of the house should be of the 2:1 ratio to the breath to ensure that it is auspicious. Another aspect that I looked for the amount of sunlight that would enter the house. As I love greenery, I wanted a porch that is large enough to accommodate my pots of plants.
Luckily for me, I found a house that met most of the specifications that I had in mind. The rectangular shaped house fit the 2:1 ratio requirement. However it did have a missing corner in the northwest and it had no missing corners. Furthermore, there were two windows in the second and third room to allow sample sunlight in. The porch was big enough to fit two cars and also my plants. Two other pluses for the house was that the Tiger side or the right side (when looking out from the house) has a road and the drain flows from left to right. These are considered good in Feng Shui terms.
From what I know, the best location for a house is one that sits west and faces east. As the sun rises in the east in the morning, its vibrant energy greets the occupants each morning as they open the front door of the house every day. The sunlight coming into the house at the start of the day will help get rid of the germs and welcome in the Yan Qi. Lucky me, the house I bought is an East facing house. Heh! Heh!
Since the house sits West, this means that it belongs to the Western Group house which is favourable for those whose Kua number favours West. Fortunately I belong to the West group. For your information, I actually asked my Sifu to check the house before I signed on the paper to make the purchase. I wanted to make doubly sure.
The one minus point was that there was an electric pole and a fire hydrant outside the house opposite mine. However, the two do not directly face my front door. I put up a Pakua above my door to negate any negative Qi from them.
Confused you with all my Feng Shui jargon? Worry not, I am not that good in Feng Shui either. The stuff I talked about were related to me and so I was more informed.
Here is an article giving some tips for selecting a good feng shui house.
Feng Shui House Plan Design
BY FENG SHUI MASTER HENRY FONG
I would love to provide you with the ideal Feng Shui house plan but it is difficult.
In the ideal Feng Shui house design we strive to place the most important parts of the house e.g. main door, kitchen and bedroom in the areas that are influence by auspicious qi and vice-versa.
Qi (both auspicious and inauspicious) comes from all directions and are influenced by many factors. For example in the Xuan Kong Flying Star system it is influenced by thehouse facing direction and the period (birth or re-birth) of the house. Since there are 16 directions and 9 periods, that is quite a number of plans!
What I can do instead is provide a few tips on Feng Shui house design and I hope that will serve as a general guide for a good Feng Shui house plan. Here goes. Look for a house that is square or rectangle without any missing corners. For a rectangular design the house should be longer rather than wider and the ration should ideally be not more than 2:1. If the length of the house exceeds the width by 3:1, the house is considered too narrow and inauspicious.
The house should allow plenty of sunlight to get in and should be airy. If possible, it should have some of ‘air-well’ for better ventilation. Intermediate linked or town-houses that face north or south especially should have a design that allows sunlight (and air) to reach the middle of the house. Such houses do not have windows at the sides and the middle part of the house can get stuffy and gloomy!
If you can afford it, you should buy a house with plenty garden space. Plants are known as a generator or lively qi and you will benefit from having lots of plants in the house.
Internal beams in the house can create sha that affect the occupants of the house who sit or sleep under it. They are however indispensable in most design. Look for a house where the overhead beams are out of the way. You do not want to have an overhead beam over you main entrance door, your bed, where you sit e.g. living and dining, the stove or the altar.
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