Po inted roofs with o u t wa rd ex t en s i o n s m a ximise th e collecta b l e ra i n wat er (Fa rren y et al. 2011). Roof s are sug g es t ed t o b e p a rt l y f l at f or th e creation of p ri vat e o p en s p a c e. Flat roof s are currentl y u s ed t o keep p l a n t s , to do househ old shores , o r p erf o rm t he d a i l y p uja. Most would tra d i t i o n a l l y b e p erf o rmed in the courtyards. Wi t h a p a rt men t s o n t o p o f one another and t he d i s a p p ea ra n c e o f courtyards, th e roof t erra c e t a kes i t s p l a c e.,
The s eq u e n c e o f d i ffe re n tl y si z e d c o u r ty a rd s a n d s t ree ts p ro v i d e c i rc u l ati o n o f c o o l a i r t hro u g h h o u se s to w a rd s th e w a r m e st c o u r ty a rd s.
A p e e p a l tre e o r a c o u p l e o f tre e s m ark th e e n tra n c e to th e re si d e n ti a l ti ssu e of th e c o m m u n i ty.