Hyderabad
Jul 1, 2025
Been house-hunting across Hyderabad for the last few months, and one thing keeps bothering me: the obsession with making flats'100% Vastu-compliant. Builders repeat the same layout like a mantra east-facing entrance, kitchen in southeast, master bedroom in southwest, etc. But in practice, what this ends up creating is a poorly ventilated box with barely any natural light.
This isn’t rare. It’s practically standard. Here’s what I’ve noticed:
• Many so-called “east-facing” flats have dark, cramped kitchens and no cross-ventilation.
• Balconies are often west-facing (hot afternoons) just to check the “east entrance” box.
• No airflow planning, despite Hyderabad’s climate needing it badly.
And here's the kicker: developers themselves admit that Vastu doesn’t fully apply to apartments because there are shared walls, above-below units, and limited positioning flexibility. But they still slap a “100% Vastu-compliant” tag and charge a premium.
Historically, Vastu had real logic: Kitchens in southeast to avoid smoke hitting the cook (in open wood fire times), south-west master bedrooms for privacy and stability and east-facing homes to welcome morning light into the verandah.
But those were for independent houses, not 3BHK flats surrounded on all sides.That fancy “southeast” kitchen might literally be against someone’s bathroom wall with zero light or airflow. But sure, it’s Vastu compliant.
The biggest frustration is the lack of flexibility. Even if I want to customize, I can’t. The builder won’t allow it because they’re selling the whole project under the Vastu banner. The designs of the apartments is so basic due to all these restrictions, I just hope people start looking for logic then going after blind beliefs.
Honestly, I’ve seen better natural light and breeze in older, non-Vastu homes than in these “ideal” new ones. If I’m spending 2+ crore, I’d rather have a sunlit, well-ventilated home than tick off some ancient directional checklist.
