Built Formdraftschool: vastu· Svoboda — Vāstu

Circular plan (prāṇa/Air & Water shape, migrant-only)

वृत्तvṛtta

also: circular-floor-plan, vritta, round-plan

frm-circle-plan

Definition

The round plan — Vāstu's 'primary and most perfect shape' theoretically (easiest to draw perfectly), but its 'perpetual motion' makes it 'a bit too dynamic' for any but the eternal migrant to inhabit contentedly (Mongolian yurt; geodesic dome; remote retreat centre). The circle 'is a representation of prāṇa, the Air Element, which eternally cycles in and out of bodies and buildings'; it also represents the mutable nature of Water, and (as sun/moon outline) radiance. [MODERN — Svoboda].
Modern

Prāṇa relevance

⚑ Svoboda IDENTIFIES the circle WITH prāṇa (the Air element cycling in and out of bodies and buildings) — the shape↔prāṇa identity at its most explicit. Mint connection frm-circle-plan corresponds-to ele-vayu (and to pra-prana via the Air=prāṇa link of ch.3).

Connections (1)

corresponds-to · 1
  • ↔Air (Vayu)Modern
    Svoboda: 'the circle's ever-moving character defines it as a representation of prāṇa, the Air Element, which eternally cycles in and out of bodies and buildings.' The circle symbolically IS the Air/prāṇa element (secondarily Water's mutability, and celestial radiance).

Sources

  • txt-svoboda-vastuch. 5 'Line and Curve' / 'Sacred Centrality' (PDF pp.110, 122)Modern✓ verifiedcircle = most perfect but too dynamic for residence (yurt/dome/retreat); circle represents prāṇa/the Air Element cycling in and out of bodies/buildings; also Water and radiance

Other attributes

Form Class
plot-shape / floor-plan
Element Identity
prāṇa / Air (ele-vayu) — 'the circle... a representation of prāṇa, the Air Element'; secondarily Water (ele-ap, mutability) and celestial radiance
Effects
too dynamic for permanent residence; suits nomads/retreaters; over-curvature → 'tormenting' to reside in [MODERN — Svoboda]
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