Concept plan · G+1 duplex · Sheet A-04 · vacation home

20′ × 40′ Modern Duplex

A 2-bedroom vacation duplex on an 800 sq ft plot with the road on the south, with each room placed by vastu. The ground floor holds the kitchen (south-east), dining, an open lounge and a double-height living room in the north-east. Both bedrooms, each with an attached bath, are upstairs. Open the 3D model or see the renders.

800 sq ftPlot · 20′ front × 40′ deep

≈ 1,240 sq ftEnclosed floor area, not counting the void

2 BHKBoth bedrooms upstairs, both with attached baths

19′ 6″Living-room ceiling (double height)

Floor plans

Ground floor640 sq ft enclosed

Day spaces only. The kitchen is in the south-east with a breakfast counter, dining in the south-west, an open lounge at the centre, and the double-height living room and pooja room in the north-east.

First floor529 sq ft enclosed

Both bedrooms, each with an attached bath: the master in the south-west and Bedroom 2 in the north-west. The lounge sits over the kitchen, and the gallery looks down into the living room.

Terrace70 sq ft stair room

Water tank in the south-west corner and solar panels over the lounge. The north-east part of the roof stays open.

Enclosed room Wet area (kitchen, bath) Open to sky / setback Window / glazed door - - - Open connection, no wall- - - Gallery edge above

Room schedule

Space	Size	Area (sq ft)

Vastu check for a south-facing plot

12 of 14 checks met and 2 partly met. Neither partial is a serious problem.

✓Main door on the south wall in pada 4, just east of centre.
✓Master bedroom in the south-west of the top floor. Bedroom 2 in the north-west, good for guests and children.
✓Kitchen in the south-east (Agni corner). The hob is on the east wall, the sink in the north-east of the kitchen and the fridge in its south-west.
✓Staircase on the west side. It climbs clockwise.
✓Pooja room in the north-east corner. The deity faces west.
✓North-east is the lightest, most open part of the house: a double-height living room with a north glass wall.
✓Toilets in the west (Bath 1) and the north-west (Bath 2 and the powder room, stacked). None in the north-east, centre or south-west corner, and none above the kitchen or pooja room.
✓Centre (Brahmasthan) left open: a lounge with sofas only, no walls or columns.
✓Heavier on the south and west, with the pantry wall, stair, bedrooms, tank and small windows. Lighter on the north and east, with big glass and the double-height space.
✓Overhead tank in the south-west corner of the roof. Sump in the north-east. Septic tank in the north-west.
✓Beds with the head to the south in both bedrooms.
✓Roof: north-east kept clear. The stair room and tank are in the west and south-west.
~Ground-floor south-west is the dining room backed by heavy storage. Vastu's first choice there is a bedroom, which now sits directly above it. Keep it solid, with the fewest openings.
~Open space. Vastu wants more open space on the north and east than the south and west. The bylaw setbacks give 3′ at the front (south) and only 2′ at the back (north). If your authority allows it, swap them.

Assumptions and open questions

Vacation use

Everyone sleeps upstairs, so the ground floor is for daytime and guests. For long gaps between visits, fit a lockable door at the top of the stair, a solar-powered water heater and motion lights. Give the kitchen easy-clean surfaces and plan for a caretaker to air out the house.

Check local bylaws

This plan assumes a 3′ front setback, 2′ rear setback and no side setbacks (shared walls). That gives about 83% ground coverage. Many authorities cap coverage at 60–75% and require a side setback on plots this narrow. Confirm with the local authority before drawing working plans.

No car parking

The ground floor uses the full 20′ width. The 3′ front setback only fits two-wheelers. If you need a car, the usual fix is stilt parking with the house above it.

Light and air

Both side walls are party walls, so windows are only on the south and north faces. Bath 1 is on the west party wall and needs an exhaust fan ducted to the terrace. Bath 2 and the powder room have north ventilators.

North glass wall

North light is soft and even, with no direct sun, so the double-height glass stays cool. The rear compound wall is 2′ away and gets a planted green wall. Use toughened laminated glass.

Double-height living

The ceiling is about 19½′ high. Use a ceiling fan on a long downrod or a large-blade fan, and a pendant light on a 7′ drop. The gallery rail should be 3′6″ high in toughened laminated glass.