noun
early shoin-zukuri style; early phase of shoin-zukuri residential architecture
Refers to the architectural style that preceded the fully developed shoin-zukuri, characterized by features like a raised floor, tokonoma, and tana. Used in historical and architectural contexts.
See also: 書院造
主殿造りは、書院造の初期の形態とされています。
Shudenzukuri is considered an early form of shoin-zukuri.
この建物には主殿造りの特徴がよく残っている。
This building retains many features of the shudenzukuri style.
Shoin-zukuri is the fully developed residential architectural style that evolved from shudenzukuri, incorporating more formal elements like the shoin (study) and elaborate decorative features.
Compound of 主殿 (shuden, 'main hall') + 造り (zukuri, 'construction style'). The term refers to the architectural style centered around the main hall of a residence.