Construction Planning &

Technology (CE F242)

BITS Pilani Planning Regulations & By-Laws
Hyderabad Campus
Learning Outcomes

 Exposure to concepts of Building Drawing

 Rules and bylaws for functional planning of a building

 Climate Oriented building design

 Choice of building materials

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Introduction to
Building Drawing

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Sketch your idea

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Idea Translated to Reality

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Concept Translated to Reality

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Plan (at what level ?)

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Types of Plans

 Plan of a typical floor (Ground floor plan, first floor plan etc)

 Foundation Plan

 Structural Plan of a typical floor

 Terrace Plan

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Floor Plan

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Foundation Plan

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Structural Plan

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Terrace Plan

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Scales

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Conventions

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Symbols

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Dimensions

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Projections

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One Room Building

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Drawing Process
Idea or problem

Line plans

Elevation and Section

Detailed plans

Other detailed drawings

Specifications

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Example

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What are Bylaws?

 Mandatory rules used to regulate coverage, height,

architectural design and construction aspects of buildings to
achieve orderly development of an area
 Protect buildings against fire, earthquake, noise,
earthquake failures and other hazards
 Control encroachment and unplanned development

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Introduction

By-laws and regulations govern the following building aspects:

 Lines of building frontages
 Built-up area of buildings
 Open spaces around the buildings and their heights
 Provisions of size, height and ventilation of rooms and
apartments
 Water supply and sanitary provisions (self study)
 Structural design or sizes and sections (self study)

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Building Line

It refers to the line of building frontage i.e., the line up to which

the plinth of a building adjoining a street or an extension of a
street or on a future street may lawfully extend. The line is
often known as setback or front building line.

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Building Line

 A minimum distance either from boundary or center line is

prescribed for the line of building frontage.
 For streets less than 7.5 m in width, the distance of the
building (building line) shall be at least 5 m from the center
line of the street (NBC)
 Advantages: future widening of street; keeps away
noise and dust of the street; prevents blind corners at
intersection of streets and provides open spaces

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Built-up Area Limitation

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Floor Area Limitation

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Built-up Area Limitation

 Town Planning Schemes mandates different F.A.R. values for

different areas.
 F.A.R. value, when multiplied with the Plot area gives us the
maximum floor area that can be constructed for a building in the
plot.
 This is subject to satisfying other conditions such as parking,
setbacks, access width etc.
 Mainly determine the density or intensity of development of an
area. Hence different F.A.R. values are prescribed for different
locations in development plans.
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Recommended FAR or FSI
 For residential buildings
 Area of plot less than 200 sqm – 60% with two storied
structure
 200 sqm to 500 sqm – 50% of the site
 500 sqm to 1000 sqm – 40% of the site

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Open Space Requirements

 Open spaces should be left inside and around a building,

particularly in residential type, to meet the lighting and
ventilation requirements of the rooms abutting such open
spaces.

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Open Space Requirements

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Interior Space Requirements

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Lighting and Ventilation
Requirements

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Principles of Functional
Planning

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Aspect

 Aspect means peculiarity of arrangement of doors and

windows in the external walls of a building which allows the
occupants to enjoy the natural gifts such as sunshine,
breeze, scenery etc
 It provides not only comfort and good environment to live in
but also from hygienic point of view

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Aspect

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Aspect

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Orientation of Buildings

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Prospect

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Privacy

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Privacy (contd…)

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Privacy (contd…)

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Furniture Requirements &
Roominess

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Furniture Requirements &
Roominess (contd…)

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Grouping

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Circulation

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Sanitation

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Ventilation

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Ventilation (contd…)

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Flexibility & Elegance

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Flexibility & Elegance
(contd…)

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Economy

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Choice of Building Materials

 Building materials account for 50 to 80 percent of the total

cost of construction
 It is very essential to be conversant thoroughly with these
building materials. Lot of research and development
happens in this area
 Knowledge of different types of materials, their properties
provides an important tool in achieving economy in
materials cost

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Choice of Building Materials

The choice of materials for a project requires considerations of

 initial and ongoing costs
 aesthetic appeal
 availability
 functional requirement (structural safety, acoustics, thermal
conductivity, fire resistance etc)
 life cycle assessment considerations (such as material
performance, availability and impact on the environment) and
 ability to reuse, recycle or dispose of the material at the end of its
life (environment friendly).

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