Vastu Shastra is the ancient Indian science of space planning. It has been devised from various scriptures found all over India and it describes principles of design, measurements, layouts, spatial geometry and space arrangement. It defines ways to integrate nature in architecture.

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In the modern era though there are many changes in the way we live and space constraints becomes a major factor governing ‘how Spaces are designed’ and thus knowing about facts and myths connected to Vastu become essential in order to apply it effectively.

For example, North East is considered as the most auspicious direction for entrance to a home. But its not just by changing an entrance’s location that one can guarantee auspiciousness. One needs to understand that Vastu is a play of energies in that a built space caries, and these energies can be balanced thorough various factors which are based on climatology, anthropometry and psychology and not just a whimsy statement by a Vastu expert.  

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Another belief is that if one has empty spaces like basement under one’s property than it attracts bad luck. One needs to understand that the vastu came in various versions depending on the climatic condition it caters, for instance one can not apply what is apt for a house in south india to a house in Kashmir. In today’s scenario we have the technology to create stilts and maximise the use of space by making underground parking and basements, which cannot be avoided.

A lot of facts in Vastu are governed by logic and science of health, sanitation, and response to climate, but we should not blindly follow them and instead do an assessment with our own logic and understanding that all type of science needs to be updated with time.