My village so far (WIP)
This is my approach to an organised but also naturally growing village.
The big house by the lake is my manor, the farmyard opposite the road (2nd screenshot). Between farmyard and creek enough space for livestock. Donkeys W of my house and geese on the other side of the creek.
The W side of the creek holds the actual village with a central area (well surrounded by production facilities). A semicircular road surrounding the plaza has houses on both sides.
On the other side of the road is my campfire, the area has grown into a market place and finally the tavern.
The tavern has been fenced (tricky) for the sake of the villagers and their children and has some tables in the front.
There’s already a fence between market and road, on the W side there will be more houses. And another fence.
As you can see there’s no individual decorations for the houses yet and some houses are not limestoned.
But I have started with this concept in mind and didn’t have to shift around any buildings. Except for the warehouses on tier change, the two buildings on the island are the tier 1 versions. They look nice there, don’t they?