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40x60 House Plan | 3 Floor North Facing Design

A 40x60 house plan 3 floor north facing design gives you a combination that most urban homeowners do not realise they have: a Vastu-perfect north entrance on the street side and a sun-drenched, completely private south face across three full floors. On a 2,400 sq ft plot spread across G+2, your built-up area reaches 4,800–5,400 sq ft — enough for a five-bedroom family home, dedicated parking, and a rooftop terrace that is entirely hidden from street view.

This guide walks you through every detail: floor-by-floor room layouts with real dimensions, direction-specific Vastu placements, three elevation styles, a cost breakdown by grade, and answers to the questions families ask most before finalising a G+2 design.

A north-facing 40x60 G+2 home: contemporary flat-roof elevation facing the street, private south garden tucked within the compound

The Hidden South Garden Advantage of a North Facing G+2

Here is something most plot buyers overlook. When your main entrance faces north — toward the street — your south boundary wall faces inward, toward your own compound. Not a road, not a neighbour's window: your private open space.

In India, the sun traces a path from east to west across a southern arc. The south wall of any home receives direct sunlight from roughly 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., every day of the year. On an east, south, or west-facing plot, that generous sunlight falls on your street-facing wall — the most exposed and least private part of your home. On a north-facing plot, the same sunlight hits your interior compound side.

North-facing orientation: the street side (north) stays cool and shaded while the interior south face receives all-day sunlight

For a 40x60 G+2 home, this creates three stacked layers of south-facing private luxury:

• Ground floor: Your dining area and family room face the south garden. Afternoon light pours in without street noise or dust.
• First floor: Your master bedroom has a south-facing balcony that overlooks your private compound — not a footpath.
• Second floor: A sun-soaked south rooftop terrace, invisible from the street, that works as a rooftop garden, solar panel array, or evening gathering space.

Your north-facing entrance stays cool, shaded, and Vastu-aligned. This "hidden south garden tower" configuration is what makes north-facing G+2 design genuinely distinctive on a 40x60 plot.

Understanding Your 40x60 Plot Dimensions

Your plot is 40 feet wide and 60 feet deep. That extra depth gives you clear zoning — entrance, public living, private bedrooms, service — without the layout feeling compressed.

A 40x60 north-facing compound: the street sees a clean, secure facade; the south interior holds a sunlit garden and private terraces

With typical municipal setbacks — 5–10 ft on the north (front), 3–5 ft on each side, 5 ft at the south rear — your buildable footprint per floor is roughly 28–30 ft wide and 48–50 ft deep, giving approximately 1,350–1,500 sq ft per floor slab. Across G+2, most 40x60 north-facing homes achieve 4,800–5,200 sq ft of built-up area.

Check your local authority's FAR rules before finalising: BBMP (Bengaluru) allows FAR 2.0–2.25 on residential plots, Pune's PMC ranges from 1.5 to 2.0, and GHMC in Hyderabad has zone-dependent FAR of 1.5–2.75. Always verify before the design is finalised.

40x60 North Facing G+2 Floor Plans

Ground Floor — Parking, Entry, and Daily Living

Ground floor layout: covered parking at the north, Vastu-aligned entrance lobby, southeast kitchen, south-facing living and dining

The ground floor handles all public-facing functions. A standard layout for a north-facing 40x60 ground floor:

• Covered parking: 10×20 ft, accessed from the north street via a driveway. Fits two vehicles side by side or one car plus a two-wheeler.
• Entrance lobby: 8×10 ft, north-facing. The main door is placed in the NNE zone — the most auspicious Vastu position on a north-facing plot. Minimum 4 ft door width ensures comfortable daily movement.
• Pooja room: 6×8 ft in the northeast corner, ground floor. No toilet to be placed above it on the first floor.
• Living room: 14×18 ft, south-facing. Large sliding glass doors or French windows open to the south compound. Natural light from 10 a.m. through late afternoon.
• Kitchen: 10×12 ft in the southeast corner. Cooking hob placed on the east wall so the cook faces east — the Vastu-correct position for a north-facing home.
• Utility / store room: 6×8 ft adjacent to the kitchen, housing the washing machine, drying space, and dry storage.
• Guest bedroom: 11×13 ft with an attached toilet (5×7 ft). Works equally as a home office or senior parent's room — important for ground-floor accessibility.
• Staircase: 5×10 ft, south-central zone, rising clockwise. This keeps the northeast and north zones fully open and Vastu-compliant.

