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A Car Porch or Garage is used for parking the Car. It can be an open Car Porch or a closed Garage. It is accessed from the Main Gate and should be designed as per Vastu guidelines.
Here, I have explained the Vastu Guidelines for a Garage/Car Porch. Since Vastu is a science, there is logic and reasoning behind every guideline. As an Architect, I have attempted to explain these guidelines rationally and scientifically, so that you can decide what you want to follow and what you don’t.
WHAT IS THE BEST POSITION FOR A GARAGE OR CAR PORCH, ACCORDING TO VASTU?
Garage can be located in the North-West or as second option, the South-East: The Scientific Reason – Since the North-East and the South-West corners are not allowed for Car porches, the remaining two corners namely the North-West and the South-East are acceptable.
Avoid a Garage or Car porch in the South-West: The Scientific Reason – Since the Master Bedroom and other bedrooms are generally kept in the South-West corner, a car porch should be avoided in this sector as each time the car is started, the exhaust fumes will enter the bedrooms.
Avoid a Garage or Car porch in the North-East: If it is in the East or the North direction, the roof of the porch should be lower than the roof of the main building. The Scientific Reason – The North and East directions should be left open as far as possible, to allow the constant and morning sunlight into the house. So it is better to avoid a Car Porch or Garage here.
A Garage in the basement should be in the North or East only: The Scientific Reason – In the basement since there is no question of the car obstructing light, it is preferable if the cars are parked in the East or the North, since some heat from the Sunlight can keep the car engine warm.
IN VASTU, IS THERE ANY IDEAL DIRECTION FOR PARKING A CAR?
The car should be parked facing North or East: The Scientific Reason - When a car is parked facing North or East, its engine gets heated from the Constant sunlight from the North and the morning light from the East and so will be easier to start.
WHAT ARE THE VASTU GUIDELINES FOR THE DESIGN OF A CAR PORCH?
Avoid supporting the Car porch on the compound wall: The Logic – To support the porch on the Compound wall, you will have to raise the compound wall, which will then cut off a lot of light to the house.
The colour of the Garage or Car porch walls: The ideal colours for the Garage/Car porch are white, yellow or any other light colour. Black and gray colour should be avoided. The Scientific Reason – Light colours reflect light and help you to see clearly. Whereas, dark colours make the space appear darker and full of shadows.
Related Topics:
- VASTU SHASTRA
- VASTU SHASTRA FACTORS
- VASTU SHASTRA PRINCIPLES
- VASTU GUIDELINES | SELECTION OF SITE
- VASTU GUIDELINES | DESIGN OF A HOUSE
- VASTU GUIDELINES | STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION
- LOGIC BEHIND SUPERSTITIONS
January 17th, 2010 at 5:49 am
hi, your blog is terrific, i would like to know what is the minimum lenght by width of a two car park, we have an alto, a bike, a scooty and may buy another small car in a year. thank you
Dear Ms Nitya,
For a side by side car park the minimum dimensions for smaller cars are 15′ x 16′. For a car park with two small cars one behind the other, the minimum dimensions are 9′ x 26′.
Admin
January 17th, 2010 at 4:57 pm
Hi, first I want to say that I try to follow your blog. Great post, I totally agree with you. Have a great day mate.
February 21st, 2010 at 10:23 pm
hi, thanks for so much information. but still i am not able to decide the position of the garage. i am taking a house for rent which has a south road south entry (neither south-east nor south-west) and garage on south of south-east. as per your tips a garage should be on southeast or north west but not said not said details of which is ideal direction like SSE / ESE / NNW / WNW
so garage on south of south-east is good or not? plz reply soon
Dear Mr Vikkram,
Prcatically speaking, it is better not to fret too much about the vastu of a house that you are taking on rent- especially regarding the garage. As long as the rooms have adequate light and ventilation, you can be satisfied that the vastu is okay.
Admin
July 18th, 2010 at 7:10 am
Hi ! Wish you a pleasant day
First of all I thank you for effort in providing so much information.
I need to know about the Garage/Porch as I have a Corner Plot (2 Side Open) Size 49′ x 80′ facing North (to Main Road) On the East is my neighbour (having common wall) on the West there is also a road leading into some more houses in the Colony, on the South is again a Neighbour whose Plot is facing South(Our back walls are common)
I need to have Car Parking for 2 Cars on the front One for Large Car and One for Medium
Size Car for ourself and I have earmarked an area of 18′x18′ but in the NE direction —Will this be enough and according to Vastu is it OK to have the Car Park in NE direction????
I would like to add here that I am leaving a passage 4′ wide through out my boundry wall in the East (This 4′ width is included in the width of my Garage)
Now I would also like to have another Garage on the Rear side for my would beTenant’s
on the First floor with their entry from the SW side and I have earmarked a space of 9′x15′
Willl the size and direction (SW) as per VASTU be OK
Kindly suggest
November 30th, 2010 at 3:32 am
Hi Sir,
I have a plot of 30×40 south facing plots. I have left the space of 2 feet on left and right side top and bottom of the house.
If I divide the plot into 9 quadrants the 9th quadrants is a place of AGNI. for my case it will be around 9×12 feet area.
I have planned to do car parking of 13×8 as well as a kitchen in the ANGI area so what happened is now kitchen is shifted to 8th Quadrant.
Please check this design is okay or any modification needs to be done.
Regards,
Manjunatha C Achar
January 20th, 2011 at 10:33 pm
good attempt of scintifying vastu….but mr. architect i have never seen sunlight coming from north in india…as per your vastu parking regulation car should face east or north as sunlight falls from same direction which will heatup engine ………..please try to find some better reason…
Dear Ar Vastuman,
If the place is in the northern hemisphere and close to the equator like India, the Sun may be directly overhead or even to the north for most of the year. This can be confirmed by watching the Sun’s movements through the day, through the year. So the Vastu pundits used this fact in designing buildings.
I am surprised that as an architect in India, you are not aware of this. Or are you just a vastuman?
Admin
May 23rd, 2011 at 9:00 pm
Sir, I want to know about location of garage and staircase which is reached in the room stay on the Garage.
May 23rd, 2011 at 9:14 pm
Dear Sir,
Is it possible that you give me sketch of Plan as per our size of land blue Print, if yes, how.
May 31st, 2011 at 2:56 am
Hi,
What about the plots which are located in courts( where the street has dead end) esp at the end of the court?
Regards
June 7th, 2011 at 8:34 pm
Hi,
I have been following you site right from intial stage of my home construction. I would like to know regarding the basement car parking. My plot is facing west, however i have made the main entrance from north and it requires a few steps. The car porch/garage is designed by the architect is that it opens from west (road side) and goest till the other side. ( i.e west till east from west)
My question:
> Can the garage be like this if not whats the solution
> how many steps (even or odd) in front of the main door. I need to climb a bit towards east to get in from North main entrance.
Thanks & Regards,
Vinayaka BL
January 25th, 2012 at 3:00 am
Hi,
Is underground parking a good thought for a 30X40 site facing East.
Please confirm on this at the earliest possible.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
XYZ