A floor plan for a wooden building drawn by a carpenter
on a thin piece of board. The plan does not include detail, but the carpenter
follows the rules of Japanese wooden architecture to cut the timbers and bore
mortises based on this plan. However, today it is normal practice for an architect
to make design drawings and floor plans, even for wooden buildings. Nevertheless
there are still some carpenters who follow traditional methods of construction
for wooden houses, and draw their own ita-zu. |