First Floor — Master Suite and Family Bedrooms

First floor: southwest master suite with south balcony, two attached-bath bedrooms, family lounge, dry utility balcony

The first floor is the family's private zone. The 40 ft plot width lets you fit three bedrooms with attached bathrooms without compressing room sizes.

• Master bedroom: 14×16 ft in the southwest corner — the Vastu-preferred placement for the head of household. Attached master bath: 7×9 ft with dual vanity. A south-facing balcony (5×10 ft) overlooks the private compound below.
• Bedroom 2: 11×13 ft with an attached toilet (5×7 ft). East-facing window brings morning light; a west or north window provides cross-ventilation.
• Bedroom 3: 11×13 ft with an attached toilet (5×7 ft). North-facing, with a small north balcony (4×6 ft) — a comfortable reading nook or plant-growing spot.
• Family lounge / landing: 10×12 ft open area at the staircase landing. Acts as a buffer between bedrooms and a flex space for children's study or casual seating.
• Dry balcony: 4×6 ft near the southeast corner for laundry drying, with a utility connection point.

The 40 ft plot width allows all bedrooms on this floor to have windows on two walls — north plus south, or east plus west — enabling natural through-ventilation without mechanical cooling for most months of the year.

Second Floor — Flex Rooms and the South Terrace

Second floor: two configurable bedrooms, northeast prayer room, large private south rooftop terrace, northwest overhead tank room

The second floor is the most flexible of the three. Two main configurations:

Option A — Joint Family Use:

• Bedroom 4: 12×14 ft with attached bath, south-facing
• Bedroom 5: 11×12 ft with attached bath, north-facing
• Prayer / yoga room: 10×10 ft, northeast placement, no adjacent toilet wall
• South rooftop terrace: 20×24 ft open terrace accessible from bedroom 4's balcony door and a dedicated terrace door
• Overhead tank room: 6×8 ft, northwest corner — the Vastu-approved position for water storage

Option B — Rental Unit: A self-contained 1BHK with a bedroom (12×14 ft), compact kitchen (8×10 ft), living area (12×12 ft), and bath (5×7 ft). An external staircase on the south side of the compound keeps the unit fully independent. Urban rental yields for such units in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Pune range from ₹15,000 to ₹30,000 per month.

The south terrace is the crown of this 40x60 house plan 3 floor north facing design. Hidden from street view by the G+2 parapet, it receives full sun from morning to evening. Use it for a rooftop garden, solar panel array, a gym or yoga deck, or open-sky evening gatherings — whatever your family needs most.

Vastu Guidelines for Your North Facing G+2 Home

Vastu zone mapping: Kubera (north) governs the entrance; Agni (southeast) anchors the kitchen; Ishanya (northeast) holds the pooja room

North is governed by Kubera, the deity of wealth and abundance in Vastu Shastra. A home with a clear, open north entrance is considered highly auspicious. On a 40x60 plot, the 60 ft depth gives you strong front-to-back zoning that makes north-facing Vastu rules easy to apply precisely.

Main entrance: Place the main door on the north wall, east of centre — ideally in the NNE (north-northeast) zone. Avoid the NW corner for the main door. A single-step threshold and a 4 ft minimum door width complete the Vastu protocol for the entrance.

Pooja room: Northeast corner, ground floor. Keep it compact (6×8 ft), clean, and free from overhead toilets on the first floor. Use light yellow or cream finishes inside. If you add a puja space on the second floor, the NE corner applies there too.

