Fascinated but troubled.

[kristofer]

Dear Cecil and associates:
Thanks for your earlier advice. I have used that advice and done more research but am still left with one question which is driving me bonkers:
Given a rectangular lot with
a. a gentle slope to the rear with park- like trees and grass
b. a gorgeous city view from the rear
c. much higher buildings across the street
at property's front
d. average buildings at both sides and
back of lot (city view easily seen
above back building),
does one ever sight a house so that the back faces the main road and the "front" of the house actually faces the rear of the property?
Given the beauty, slope, view, etc., it seems a shame to waste the "bright hall/openness" effect with standard placement. To use standard placement and situate the home further back on the property, the house will have an elevation considerably lower than surrounding properties and will face a substantial uphill slope.
Can I then face my house front to the back and place my home's back walls close and more or less parallel to the main road which serves the property? Does this idea break some long-standing feng shui tenant about homes never facing the rear of the property?
Thanks in advance for your help. I don't think you can realize how much help this forum and service is to clarify the fascinating but sometimes conflicting schools of thought and advice.
Sincerely,
Kevin
Austin, TX

[Cecil Lee]

Dear Kevin,
1. Under Feng Shui, the advise would still to have a frontage facing the street.
However, the frontage can have a main door but opens inwards towards the `balcony' area. (Where possible the main door should not be in the line of sight of the balcony or back view.
Thus one can still position the living room area towards the `back' of the house.
Please see below:-

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On 2/24/00 12:14:00 PM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear Cecil and associates:
Thanks for your earlier
advice. I have used that
advice and done more research
but am still left with one
question which is driving me
bonkers:
Given a rectangular lot with
a. a gentle slope to the rear
with park-
like trees and grass
b. a gorgeous city view from
the rear
c. much higher buildings
across the street
at property's front
d. average buildings at both
sides and
back of lot (city view easily
seen
above back building),
does one ever sight a house so
that the back faces the main
road and the "front" of the
house actually faces the rear
of the property?

This is usually not the norm. But at least if the main door is available this side of the house, it can usually open towards the living room facing the good view.
However, you may need to be careful of the placement of the toilet. Best to have one side share an external wall.
Avoid having the toilet next to the main entrance door or above the door. For example, see if the toilet can be placed on the side.

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Given the beauty, slope, view,
etc., it seems a shame to
waste the "bright
hall/openness" effect with
standard placement. To use
standard placement and situate
the home further back on the
property, the house will have
an elevation considerably
lower than surrounding
properties and will face a
substantial uphill slope.
Can I then face my house front
to the back and place my
home's back walls close and
more or less parallel to the
main road which serves the
property? Does this idea
break some long-standing feng
shui tenant about homes never
facing the rear of the
property?

Frankly, this would break the tenant of Feng Shui unless the plot of land is large and there is a driveway thru it.
Here, if there is a water position, the house can surround it e.g. `L shaped'
As I mentioned earlier the easiest for the house to conform to Feng Shui is to make the back side the living room area.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil