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has to be undertaken. I am strongly opposed 

 to any conditions which necessitate the use 

 of triangular areas as elements in the garden 



Fig. 2. — Houses on plots of irregular shape 



design, because such shapes invariably suggest 

 formality, and have other disadvantages. 



When the plot is bounded by converging 

 lines it is usually best to set the house with 

 its sides parallel with that boundary which 

 most nearly makes a right angle with the road 

 line; but in some cases it may be best to set 

 the house front parallel with the roadway, 

 ignoring the side boundaries. 



