Table 5 He used the mid-back area as the room’s location to identify the fortune of the room dimensions (This table is created by the authors using Adobe Illustrator).

From: A parametric approach to investigate the influence of Fengshui on traditional Chinese courtyard dwelling design

trigram

nine stars

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

nine numbers

贪狼Tanlang

巨门Jumen

禄存Lucun

文曲Wengu

廉贞Lianzhen

武曲Wugu

破军Pojun

左辅Zuofu

右弼Youbi

five elements

fortune

wood

earth

earth

water

fire

metal

metal

water

wood

the heaven trigram

Chinese inch

   

(0, 1]

(1, 2]

(2, 3]

(3, 4]

(4-5]

(5-6]

metre

   

(0, 0.32]

0(0.32, 0.64]

(0.64, 0.96]

(0.96, 1.28]

(1.28, 1.6]

(1.6, 1.92]

Chinese inch

(6, 7]

(7, 8]

(8, 9]

(9, 10]

(10, 11]

(11, 12]

(12, 13]

(13, 14]

(14, 15]

metre

(1.92, 2.24]

(2.24, 2.56]

(2.56, 2.88]

(2.88, 3.2]

(3.2, 3.52]

(3.52, 3.84]

(3.84, 4.16]

(4.16, 4.48]

(4.48, 4.8]

Chinese inch

(15, 16]

(16, 17]

(17, 18]

(18, 19]

(19, 20]

(20, 21]

(21, 22]

(22, 23]

(23, 24]

metre

(4.8, 5.12]

(5.12, 5.44]

(5.44, 5.76]

(5.76, 6.08]

(6.08, 6.4]

(6.4, 6.72]

(6.72, 7.04]

(7.04, 7.36]

(7.36, 7.68]

Chinese inch

(24, 25]

(25, 26]

(26, 27]

(27, 28]

(28, 29]

(29, 30]

(30, 31]

(31, 32]

(32, 33]

metre

(7.68, 8]

(8, 8.32]

(8.32, 8.64]

(8.64, 8.96]

(8.96, 9.28]

(9.28, 9.6]

(9.6, 9.92]

(9.92, 10.24]

(10.24, 10.56]

the earth trigram

Chinese inch

      

(0, 1]

(1, 2]

(2, 3]

metre

      

(0, 0.32]

(0.32, 0.64]

(0.64, 0.96]

Chinese inch

(3, 4]

(4-5]

(5-6]

(6, 7]

(7, 8]

(8, 9]

(9, 10]

(10, 11]

(11, 12]

metre

(0.96, 1.28]

(1.28, 1.6]

(1.6, 1.92]

(1.92, 2.24]

(2.24, 2.56]

(2.56, 2.88]

(2.88, 3.2]

(3.2, 3.52]

(3.52, 3.84]

Chinese inch

(12, 13]

(13, 14]

(14, 15]

(15, 16]

(16, 17]

(17, 18]

(18, 19]

(19, 20]

(20, 21]

metre

(3.84, 4.16]

(4.16, 4.48]

(4.48, 4.8]

(4.8, 5.12]

(5.12,5.44]

(5.44, 5.76]

(5.76, 6.08]

(6.08, 6.4]

(6.4, 6.72]

Chinese inch

(21, 22]

(22, 23]

(23, 24]

(24, 25]

(25, 26]

(26, 27]

(27, 28]

(28, 29]

(29, 30]

metre

(6.72, 7.04]

(7.04, 7.36]

(7.36, 7.68]

(7.68, 8]

(8, 8.32]

(8.32, 8.64]

(8.64, 8.96]

(8.96, 9.28]

(9.28, 9.6]