The courtyard house
Rooms round an open court, a blank wall and a bent entrance to the street: the house of the Islamic city, shaped by the law of privacy.
The rules it illustrates
Do no harm to your neighbour: no overlooking. Build as you will on your own land, provided you do your neighbour no harm: open no window, door or roof terrace that looks into his house or court, and do not set your door opposite his across a lane.