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J. Clarke[_2_]

In article >,
says...
>
> On 26 Jan 2011 01:12:18 GMT, sandi > wrote:
>
> > I like your idea.
> >
> > Mine would be a square o shape. Courtyard in the middle of the o.
> > (Perfect for the grand kids!)
> > House would be the o, of course. One side huge kitchen/family
> > area, other side bedrooms, top would be the entry area and lower
> > part of the 0 would be the laundry, mud room area and garage.
>
> I like your idea too and have considered it seriously in the past, but
> H won out over O and U as the years passed. I was particularly
> enamored with the O idea when my kids were under 6 and needed to be
> corralled at all times.

What you're describing sounds like the atrium/peristyle house that was
popular among the ancient Romans. Needs very careful design or the
atrium can become a dim, moldy disaster.