June 23rd marks the festival of Jāni, the Latvian celebration of the summer solstice, a time when participants engage with their Pagan ancestry and encourage a primitive connection with nature. A House for Jānis is inspired by this and accommodates such a return to primitive and visceral connections with nature. The House provides a place for rest and relaxation; a place to immerse yourself in the Latvian landscape. The House is inspired by traditional Latvian architecture. It employs a large roof as shelter and uses a series of enclosures beneath to define specific environmental conditions. The spaces between enclosures allow the landscape and wildlife to pass through, while also creating spaces for night time stories, songs, feasting, or meditation by a fire. A curtain runs the length of the facade and the closing procession is acted out every night at dusk.