Jammer Wrote:
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> > iirc Weren't many ancient towns laid out to take
> as much advantage of natural lighting as possible
> in the days before cheap (relativly) artifical
> indoor lighting?
> If I recall this correctly wouldn't a N-S-E-W
> alignment make sense if the fenestration was South
> and West and the streets ran cardinal points to
> allow sunlight to reack the maximum buildings?
>
> Or am i guilty of oversimplification?

I used to think along these lines, too, Jammer. However, I have a feeling (but would be happy to be corrected) that it might depend on which latitude you were situated; and I also have a feeling that, ideally, residential buildings should anyway be slightly skewed as regards the cardinal directions.

Maybe someone might have more information on this ...

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