Place your Market Building in the middle of your fertile land.
Using a grid-based symmetry makes it easier to upgrade houses to Patricians and Noblemen later. The "Ideal" 100-House Layout anno 1404 bauplan stadt
A city is only as good as the islands that feed it. Your Bauplan shouldn't stop at the housing district; it must extend to your industrial zones. The Production Cluster Don't scatter farms randomly. Use a "Hub and Spoke" design: Place your Market Building in the middle of
As you progress from Peasants to Noblemen, your Bauplan must adapt. Cathedral of Honor Your Bauplan shouldn't stop at the housing district;
Surround the Marketplace with a double row of houses.
Medieval housing in 1404 was characterized by:
Use stone roads for high-traffic industrial areas to speed up carts, but stick to dirt roads for residential outskirts to save gold.