Stone-laying board roofing - Ishiokiitabuki

Japanese: 石置き板葺き - いしおきいたぶき

…It refers to covering a roof with wooden planks. In Japanese architecture, there are various types of roofing, such as kokerabuki (wooden plank roofing), tokusabuki (wooden shingle roofing), tochibuki (wooden shingle roofing), nagaitabuki (wooden shingle roofing), kigawarabuki (wooden tile roofing), and ishiokibuki (wooden plank roofing), depending on the size, shape, and method of roofing. Kokerabuki (wooden plank roofing), also called kobabuki (wooden plank roofing), is made by thinly laying (about 3 cm long and 3 mm thick hand-split planks of sawara or cedar with bamboo nails, and is the most luxurious and high-quality plank roofing. …

From [Roof]

...a part of a building that is constructed to separate the architectural space from the space above it. Usually, the important function of a roof is to block external influences such as rain, direct sunlight, noise, and views, but there are also cases where a roof is required to prevent internal heat from escaping. In addition to protecting the space, a roof can also play a role in protecting other parts of the building, such as the exterior walls. In addition to these physical functions, the impression of the roof is connected to the impression of the entire building, so its form is extremely important in design.

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "stone-laying board roofing" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…屋根を木材の板で葺くことをいい，日本建築では板の寸法，形状，葺き方によって，柿（こけら）葺き，木賊（とくさ）葺き，栩（とち）葺き，長板葺き，木瓦葺き，石置き板葺きなどがある。柿葺きは木羽（こば）葺きともいい，長さ30cm前後，厚さ3mm前後のサワラやスギの手割り板を竹釘を使って細かく(3cm前後の葺き足)葺くもので，板葺きの中では最も高級で品が良い。…

【屋根】より

…建築空間とその上空の空間とを仕切る目的で作られる建物の部分。通常，雨，直射日光，騒音，視線など建物の外部からの影響を遮ることが屋根の重要な機能であるが，内部の熱を外へ出さないという機能を要求される場合もある。また，屋根によって空間を守るとともに，外壁面などの建物の他の部分をも守る役割を果たすこともある。このような物理的な機能とともに，外観的にも，屋根の印象は建物全体の印象に連なり，その形態はデザイン上きわめて重要となる。…

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