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Buying land, plot sizes, carpet area and FSI: what to check before you buy or build.

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Vastu for Plots: Shape, Slope, Cuts, Extensions and Road Position Before You Buy

What the Manasara and today's Vastu practitioners say about plot shape, ratios, cuts and extensions, slope, corner plots and veedhi shoola, with diagrams and the byelaw checks that matter either way.

Oct 16, 202610 min read

Water tank vastuVastu

Vastu for Water Tanks, Borewells and Septic Tanks: Placement on Your Plot

Where Vastu practice puts the sump, borewell, overhead tank and septic tank, what Indian public-health codes require between a well and a soak pit, and what to do when the two clash on a small plot.

Oct 16, 202610 min read

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Carpet area vs built up area

Carpet Area, Built-Up, Super Built-Up and FSI: What You Are Actually Paying For (2026)

Four numbers describe the same home and only one of them is defined in law. Here is what each means, which one you are legally sold on, and how FSI decides the rest.

Oct 16, 20268 min read

Buying land in India

Before You Buy the Plot: 12 Checks That Stop a Build Before It Starts (2026)

Most stalled house projects in India were decided at the plot stage, not on site. Twelve checks, the government portal for each, and the three that people skip.

Oct 10, 20268 min read

30x40 house plan India

30x40, 30x50, 20x30: What You Can Actually Build on a Small Indian Plot

Plot size is the least useful number for working out how big your house can be. Here is the arithmetic that actually decides it, worked through step by step.

Oct 10, 20268 min read

Sustainable Architecture India

The Rise of the "Micro-City": How Sustainability is Reshaping Indian Real Estate in 2026

The era of the standalone apartment complex is fading. In 2026, Indian real estate is pivoting toward "Micro-Cities"—self-sufficient, net-zero townships that redefine urban living. From Gurgaon to Pune, we explore the regulatory shifts and design philosophies driving this massive change.

Jan 06, 20263 min read