Planning and Designing of Residential Buildings

Contents: Section-I : Introduction. 1. Foundations. 2. Masonry. 3. Hollow or Cavity Walls. 4. Partitions. 5. Damp Proof Course. 6. Ground Floors. 7. Stairs Vertical Circulation. 8. Lintels. 9. Doors. 10. Windows. 11. Upper Floors. 12. Roofs. 13. Plastering and Pointing. 14. Surface Decoration. 15. Temporary Structural Supporting Systems. 16. Building Materials. 17. Structural Design. 18. Estimating and Costing. 19. Architecture-Climate - Design. 20. Principles of Planning. 21. Rooms of a Residential Building and Their Requirements. 22. Building Services : Water Supply and Sanitary Engineering. 23. Vaastu Shastram : A Simplified Approach. Building Rules and Regulations. Section - II : Modern House Designs with Elevation. Section III : Appendix.

This book has been written for reference by students of architecture and civil engineering as well as by real estate developers, practicing architects, consulting engineers and contractor in the field of construction.