蔵くら造づくり

noun

kura-style architecture; warehouse-style building

Refers to a traditional Japanese architectural style where a building (often a house or shop) is constructed like a kura storehouse, with thick earthen walls for fire resistance and durability. See also 土蔵造り.

See also: 土蔵造り

• 川かわ越ごえの蔵くら造づくりの町まち並なみは観かん光こう客きゃくに人にん気きがある。

  The streetscape of kura-style buildings in Kawagoe is popular with tourists.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

building a kura storehouse; kura builder

Can refer to the act of constructing a kura storehouse or to a person who specializes in building them. The verb form 蔵造りする is possible but less common.

• 彼かれは蔵くら造づくりの職しょく人にんとして長なが年ねん働はたらいてきた。

  He has worked for many years as a craftsman specializing in building kura storehouses.