First of all an ideal site, free from any of Vastu defects should be selected. After selecting the site, in designing a lay-out for industry and providing for utilities special attention should be paid for the following aspects :
- The sloping of floors should be towards East, North and North-East, More open space should be left in the East and North side.
- Building’s height can be equal in all sides, otherwise South and Western sides should not be taller in height as compared to East and North.
- Well, bore well, underground reservoir, sink, pools, swimming pools etc. should be located in North-East or Eastern zone, preferably between Mid-East and North-East.
- Stair cases should always be provided in South-West part of the building.
- Overhead water tank may be erected in South-West, South or West. Its height should be more than that of buildings height in North-East corner.
- Toilets may be placed in North-West or South-East. North-East and South-West corners should be strictly avoided for this purpose.
- Weigh bridge or weighing machines may be placed in North-West or Central-East.
- Parking of heavy vehicles like trucks, tractors, trolleys or cranes etc, should be on the roads outside or if it is to be inside, they should be parked in South-West zone.
- Cycles, scooter, cars, light commercial vehicles can be parked in North-West, North or East side of buildings. North-East should always be free from any parking of vehicles.
- Lawns with big avenue trees can be developed on South and West sides.
- Small lawns with fountains etc (without big trees) can be developed in North-East, North and East also. Here only small plants can be grown.
- Administrative and other office blocks can be constructed in North, East, South or South-West keeping the heights of these buildings lower than that of main factory.
- Staff quarters may be built on East without touching East wall, in North, West or South-East. Multi-storey flats may be constructed in South zone without touching main factory building.
- Staff canteen may be placed in South-East.
- Guard Room should be placed near gates in such an advantageous position so that the guards can see approaching persons, vehicles etc. without any obstruction. North-East direction should be avoided for a guard room or security cabin. For East facing gate the security office should be on South-East side of gate, and for North facing gate it should be on North-west side.
- Time office should be placed near gate for entry for workers but not in the South direction.
- Heavy plants and machinaries should be erected in West, South and South-West zones leaving the North-West and South-East corners. North-East and centre of the building should be avoided for placing heavy machinaries.
- Light and auxiliary machines, work equipments and tools can be placed in Eastern and Northern sides except in North-East, North-west and South-East corners.
- Generator, boilers, ovens,oil-fired or electric furnaces, switch gears, capacitors, transformers, control panels, smoke chimney etc. all should be located in South-East.
- Heavy raw materials stores may be placed in South-West, South or West.
- Semi processed materials can be stocked in South or West sides.
- Finished goods stores, packing and forwarding can be in North-West, in East or South-East. North-West is preferable. North-East should always be avoided.
- Maintenance workshop may be in South, South-west avoiding North-East and centre. Maintenance and consumable stores should be nearer to the workshop.
- A temple (even a small will do) in the North-East corner should be built and maintained neat and clean. No material should be stacked here.
- Toilets in the administrative building or in other parts of factory or mill should be made in South-East or North-West area and if septic tank is to be built for that purpose, it should be built in between North and North-West or between East and South-East.