The Textbook of Architecture

Glossary · I

Irimoya

Also called irimoya-zukuri

The Japanese hip-and-gable roof, the most common roof of temples, palaces and farmhouses.

The kondō of Hōryū-ji Open in Models ↗

See also: Xieshan, Kirizuma, Yosemune

Where it appears in the book

A feature of Japanese architecture.

Nearby in the glossary

Interior street · International Style · Intrados · Ionic · Isodomum · Iwan · Jagati · Jali