Shogo Iwata (Shogo Iwata Architects)

On a cliff facing the sea in the client's hometown, this building was built not only as weekend house but also as a symbolic place for family ties. The intergenerational connection of the family is expressed in the corridor surrounding the courtyard. The axis of this building is aligned with the axis of the sunrise of the summer solstice and the sunset of the winter solstice, which symbolize the flow of life. On the winter solstice, when the sun sets into the sea in front of the building, the building becomes a gate for the setting sun.