kitailazen suurperehen taloi - chinese extended family house

Extended family units generally assign different wings of the home to different branches of the family, with older and more respected family members taking more auspicious positions. This often included buildings in the sunnier, more private rear of the compound. The ancestral shrine of the family where the common ancestors of the inhabitants were honored was either located here or in the center of the property. Less important positions facing the east and west of the compounds were relegated to junior branches of the family, while more periphery locations were relegated to servants and other less important activities

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_house_architecture

wikipedia / Model of a classic Chinese late imperial era home unit