Designing a city around a giant tree?

One of the cities in my world is built on the ground floor beneath and around giant tree. Giant tree cities seem to pop up fairly frequently in science fiction and fantasy, but how would they actually work and how would the city be designed?

An obvious question seems that of sunlight. How much would be blocked out by the tree, and what effect would this have on the city?

It's also possible that the tree could shed leaves in the fall, but that would depend on the type of tree.

(BTW - the world includes magic and is currently at about 1500s technology level)

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