I have had a few clients mention one thing or another about Feng Shui principals of design. Usually people quote something someone told them about Feng Shui, not realizing that out of context the statement might not apply. Feng Shui is a complex system with many interdependent elements that are actually applied somewhat differently for each piece of land and each occupant. To achieve good Feng Shui or Vaastu, you really should start from scratch.
I have studied Feng Shui (Chinese Design) and Vaastu (Hindu Design), and whenever I can apply a general principal from one or the other, I try to do so. Many of the principals are universally good ideas. However, my experience with both is that it is very difficult to apply these eastern design concepts to western small home construction with any real purity unless the owner has extra money, the house’s footprint is somewhat sprawling, and the land is allows for some flexible positioning of the house.
That being said, the fact is that when I design a home that is truly successful and makes the client very happy to live in, and I go back to look at it from a Feng Shui or Vaastu point of view as an afterthought, I do notice that some elements of both do appear to be there. Real truth never dies.
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