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Feng Shui sneaks into architecture

The Feng Shui philosophy is an ancient Asian hilosophical concept, a system of Chinese aesthetics that, for years, has been introduced into interior decoration. However, little by little it has gained greater weight and also has an impact on the architecture of buildings and even on the design of cities.

Feng Shui finds its basis in the Taoist doctrine that, in essence, relates the arrangement of spaces according to the cardinal points to favor the flow of energy (the ‘chi’). The most purists talk about establishing a dialogue between ourselves and our environment, in such a way that our physical and spiritual health improves with a better flow of positive energy.

Beyond this spiritual nuance, which may or may not be shared, the truth is that the philosophy of Feng Shui improves the relationship between man and the environment, seeking harmony combining factors such as climate, terrain characteristics, etc. In that sense, many of its premises are usable even by the most skeptical. Blues Simon Group, in fact, has already used this approach in some of its projects, such as the one developed in Javea. in which a clean and spacious entrance was respected, with abundant vegetation and, already in the house, large windows (which are the eyes of the house).

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The classics in decoration

Some aspects of the Feng Shui philosophy are already well known in the world of interior decoration. Among these we could highlight:

  • Give importance to the hall, since it is the door of the house and, however small, must be clear and illuminated.
  • Promote connected rooms or, in other words, avoid those long and dark corridors. The emphasis is on reducing the number of partitions and doors. Instead, priority is given to unified rooms where kitchen and living room share space, for example.
  • When choosing the colour of the painting, social living spaces (Yang energy), such as the dining room or the living room, ask for intense colours, while those of Ying energy, such as the bedroom, call for softer colours, from the cold spectrum (blue and pale green) to promote relaxation.
  • Clearing rooms, cleaning the rooms of useless things.  Escape at all costs from the accumulation of objects to which we do not even pay attention.

The importance at the planes

Since, implicitly, in Feng Shui we can find aspects of environmental engineering, biological construction, ergonomics or bioenergetics, among many others, it is not surprising that it has an impact on the architecture of buildings and even in the design of cities.

This philosophy, above all, observes nature and, as a consequence, the climate. In that sense, the orientation of the houses is key. Although in Feng Shui there are up to eight cardinal points where it is possible to locate the front of the house, it coincides with traditional architecture in which the orientations to the north are less appropriate.

In this line, one of the most positive views of this philosophy is the east, which, from an energy efficiency point of view, will be extremely favourable to us, since the heat accumulated during the morning is released during the evening-night.

If we have a plot, we must pay attention to the fact that the door of the farm is not in line with the main door of the house, because the positive energy enters through one door and leaves through the other. Also, as with the interior of the house, the garden should be as clear as possible, with clean paths and no obstacles.

From an architectural point of view, the ideal house floor plan is one that is as regular as possible, being a square or rectangular shape completes the best options.  Also, and following the premise of maximising spaces, we bet on high ceilings, although better smooth than with exposed beams to avoid feeling of oppression.

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