Unlike flying stars feng shui where the facing of a house determines it’s natal chart, 8 mansions feng shui is based on the sitting as the reference point.
This means that if a house is facing northeast, it will be sitting on southwest. Such a residence will be categorized as a Kun house with the gua number 2. And it will fall under the west group of houses.
The energy map will be as illustrated below.
As shown above, the best door location for a property sitting on southwest will be at the front of the house in the central sector where the northeast is. It is where the sheng qi is found.
This makes such an alignment very suitable for terrace houses or clustered houses where there are shared walls on either side with other properties.
Such properties naturally have main doors at the front of the house.
As a side main door, the only appropriate location is on the left at the northwest area where the yan nian sector.is.
The flexibility of main door location for a kun house can be observe as the back of the house can also be a suitable location for main doors. Apartment can often have main doors at the sitting side.
This is unlike other types of houses such as a zhen house where the front of the house is not ideal for the location of main doors.
The south is naturally an appropriate sector for kitchens since the fire energy with be able to blend nicely with fire energy from the stove. This natal chart has liu sha at the south which is also suitable for kitchens.
Otherwise, an alternative location is the east where the huo hai location is.
Whatever you do, don’t locate a kitchen in the central palace of the house.