SWA Group: www.swagroup.com Sun City Yokohama Sun City Yokohama is a continuum of care retirement community using a site above Yokohama that had formerly been an explosives manufacturing facility. SWA’s role began with a feasibility study for the development. Together with the selected design architect, a site plan sensitive to the natural character and charm of this very unique site was proposed, resulting in two six-story buildings with a total of 480 independent living units and a 120-bed care center. The natural beauty of the site with preserved open space on three sides, makes Sun City Yokohama one of the most unique senior residential communities in all of Japan. The hilltop setting, woodland edges, and sensitive building layout, in conjunction with the introduced landscape reinforce the “park” image and presents Sun City Yokohama as a landmark senior community. Location Hodogaya, Japan Client Health Care Japan Co., Ltd SWA Scope Master planning Landscape architectural services Size 7.5 hectares Architect Perkins Eastman Architects Asai Architectural Research Hirsch Bedner Interior Design Architect Award ASLA Northern California Chapter Merit Award