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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