Home direction and setup is determined by where your home switches are located and the firmware setup.
I have a mendelmax 1.5 and my home switches are located in the following locations.
With printer in front of me.
X axis switch is on left side
Y axis is in front
Z axis is on bottom
Home is with nozzle on left front of print bed.
Firmware is as follows for end stops.
// ENDSTOP SETTINGS:
// Sets direction of endstops when homing; 1=MAX, -1=MIN
#define X_HOME_DIR -1
#define Y_HOME_DIR -1
#define Z_HOME_DIR -1