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HOA MODULE 1 - Courtesy of Ar. Dianne

Early Philippine shelters included cave dwellings like those at Tabon Cave that were inhabited as early as the Pleistocene. Indigenous groups also lived in natural shelters like caves or lean-tos constructed from local materials. Traditional houses varied between ethnic groups but generally had elevated floors, thatched roofs, and vernacular designs adapted to the local environment like posts, beams, and natural ventilation. Interior spaces included living, cooking, dining, and sleeping areas arranged according to cultural norms. Vernacular architecture demonstrated an intuitive approach using natural, sustainable materials.

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HOA MODULE 1 - Courtesy of Ar. Dianne

Early Philippine shelters included cave dwellings like those at Tabon Cave that were inhabited as early as the Pleistocene. Indigenous groups also lived in natural shelters like caves or lean-tos constructed from local materials. Traditional houses varied between ethnic groups but generally had elevated floors, thatched roofs, and vernacular designs adapted to the local environment like posts, beams, and natural ventilation. Interior spaces included living, cooking, dining, and sleeping areas arranged according to cultural norms. Vernacular architecture demonstrated an intuitive approach using natural, sustainable materials.

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Early Philippine

Shelters
Tabon Cave
Complex
Lipuun Point, Palawan.

■ Prehistoric cave shelters were the


earliest form of human habitation.
■ The Tabon cave was the site to
first establish the presence of
humans in the Philippines during
the Pleistocene.
Tau’t Batu
■ Indigenous Filipinos who still
continue the primeval practice of
living in caves to his date.
Idjang
Batanes

■ Rock-hewn fortresses
Pinanahang
■ Lean-to of the Agta of Palanan.
■ Constructed along the principle of
tripod.

Hawong. Used by the Pinatubo Aeta;


has no living platform; forms two sloping
sides with one or both ends left open.
Kalinga Tree
House
Pre-Colonial Vernacular
Architecture
Vernacular architecture
Exemplifies the commonest building techniques
based on the forms and materials of a particular
historical period, region, or group of people.
Domestic Structures
Archetypal tropical characteristics of Southeast Asian
domestic architecture:

▪ An elevated living floor


▪ Buoyant rectangular volume
▪ Raised pile foundation
▪ Voluminous thatched roof
Binuron
Traditional Isneg house.

■ Roof suggests an inverted hull.


■ Exposed floor joists outside
suggest the profile of a boat.
■ Datag or Xassaran, main section.
■ Tamuyon, slightly raised platform
on three sides.
Binuron
Traditional Isneg house.

■ Roof suggests an inverted hull.


■ Exposed floor joists outside
suggest the profile of a boat.
■ Datag or Xassaran, main section.
■ Tamuyon, slightly raised platform
on three sides.
Binayon
Finaryon. Traditional Kalinga house.

■ Octagonal in plan; exterior features


are not strongly defined.
■ Dataggon, central section.
■ Sipi, slightly elevated side sections.
Binayon
Finaryon. Traditional Kalinga house.

■ Octagonal in plan; exterior features


are not strongly defined.
■ Dataggon, central section.
■ Sipi, slightly elevated side sections.
Fay-u
Traditional Bontoc house, for the
affluent.

■ Katyufong, dwelling for the poor.


■ Kol-lob, residence of widows or
unmarried old women; can also be
called katyufong.
Inagamang
Traditional Bontoc house in Sagada.

■ Agamang, upper level granary.


Other building types
▪ Afong, family residence.
▪ Ato, council house and dormitory of the young and old
unmarried males.
▪ Ulog or olog, female dormitory.
▪ Al-kang, storage for food, jewelry and wine jars.
▪ Akhamang, rice granary.
▪ Falinto-og, pig pens.
Bale
Fale. Traditional Ifugao house, for the
affluent.

■ Abong, dwelling for the poor.


■ Support system: four posts, two
girders, three joists or beams.
■ Halipan, rat guard.
■ “The house as a womb.”
Bale
Fale. Traditional Ifugao house, for the
affluent.

■ Abong, dwelling for the poor.


■ Support system: four posts, two
girders, three joists or beams.
■ Halipan, rat guard.
■ “The house as a womb.”
Binangiyan
Traditional Kankanai house, for the
wealthy.

■ Apa or inapa, for poorer families;


temporary abode.
■ Allao, more temporary.
Rakuh
Traditional Ivatan house.

■ Thick thatch, walls mortared with


stone or plastered with white lime.
■ Wooden post and lintel framework
is implanted in the walls.
Bahay kubo
Traditional lowland dwelling, northern
and central regions.

■ “The passively-cooled house.”


■ Porous surfaces
■ Horizontality of windows
■ Roof and window overhangs
■ Surrounding gardens
Interior Spaces
Primary spaces
▪ Living room
▪ Kitchen and service area (dapogan, banggerahan, and
batalan)

Secondary spaces
▪ Dining
▪ Silong and balkon
▪ Bedrooms
Lepa
Traditional Badjao boat-house.

■ No outriggers, roofed, loose and


detachable structure.
■ Djenging, has outriggers, roofed,
walled in on all sides by wooden
boards.
■ Dapang or Vinta, not roofed, only
used for fishing and short trips.
Luma
Traditional Badjao landhouse.

■ Harun, stairs where women often


wash clothes and kitchen utensils.
Bay Sinug
Traditional Tausug house.

■ House building can be construed


as corresponding to the birth of a
human.
■ Tadjuk pasung finials.
Torogan
Traditional Maranao house, ancestral
residence of the datu and his extended
family.

■ Mala-a-walai, traditional large


house.
■ Lawig, small house.
■ The panolong (decorative beam
ends) are often with pako rabong
and naga carvings.
■ Lamin, lady’s dormitory tower.
Features of Vernacular Architecture
▪ The builders are non-professional architects or
engineers.
▪ There is constant adaptation, using natural materials,
to the geographical environment.
▪ The actual process of construction involves intuitive
thinking and is open to later modifications.
▪ There is balance between social/economic
functionality and aesthetic features.
▪ Styles are subject to the evolution of traditional
patterns specific to an ethnic domain.

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