As shown in the name, the Burakuin hall was built as a facility for entertainment and banquets at a place immediately west of the Chodoin hall, the main government office of the palace, righty after the capital was moved to Heian-kyo Capital.
豊楽院はその名の通り、饗宴施設として平安京遷都直後、大内裏の正庁である朝堂院の西側に隣接して造営された。