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: 書院造り
Shudenzukuri is considered an early form of shoin-zukuri.
This building retains many features of the shudenzukuri style.
Standard spelling for this architectural term.
Variant spelling without the okurigana り; less common but seen in some texts.
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.