However, the general theory in the architectural history is that since the samurai were originally from the aristocratic class, the style of their residences was a simplified version of Shinden-zukuri style and hence not considered an original style of their own (refer to "An introduction to the architectural history in Japan" by Hakutaro OTA).
しかし、武家も元は貴族の出自を持ち、その邸宅も寝殿造を簡素化したもので、独自の様式とは捉えないのが、建築史（住宅史）の通説になっている（参考：太田博太郎「日本建築史序説」）。