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General building requirements for residential building

According to National Building Code
Exterior Open Spaces
Front open space
1. Every building fronting a street shall have a front space, forming an integral part of the
site as below:

Sl. No. Front Open Space Width of Street Fronting the

Minimum (m) Plot
(m)
1 1.5 Up to 7.5
2 3.0 7.5 to 18

3 4..5 18 to 30

4 6.0 Above 30

2. For streets less than 7.5 m in width, the distance of the building (building line) shall be at
least 5 m from the centre line of the street.

Rear open space

1. Every residential building shall have a rear open space, forming an integral part of the
site, of an average width of 3 m and at no place measuring less than 1.8 m, except that in
the case of a back-to-back sites, the width of the rear open space shall be 3 m throughout.
2. Subject to the condition of free ventilation, the open space left up to half the width of the
plot shall also be taken into account for calculating the average width of the rear open
space.
3. In case of corner plots less than 300 m2 in area, the rear open space should be 2.4 m
minimum.

Side open space

Every semi-detached and detached building shall have a permanently open air space,
forming an integral part of the site as below:
1. For detached buildings there shall be a minimum side open space of 3 m on both the
sides.
2. For semi-detached buildings, there shall be a minimum side open space of 3 m on one
side.
3. For row-type buildings, no side open is required.
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Side and Rear Open Spaces for Different Heights of Buildings

For buildings of height above 10 m, the open spaces (side and rear) shall be as given in Table .
The front open spaces for increasing heights of buildings shall be governed by table.

Sl No. Height of Buildings (m) Side and Rear Open Spaces to be Left
Around Building
(m)
1 10 3
2 15 5
3 18 6
4 21 7
5 24 8
6 27 9
7 30 10
8 35 11
9 40 12
10 45 13
11 50 14
12 55 and above 16

For tower-like structures

1. Up to a height of 24 m, with one set-back, the open spaces at the ground level, shall be
not less than 6 m.
2. For heights between 24 m and 37.5 m with one set-back, the open spaces at the ground
level, shall be not less than 9 m.
3. For heights above 37.5 m with two set-backs, the open spaces at the ground level, shall
be not less than 12 m.
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Built Up area/Plinth Area:

The total building area in plot area is referred as Built up area. In simple, Area excluding empty
space around the building is called Built up area or Plinth area.

Built up Area = Carpet area+ Thickness of All walls + balcony.

Setback area:
The empty space around the building is called Setback area. The setback area is decided by
Municipal Authority. In India, we leave 4 ft from all the sides of the building. The reason behind
leaving setback area is to make ease for moving vehicles, ventilation and during emergency
purposes. However set back area increases for High rise building and may go up to several
meters.

Setback area = Plot area – Built-up Area

Carpet area:
Carpet Area is an area which is enclosed within walls. In simple words, Area excluding walls in
the built-up area is called as carpet area. It is a working area of a building. Generally, carpet area
is around 85-90% of built area.

Carpet Area = Built-up Area- Area of walls

Super Built-up Area:-

Super Built Up Area is the built up area plus proportionate area of common areas such as
swimming pools, staircase, open verandah. The term Super built up area is generally used in Real
Estate (while buying property) builders may add 20% of total cost of apartment to the super
built-up area.

Super Built-Up Area = Setback area + Built-up Area+20% of common area

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SETBACKS
 The rear set back is given 3 feet.
 front side setback is 6 feet
 At the sides of building there is no setback given.

Introduction to Vastu Shastra

Vastu is an ancient Indian science of architecture and buildings which helps in making a
congenial setting or a place to live and work in a most scientific way taking advantage of the
benefits bestowed by nature, its elements and energy fields for enhanced wealth, health,
prosperity and happiness.

 The site is west facing and main entrance door is located on north west side
 The master bedroom is in south west direction which is correct according to vastu
 Kitchen is in southeast direction.
 Septic tank is in west direction.

The plan is made according to Vastu.

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The following four surveys are carried out to collect data for modern town
planning.
1. Functional survey
2. Social survey
3. Territorial survey
4. Vital survey

Functional survey

 The functional aspects of town life are studied.

 The items included are- means of communication, conditions of industry
 Types of information collected in functional survey-

1. Roads- History, Road width, Traffic survey and tree planting.

2. Railways- positions of level crossing, passenger stations and goods sheds.
3. Air ports and sea ports
4. Waterways and canals
5. Local industries- availability of raw materials and type of labor employed.
6. Mines and their location
7. Probable cost of the scheme.
Social survey Social aspects of the Town- history, architecture, health, housing
Types of information collected-

1. Ancient ruins of historical building

2. Architectural character
3. History of growth
4. Preservation of wild life
5. Parks and play grounds
6. Public services- water supply, sewerage, electricity, telephones, street lighting.
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Territorial survey-
Physical features, agricultural soil, forests, climatic conditions are studied
1. Geology
2. Contours of land
3. Rivers, oceans and lakes
4. Climatic conditions
5. Forest and other natural vegetation

Vital survey- The population aspects are History of the past growth of population, Density of
population.
Types of survey-
1) Preliminary Survey
2) National Survey
3) Regional survey
4) Civic Survey
1) Preliminary Survey- The data collected- preliminary in nature

a) Electric power and its distribution

b) Highways- conditions of road
c) Housing – Existing housing
d) Industries
e) Land use- Density and character of towns
f) Railways.
g) Water supply and Sewage
h) 2) National Survey- A study of natural resources
i) Administration- The aspects of land survey
j) Agriculture- Types of agricultural soil & crop Patterns
k) Communication facilities- Roads, Railways, Waterways
l) Geography- Extent of sea coast
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3) Regional survey- The town to be planned should be fit into the conditions prevailing in the
region.
4) Civic Survey-Survey done by the conditions in and around the town

1) Communication amenities
2) Contour- helps in deciding gradients of roads
3) Existing land use and land value.
4) Historical background
5) Housing – Characteristics of houses
6) Industries
7) Population
8) Preservation of natural features
9) Public buildings
10) Public health
11) Public services
12) Topography.