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The document discusses the Sampaloc district in Manila, known for its educational institutions and ancestral houses, particularly focusing on a two-storey ancestral house on Rosario Street. The study aims to document the history, architectural style, and significance of these heritage sites, emphasizing their importance for architecture students and the community. The house, built in the late 1800s and purchased in 1978, showcases Filipino colonial architecture and is currently preserved by its owner, Mrs. Cruz.

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Background

The document discusses the Sampaloc district in Manila, known for its educational institutions and ancestral houses, particularly focusing on a two-storey ancestral house on Rosario Street. The study aims to document the history, architectural style, and significance of these heritage sites, emphasizing their importance for architecture students and the community. The house, built in the late 1800s and purchased in 1978, showcases Filipino colonial architecture and is currently preserved by its owner, Mrs. Cruz.

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Background

Sampaloc is a district of Manila, Philippines. The National University, the first private
nonsectarian and coeducational institution in the Philippines, the Far Eastern
University, known for its Art Deco campus and a cultural heritage site of the
Philippines, and the University of the East, formerly known as the University of the
East, are just a few of the coleges and universities that can be found within the
district, that is why it is known as the University Belt or simply called "U Belt".

SITE DESCRIPTION
1219 Rosarito Street, Sampaloc, Manila
The researchers were students from National University-Manila and had given a
chance to make a study about the ancestral houses located in Sampaloc Manila. The
area assigned is along Dapitan St. including the street of Juaning, Navarra, Rosario,
Austria, Antonio, and Concepcion. It has an approximate area of 28,361.64 m² and
1.4 km away from National-U that is about 19-min walk. The featured site is a two-
storey ancestral house located at Rosario St. with an estimated area of 149.43 m².

Objectives of the study

The purpose of this study is to document all the information needed and make use
of it to deepen and magnify the researcher’s knowledge in preserving and
conserving heritage sites in the Philippines.
 To know and learn more about its history
 To identify the architectural style, its characteristics, and the time it was built,
 To better understand the importance of heritage class

Scope and limitation

Interviews and the collection of architectural details from houses inside the site's
and street's scope are the main subjects of the documentation. Photography of
interior and exterior and measurement of the house perimeter were also part of the
documentation process.
SIGNIFICANCE
Architecture
Houses and structure have evolved through time, and ancestral houses are
important for it gives an idea on how advancement has shaped architecture.

Architecture Student
The existence of these ancestral houses is important for it is a steppingstone in
deepening the understanding of students taking up Architecture.

Community
Having an ancestral house in a community is something to be treasured. Its
existence shows how rich and vibrant their culture was.

THE TIMELINE OF CASA CRUZ

1978
In the Olden Days
2024
This Day
2030
What Lies Ahead

HISTORY OF CASA CRUZ


 Built in late 1800's, years after the construction of
 University Of Santo Tomas
 Bought the house in 1978
 The Ancestral House was taller at its original construction.

THE STORY BEHIND


“Katatayo lang ng UST, puro talahiban at tatatlo palang mga bahay dito”, said Mrs.
Cruz as she mentioned that she bought the house in 1978 from Miss Africa which
apparently the house itself was built in late 1800s. She does not personaly know
Miss Africa since she only seen this house from a newspaper and that is where she
had a real estate agent that took care of the rest.

ARCHITECTURAL STYLE
FILIPINO COLONIAL HOUSES
Nanay Alicia’s ancestral house is an influence of Spanish American colonial
architecture. The exterior of the house uses woods as wals and has a steep gable
roof before it was renovated. The interior of the house has a “bahay na bato” vibe
for its spacious living area, “calado” on top of division wals, and big Capiz windows
on different areas of the house.

2022 This day and age


At present, the house is preserved by Mrs. Cruz where she lived at the second floor.
The first floor was renovated, and the entire floor was adaptive reused as a rental
space.

Capiz shell sliding windows and doors

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