Front door north. Where are you building?

mariejo, ideally, to take advantage of the concept of passive solar building design, a house would face north, and the (usually longer) axis with the main living areas -- living room, dining area, kitchen -- would benefit from the southern exposure to maximize the natural light and for passive solar heating and cooling, which is a great way to save money on heating and cooling costs and make the house more comfortable for everyone who lives there. You also want to align the short axis facing east and west to minimize glare and heat gain.

So you probably want a lot where the front of the house can face north and the back of the house with the dining room and family room can face south. I don't know anything else about your lots or where this is, so I don't feel comfortable choosing a lot, but it should be easier to for you to choose a lot, hopefully, knowing a little more about passive solar. Good luck : ) .

If you are so concerned about orientation . . . why are you building in a development?

North is probably the *only* option, lol, since the super-hot western sun is limited to the laundry room and master bath. No other orientation keeps that heat out of the house/backyard as well as North does.

And especially if you're in the South or Southwest, like me, you will curse the western sun if it messes with your enjoyment of your house!

I think this development is in Texas, so I'd be very conscious of that western sun too.