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PRINCIPLES OF FENG-SHUI, Building Characteristics/Exterior Architecture
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The Feng-shui of Building Characteristics
he Building Characteristics branch of
feng-shui studies the flow of energy within a structure, where it is carried in
architectural features, exterior and interior.
Exterior
Features
The feng-shui practitioner evaluates a building's
overall shape using three main criteria:
Stability Generally, a
building's shape is thought of as stable if none of the levels is
significantly larger than the others and if the structure doesn't rest on
pillars.
Balance A building is said to be balanced if it has a regular
(i.e., symmetrical) shape.
Smoothness A building is said to be smooth
if it has no harsh, protruding features, whether vertical or horizontal. Houses
shaped like triangles and those with knifelike edges also lack
smoothness.
A building's appearance is also evaluated according to the
principle of "resemblance." Buildings that resemble prisons, fortifications, and
weapons are undesirable, as are buildings that appear to be falling down,
burning, or getting chopped up.
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Examples of Stability, Balance, and Smoothness
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| Pueblo at El Morro, New Mexico |
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Kivas at Mesa Verde, Colorado |
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Examples of Problematic Exterior
Architecture
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| A top-heavy building |
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Building with triangular shape
and knife-like edges |
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Building with a road underneath |
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| House being cut into two halves |
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House with a section
falling down. |
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| Building with section propped up by pillars |
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House with irregular shape |
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| House standing on pillars |
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House with lopsided roof |
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| House with triangular roofs |
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Building appears to be on fire |
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| House resembling a prison tower |
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House with triangular roof
extending to the ground |
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House with triangular protruding sections |
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