Kitchen: Southeast corner on every floor where a kitchen appears. The cooking hob should be on the east wall so the cook faces east. A kitchen window on the east wall brings morning sunlight and fresh air.

Master bedroom: Southwest corner of the first floor for the head of household. Head of bed pointing south or east — never north. Avoid sleeping with feet pointing south.

Staircase: South or south-central interior zone. Steps should rise clockwise. Do not place the staircase in the northeast corner — this is one of the most common Vastu mistakes in G+2 homes and significantly impacts the Vastu energy of the entire northeast quadrant.

Toilets: Northwest or south zones on each floor. Keep toilets away from the northeast (pooja) and southeast (kitchen) corners on every level.

North and east walls: Keep them lower, lighter, and more open. Avoid heavy storage or large solid walls on the north and east boundaries of each floor.

Elevation Design Options for a North Facing 3-Floor Home

Contemporary north-facing G+2: flat parapet roofline, cantilevered entrance porch, warm plaster and wood-textured HPL cladding panels

Your north elevation is what the street sees. It needs to read as composed, welcoming, and distinctive. Three popular styles for 40x60 north-facing G+2 homes in Indian cities:

Contemporary Flat Roof: Clean horizontal lines with a recessed entrance porch. A large staircase window on the north facade brings diffused light deep into the plan. Smooth plaster in white and light grey with one accent band in warm terracotta or charcoal. A flush parapet hides the south terrace from street view. This style is dominant in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Chennai residential layouts.

Modern Transitional: Exposed brick plinth, smooth plaster above the ground floor, and a wood-textured HPL panel as an accent stripe at the second-floor level. MS grille railings on the north balcony and compound gate in a matching tonal family. Widely built on residential streets in Pune's Wakad, Baner, and Hinjewadi areas.

Compact Villa: A contained villa form with a central arched entrance, twin pilasters flanking the porch, and decorative cornices at each floor level. Suitable for sites in older city neighbourhoods where surrounding architecture is traditional or transitional.

For all three styles, the south elevation — facing your private compound — can be significantly more open. Use full-height balcony doors, horizontal aluminium louvres, and vertical green walls. The street will never see it. That privacy is your north-facing plot's gift.

Explore 50 three-storey home designs and the 200 modern house elevation designs gallery on Ongrid for adapted references.

Construction Cost for a 40x60 Three Floor North Facing Home

Cost breakdown by grade for a 40x60 G+2 build in urban India — total built-up area approximately 5,000 sq ft

Total built-up area across G+2 on a 40x60 plot is typically 4,800–5,200 sq ft after setbacks and staircase voids. Benchmarks across all three cost grades:

GradeRate per sq ftBuilt-up (5,000 sq ft)Estimated Budget

Tier-1 (Premium)

₹2,000–3,500

5,000 sq ft

₹1.0–1.75 Cr

Tier-2 (Standard)

₹1,500–2,500

5,000 sq ft

₹75L–1.25 Cr

Tier-3 (Economy)

₹1,200–2,000

5,000 sq ft

₹60L–1.0 Cr

Key cost components specific to a G+2 build:

• RCC framed structure: Essential for three floors. Columns, beams, and slabs alone cost ₹250–350 per sq ft.
• Staircase: A quality RCC staircase with MS railing runs ₹1.5–3 lakh depending on width and design.
• South rooftop waterproofing: Critical for the open south terrace. Budget ₹80–120 per sq ft on the terrace area — roughly ₹2–3 lakh total.
• Electrical and plumbing (3 floors): ₹8–15 lakh depending on fitting quality and number of points.
• Exterior finish: Standard paint ₹1–3 lakh; cladding panels or exposed brick detailing ₹3–7 lakh depending on area.

Use Ongrid's home construction cost calculator for a city-adjusted estimate based on your exact specifications. For design fee options, see Ongrid's pricing page — packages run from ₹15,000 for a basic floor plan set to ₹75,000+ for a full architectural, structural, and interior package.

