Also called dōshiki chashitsu 堂式茶室. A tea ceremony house which was designed freely according to a tea master's taste.
Shōkadō 松花堂, built by Shōkadō Shōjō 松花堂昭乗 (1584-1639) at Izumibō 泉坊 in Kyoto, and Shichishakudō 七尺堂 (also called Chōandō 長闇堂), built by Kubo Gondayū 久保権大輔 (1571-1640) at Nodagō 野田郷 in Nara, are typical examples. Neither belongs to the hut style *sōan 草庵 or *shoin 書院 style. Both of these teahouses are built in the hipped style and are roofed with thatch. A Buddhist altar is provided inside, and resembles the interior of a Buddhist hall. Some scholars also consider the circular hearth and doored cupboard, found in the 2-mat room in the small shoin at Manjuin 曼殊院, as well as at Shōkokuji Jishōin 相国寺慈照院 and Myōshinji Kaifukuin 妙心寺海福院, to be characteristic features of the chadōshiki chashitsu.