part One then describes what feng shui is, how it came about, and what it can do for the reader. Part Two deals with the relationship between architecture and feng shui and how the two interact. Part Three explains the concept of Qi (life-force energy) in its various forms and its actions and importance in daily life. Part Four deals with basic theories such as Yin/Yang, the Five Elements, and the Eight Trigrams. Without a proper foundation in these basic principles, it is difficult to understand how feng shui works in practice and how to apply it successfully.

Part Five elaborates on the environment of a property, whether in an urban or country setting. It includes the application of principles concerning how Qi operates in the environment, how to spot potential problems, and how to correct them. Part Six describes guidelines for landscape features and garden arrangements as they relate to a building. Part Seven gives a thorough description of features to avoid because they create polluted Qi.

Part Eight introduces guidelines to keep in mind when designing the floor plan, information about the size and shape of rooms, and the design features that are preferred or are to be avoided. Part Nine goes into detail concerning interior decoration, light, color, and materials, based on the building’s directional orientation. Part Ten reviews a house room by room. Part Eleven introduces readers to advanced theories and makes suggestions for engaging an expert to review the project.

This book offers a doorway to the metaphysical aspects of design and decoration of living environments by providing a new understanding of how life-force energy behaves in a home or office setting. This interaction is important because it will eventually affect the occupants who, by the mere act of living there, will attune to the building’s energy. Any unbalance present in the structure may be reflected in their life experiences.

Through this book, readers will become more aware of what may be affecting their lives in relation to the buildings where they live and work. Such perceptions are part of expanding consciousness and knowledge, which supplies a foundation for building greater awareness in this new century.

While the study of feng shui is a lifelong endeavor, Feng Shui for Architecture can provide readers with a basic understanding of its principles and practices so they may use this ancient Chinese art and science to the greatest benefit in their everyday lives.

Feng Shui For Architecture

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Feng Shui Architecture.

The words Feng – Shui literally mean Wind- Water.
Feng Shui originated from China 4,000 years ago. China ushered in therir new year on February 14th ,2010[Valentines Day]. This year is the year of the Tiger. 2010 is Year 4707 in the Chinese Calendar.
Feng Shui aims to assist in locating buildings in the most perfect condition so as to release positive energy known as Qi[chi]. A building that merges well with nature and the environment also produces good Qi.
Coincidentally, Frank Lloyd Wright-June 1857-April 1959, the great American Architect who designed the Falling Waters House used the concept of merging his buildings with the environment. His works became so unique and famous due to this. Maybe he has long seen the benefits of Feng Shui Architecture by then.

Yi Yang.

Feng Shui is made up of 5 elements-Water, Wood, Fire, Earth/Soil and Metal under the concept of Yin –Yang..
Water has more Yin than Wood for example.
Feng Shui aims at balancing the forces of Yin and Yang within a building.

Practical Examples.

A practical example of good Feng shui is whereby the architects avoid to run beams across the living rooms or bedrooms. This creates negative energy in Feng Shui terms. Any decent architect will advice his client that such a beam defines space vertically hence if it’s a large room for example a sitting room that is supposed to be used as one room, the overhead beam that cuts across it makes the occupants feel as if there is something that is dividing the space into 2 parts. This feeling will affect the occupants negatively, reducing the occupant’s optimum performance. This is what the Feng Shui practitioners will call negative Qi.

Qi.

The flow of Qi is the same as the universal order of the Tao. Tao is Chinese meaning ‘way’. It is the flow of the universe, the force that keeps the universe in a natural order. If you have watched the movie ‘The Secret’ by Rhonda Byrne, you will definitely get the drift.
According to Feng Shui practitioners, Qi enters the house through the front door. A good architect is trained to articulate the main entrance through use of columns, expensive and attractive wall and floor finishes so as to make the entrance area unique. This is a sub-conscious attempt to bring in positive energy to the house.
Decisions such as putting up a decorated main door will also attract good Qi to the house. Grande Hand-curved Swahili doors are a good example to this even though the Swahili have never heard of Feng Shui. Each and every organized community has its own localized form of Feng Shui.

African Architecture.

Traditional African houses were made of natural material-Earth walls and thatch roof. In Feng Shui terms, these materials give the most positive energy to the occupants.
The planning arrangement of an African traditional homestead was also to a specific order such as the position of the mans house, 1st wifes house, cow pen, granary, sons house e.t.c.
This shows that these houses were designed to unlock positive Qi to the occupants though they had never heard of Feng Shui.

Currently, in the modern world, the natural construction materials are more expensive than the artificial materials.
A floor finish like hard-wood parquet or blocks is very expensive compared to an imitation such as the HDF wood laminate floors. Another example is a solid hardwood door compared to an MDF door. The solid hardwood door is more expensive than the MDF door. MDF glue also contains carcinogens. In roofing, the stone-coated roofing tiles that imitate thatch are the most expensive roofing materials that we have at the moment. A thatch roof will give much more positive energy than the expensive stone coated roof at any given time.
This shows that you get more positive energy when you use more natural materials.

Conclusion.

A well designed house that has been designed to the occupant’s satisfaction will definitely assist in giving him the positive energy required for optimum performance.
Design aspects such as colour of the rooms, orientation of the house, position of doors and windows, finishes and the overall shape of the building should all be considered for each individual by their architect so as to come up with a house that gives the most Qi.

Frank Gichuhi
+254 721 410684
www.a4architect.com

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Expert: Miriam Tsao
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