Cliff construction - Cliff construction

Japanese: 崖造 - がけづくり
Cliff construction - Cliff construction

…Building on a sloping or stepped site, or overhanging a pond, is called “kake-zukuri,” and this style of building is called kake-zukuri. It is also called cliff-building. On the lower side of the site, the pillars and beams under the floor stand tall from below, and since the Kamakura period, these have been reinforced with multiple rows of tsukubai.…

*Some of the terminology that refers to "cliff construction" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…傾斜地や段状の敷地,あるいは池などへ張り出して建てることを〈懸け造る〉といい,その建物形式を懸造と称する。崖造(がけづくり)ともいう。敷地の低い側では床下の柱や束が下から高く立ち,これに鎌倉時代以降では貫を何段にも通して固めている。…

※「崖造」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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