History of Architecture 4 Prelim

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Pre-colonial, Japanese Invasion, American

Rule, Spanish Rule

Influences in History

Roman Catholics, islam, protestants,

aglipayan, INC

Influences in Religion

7,107 islands, LuzViMinda. volcanoes, seas,

forests, mountains

Influences in Geography and Geology

Dry and Wet season, rainfall comes with

typhoons and tropical storm

Influences in Climate

Mangyan (Mindoro), Benguet, Ivatan

(batanes)

Different communities exist from North to

South

Vernacular Architecture

Devised the own needs to adapt to their

environment using whatever was available
to provide our needs.

Bamboo, palm leaves, sturdy wooden posts,

carved wooden sidings, cogon grass roof

Materials available

Lean-To House

A simple single pitched roof resting on an

inclined series of rafters made up of tree
branches with the end resting on the ground
and the other end resting on horizontal
wooden lintel supported by tree trunks and
roof with grass.

Balai

means house

Cubo

means cube

Bulwagan, Silid, Gilir/Paglutuan, Silong,

Kamalig

Typical Parts of Bahay Kubo

Bulwagan

living room/receiving area

Silid

Sleeping area

Gilir/Paglutuan

Kitchen area

Dapogan/Kalan, Bangahan/banggera,
Batalan

Kitchen area contains?

Dapogan/Kalan

cooking apparatus

Bangahan/Banggera

Place where pots are kept

batalan

an exposed porch where child-size jars are

kept & washing, drinking & bathing took
place

silong

where farm & fishing tools, pestles, pigs &

cattles kept

kamalig

a storage house detached from the house

where unhawled rice is kept.

Gililan

floor sills run around the outermost

periphery of the soleras to support the walls

halige

house posts

Kahab-an

connects the bottom ends of the rafters

together

kilo

rafters

palatpat

bamboo strips tied on to the rafters with

rattan vines as the main supports of the
roofing

patukuran

beam laid over the yawi at right angle, thus

completing the parameter

pawid

nipa shingles made by stripping leaves

sahig

slatted floor. rattan or bamboo strips tie the

different parts

sikang

poles which cross the rafters halfway down

the slope

soleras

floor joists are laid

yawi

master beam which runs from one post to

the other and is lashed to with rattan

Ifugao House

"fale"
The one-room known as fale is a little
marvel construction. Outside, seems to be
nothing more than a pyramid resting on four
posts.

daulon

first level of ifugao house. space under the

house.

palah

attic of ifugao house

space storing for rice

Isneg House

"binuron"
boat forms inspired house. The bamboo
roof suggests an inverted boat, and wooden
floor joists have the profile of a boat.

Ivatan

Traditional house in batanes island. The

house is made of stone, wood flooring and
thatched grass on bamboo framing.

Kalinga

"binayon/finaryon"
The octagonal house is found in upper
kalinga, in settlements along the Chico
River. Rectangular house are just a
common.

Bontoc

"fayu"
The basic form is like that of the ifugao
house, except that the house cage serves
as a granary, falig, and the living quarters
are on ground level.

Fawl

a house where old men gather

Pabafunan

common dormitory for young men & boys

in their adolescence

Olog

for girls (where young men visit them

during courtship & trial marriage)

Lumad, Muslims

People of Mindanao (2)

Katawhang lumad

Cebuano term meaning native or indigenous

Lumad

group of non-islamized indigenous peoples

of the southern philippines.

Subanen

"subanun"
first settlers of the zamboanga peninsula
river dwellers or suba-nuns

Timuay

Subanen village is led by a chief called? He

acts as the village judge and is concerned
with all communal matters.

Higaonon

located on the province of bukidnon, agusan

del sur, misamis oriental, iligan city, and
lanao del norte.

Higaonon

means people of the wilderness

traditional way of living
farming is the most important economic
activity

T'Boli

"tagabulu"
Lives in the high elevation of the mountain
ranges of south cotabato and sultan kudarat
provinces, south of mindanao

Tinalak

unusual tie-dyed and woven abaca cloth

used for dresses during ceremonies and
festivities

Manday

buildi ther dwellings high in the branches of

trees and often on the edges of cliffs.

Muslim/Moro

multilingual ethnic group and the largest

mainly non-christian ethnic group in the
philippines.

Maranao

Term refers to the native people living

around lake lanao

Lawig, Mala-a walai, Torogan

Three major typology of a Maranao House

Lawig

small houses

Mala-a Walai

large houses, a necessity in the polygamous

culture

Torogan

ancestral home of the upper class

Ranggar/Langgal

small islamic prayer house would be

located in the community

Kota/Kuta or Fortress

early filipino constructed forts in Mindanao,

sulu as well as in manila and mindoro
against enemy attacks.

okir designs

internal and external beams, posts, floor

panels and sidings of windows, sometimes
painted.

Bunga trees

posts of torogan

Barimbingan

flooring of torogan

Gisuk

walls of torogan

Panolong

row of carved projecting beam ends in

ornate motifs usually five in front and two
smaller ones on the sides.

Tausog

known as seafarers, but build their houses

on land.

Yakan

"lumah"

Langgal

Local prayer house

Main house, kitchen, porch/pantan

Three major parts of yakan

Main house

single room dwelling, partitionless

kitchen

both for cooking and dining. A bridge

connects the kitchen to main

Porch/pantan

main entry to the house which may be

opened or roofed.

Samal

build houses on stilts over water, along the

shore or farther out, supported by piles
embedded into the reef floor.

Badjao

"dapang"
true sea gypsies of the south.