For those interested in ancient architecture.

The elite of Gancaloon is living on the seaside part of town, and in a 
well-planned urban setting. Four urban villas are grouped in insulae 
which in turn form a chequerboard pattern, following the topography. 
Here is one of these insulae under construction (a latin name but the 
concept was already in use by the Greek; the Romans probably just copied 
it). Already during Greek times, individual housing was fairly 
conservative and subject to strict rules, reasons why I used classic 
house concepts around a peristyle courtyard and either involving a 
so-called megaron (see front-most villa) similar to Greek temples, or a 
looser collection of rooms served by corridors (so-called pasta-type).

The image shows the villas in different stages of construction.

It is ironic that the elite is living on the most exposed side of the 
city while the indigenous population lives on the best sheltered one. 
The hazards of urbanism and politics...

Thomas

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