Plan Your 40x60 G+2 Design with Ongrid

Ongrid's COA-certified architects have designed G+2 homes on north-facing plots across Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Chennai, and 30+ other Indian cities. A complete service for your 40x60 north-facing G+2 includes plot verification and setback compliance, Vastu-aligned space planning across all three floors, structural drawings, 3D elevation views from all four directions, and electrical and plumbing layouts.

Start with an architect consultation, or explore the custom home plans service to see completed projects. The HomeBlueprints Advance Plus package is the most popular choice for 40x60 G+2 projects — it delivers a full plan set ready for municipal submission. Browse our complete set of home plans for ready-to-adapt designs, or read the home building guide before your first conversation with an architect.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many bedrooms can I fit in a 40x60 G+2 north facing house plan?

A well-designed 40x60 three-floor north-facing home fits four to five bedrooms comfortably. The ground floor holds one guest bedroom or elder parent's room near the entrance. The first floor accommodates the master suite plus two additional bedrooms. The second floor adds one or two more bedrooms, or converts entirely to an independent rental unit. The 40 ft plot width allows all bedrooms to have attached bathrooms without reducing room sizes below comfortable thresholds.

Is north facing good for a three-floor home as per Vastu?

Yes — north facing is one of the most auspicious orientations in Vastu Shastra. Kubera, the deity of wealth, governs the north direction. For a G+2, this auspicious benefit applies across all three floors because the main entrance — the primary Vastu element — is established at the ground floor. Place the main door in the NNE zone, keep the northeast corner open and clean on each floor, position the master bedroom in the southwest of the first floor, and your G+2 is fully Vastu-compliant.

What is the approved built-up area for a 40x60 plot with G+2?

This depends on your local authority's FAR. BBMP in Bengaluru allows FAR 2.0–2.25 on residential plots, giving you 4,800–5,400 sq ft across G+2 on a 2,400 sq ft plot. Pune's PMC allows FAR 1.5–2.0; GHMC in Hyderabad allows 1.5–2.75 depending on the zone. Always confirm the applicable FAR and ground coverage rules with your local planning authority before finalising the design, as these figures directly determine how many floors and how much built-up area you can legally construct.

Can I build a rental unit on the second floor of my north facing G+2?

Yes. The second floor of a 40x60 north facing house plan 3 floor configuration can be designed as a self-contained 1BHK with a separate entrance via an external staircase on the south side of the compound. This keeps the rental unit fully independent from the main home. In urban Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Pune, well-built second-floor 1BHK units in G+2 homes typically yield ₹15,000–30,000 per month. This rental income can substantially offset an EMI or construction loan over the repayment period.

How do I ensure cross-ventilation in all bedrooms of a north facing G+2?

The 60 ft depth of a 40x60 plot lets rooms on all floors have windows on at least two walls. Place bedrooms so they have one north-facing and one south-facing opening — the prevailing breeze direction in most Indian cities flows efficiently through this north-south pair. On the first floor, the master bedroom's south balcony door and north-facing window create the ideal ventilation pair. Use sliding windows of minimum 4×4 ft to maximise airflow and avoid permanently sealed mosquito-proof frames that restrict movement of air.

What elevation style works best for a north facing G+2 in Bengaluru?

Contemporary flat-roof with horizontal bands is the most popular choice for north-facing G+2 homes in Bengaluru. The north facade reads as clean and modern with a cantilevered porch, minimal ground-floor windows for street-side privacy, and one accent band in warm HPL cladding panels. The south elevation — facing your private compound — can carry full-height balcony doors and lush vertical planting since no one from the street sees it. Browse Ongrid's three-storey home designs for dozens of completed examples you can adapt to your site.

How long does it take to get architectural drawings for a 40x60 G+2 home?

With Ongrid, a complete drawing set — floor plans, elevations, sections, structural drawings, and 3D views — typically takes three to four weeks from your initial briefing and plot information. This timeline includes one round of revisions before final drawings are issued. The final set is prepared for submission to BBMP, GHMC, PMC, or your local authority. If you need drawings faster for a construction tender, speak with the team at booking time to discuss expedited timelines.