Orientation generally refers to the side that receives the main lighting.
A well-chosen orientation is good for home life, so how should we determine the orientation of self-built houses in rural areas?
The main orientation of the house and the orientation of each space are slightly different, so Fujuku will be divided into two parts.
1. The main direction of the house
Here, the main direction of the house mentioned by Fujuku refers to the side of the entire house where the main lighting or the door is located.
How to determine the main direction of the house?
The main orientation of the house can be determined based on the following four points:
1. Lighting situation:
According to the availability of daylight and the quality of the lighting surface judge.
When designing, give priority to the side with lighting as the main orientation of the house.
If lighting can be obtained from multiple sides, it needs to be judged based on the quality of the lighting surface. Among them, the south has the best lighting, the east comes second, the west has western exposure, and the north has relatively poor lighting (generally, museums and other buildings give priority to north lighting).
2. Surrounding building conditions:
Observe the surrounding buildings and the distance between the building and the homestead, and observe whether the building will affect the opening of the door and block the lighting.
3. Surrounding road conditions:
For the sake of convenience, sometimes the main direction of the house will be chosen to be on the side adjacent to the road.
4. Feng Shui taboos
Some people believe in Feng Shui, and they will give priority to the Feng Shui taboos and use them to determine the orientation of the owner of the house.
2. Orientation of each space
The orientation of each space generally refers to the side with windows and lighting in functional spaces such as bedrooms and living rooms.
The following factors are generally considered when determining the orientation of each space:
1. Lighting surface:
The availability of daylight and the quality of the lighting surface affect the orientation of each space. .
Most self-built houses in rural areas have two or three sides with lighting. At this time, we will give priority to the lighting side of the main space, and then consider the lighting of the secondary space.
When lighting is available from both sides, main spaces such as bedrooms and living rooms should be placed on the lighting side and the side with better lighting as much as possible, while secondary spaces such as kitchens and stairwells can be placed on the side with poor lighting. side to get a more reasonable layout.
When lighting is provided from three sides, the location of the room needs to be reasonably arranged according to the orientation.