Speak to Your Architect About Feng Shui

So you are planning a building project and you would like to incorporate feng shui in the design. How do you speak with your architect to allow for creative freedom and still utilize the tenants of feng shui? I am speaking with Malca Narrol, a traditional feng shui practioner,teacher,and graduate architect for some tips.

DK: Before we start would you tell the readers a little about your background?

MN: I graduated as an architect from the University Of Toronto in 1985. In my second year of architecture school I became interested in Chinese medicine and natural healthcare. I never thought my two interests would converge. I was introduced to Feng Shui a few years after I graduated. The minute I found it I knew it was for me!

DK: Malca, can you expect most architects to be familiar with feng shui?

MN: Most architects have heard of it. However just like the general public, few architects know the authentic methods of Feng Shui and how it can be used to select the best land, and site the roads, services, and buildings to harness the natural energy of the environment.

DK: Do you even need an architect? Can't you just take an existing plan and change it around?

MN: Architecture and Feng Shui both take many, many years to master. A good architect is invaluable on a building project. When an architect and a Feng Shui consultant work together in harmony the sum is greater than the parts. Their combined skill sets, ideas and expertise create beautiful, healthy, successful spaces.

DK: So how can an architect help me?

MN: There are many types of architects, and many styles of architecture. Some styles of architecture are much more in harmony with Feng Shui. An architect ideally knows how to design buildings that are beautiful and functional, well suited to their location and climate. He or she also knows how to build the building soundly, what materials are available and how to follow the legal requirements for building in that area.

DK: What do you do if they present an idea that you know goes against feng shui?