"I know it makes my job title sound pointless, but most of the bay developments weren't really planned. We only asked that canals of sufficient width be maintained between the blocks for small boat traffic. Buildings were set down on top of older buildings, and each vertical slice, sometimes only 4 or 5 meters wide, had its own unique history. Connections above Water Level were made after the fact. Structurally, this prevents one building from bringing the whole block down should it...
