Climate & History LUZON

Dry season (March to June) BONTOC (FAYU-dwelling)

Wet season (July to October)
*low land (hotter)
*high land (colder)
Malay –early settlers
Barangay- political structure
 Location: Mountain Areas of
Materials
Cordillera
 Bamboo
 House in house
 Nipa
 Plan:
 Cogon grass
 Square in plan
 Rattan
 Granary (FALIG) – 2sq.m
 Guijo tree
elevated on 4 posts of 5’-0” high
 Yakal tree
BATANES (IVATAN - locals)
*Tropical
*Open and transparent
*Light

NIPA HUT (BAHAY KUBO)

 Parts:
 Location: Slope of cliffs along the
 Bulgan- entertaining guest
sides and tops of rocky hills of
 Silid – sleeping
Batanes
 Gilir/paglutuan – kitchen
 Plan: RAKUH (big house) consists of
 Silong – space underneath house
living room and sleeping quarters and
as storage space for farming and
the kusina
fishing also where animals are
 Structural:
kept
 Walls (made of lime and stone)-
 Parts of Kitchen
has wooden reinforcement to
 Dapogan – table on top of which is
resist strong earthquake.
the river stone, shoe shaped stove
Reinforcement run from the
or kalan.
 Ban gahan(ban gguera/ hase up to the roof frame.

banggerahan)- used as drying and  Doors and windows – wall facing

storing kitchen utensils direction of strong wind is solidly
 Batakui – water(drink) jars are kept closed
KALINGA
 Location: Steep mountain slope of
Cordillera
 Plan:
 Rectangular or Octagonal
 BINAYON OR FINTAYON
(octagonal)
 Elevated living area (1.2m)
 Granary in attic (underneath roof)
 Structural
 12 posts for support
 Square central portion (4 posts)
 Four corner (8 posts)
IFUGAO
 Location: Mount. Cordillera
 Rice terraces near a spring or grove
entry faces down slope
 Plan:
 Square plan
 2m high on 4 tree trunks column
 Single room (4x5m)
 Fireplace – right corner
 Shelves (above fireplace) for palay
and firewood
 Floor(1.5m-2m above grnd)
 Structural:
 Posts buried into hole dug (1/2 m)
and secured mby stones
 Floor girder are carved with
mortises on both end to fit into
the pointed upper end of the
posts which act as tenons
 Lower part of waliboards are
mortised
 Pyramidal roof w/ reed & grass
 Decorative Element:
 Carabao skull & pig jaw –
indication of status and keeping
peace w/ gods
 Ambubulan figure _ top of roof
for protection against evil spirits
& lighting and asking favour from
the god Kabunyan
 Symbols items are used as
induations of their wealth than
size of house
 VISAYAS MINDANAO
BADJAO
MINDORO (MANGYAN – LOCALS)

 Location: Mindanao and sulu

 Location: Mountain/hillside  Plan:
 Plan:  Raised by stilts
 Communal house is elevated  Ladder (wash area)
(1.5m) to surrounding platform  Mirror (no. of children)
 One room structure (6x10)  Houseboat
rectangular in plan MANOBO
 PALAGANAN – passageway at
central leading to main door
 No windows, openings through
space bet flrs & underneath
surface of wall
TAGBANUA  Location:
 Location: Coastal & near-coastal plans  Lowland of Agusan

& valleys of central Palawan  Bukidnon

 Plan:  Davao
 Misamis Oriental
 Elevated on stilts about 8’-0” high
 Cotabato
 Usually made of 8 levels
 Plan
 Each levels has function
 Flooring – withered bark of
 Highest space lvl is storage for pillow
mahogany tree or split bamboo
 Structural:
 Four or more corner posts used as
 No Partition
main support to the house
 No windows
 Covered with cogon grass fabled
roof (inverted V)
 Kitchen roof is lower than main
roof and in right angle of house
 Entrance in Kitchen/ trunk with
notches as steps
MARANAO TOROGAN SAMAL

 Location: Hills, river, road, lakeshore  Location: Coastal waters of Jolo

 Ancestral house of Datu
 Plan
 Tapaan (in kitchen) made of
plaited bamboo for smoking fish
or meat
 Kodal/ Carabao Corral –
underneath kitchen
 Gibon/ Paga – Hiding place for
datu’s daughter ( not exposed)
 Lamin – Tower atop the brogan/
princess and ladies waiting hide
during occasions
 Panggao – datu’s ceremonial bed
 Structural:
 Constructed by first putting up
the center post (Rapuwilih)
follow by 4 corners posts (Lukud)
 Flouse posts are made from
bunga wood placed on top of
stones for protection from
earthquake
 Plan:
 Consist of one or more small
rooms and kitchen are built
partially above ground water in
wooden posts
 Structural
 Stilts ( bamboo poles) Walls
( wooden boards or sawali)
 Roof thatching is held securely
by placing flattened bamboo far
apart over it
TAUSUG (Bay-Smug)
 Location:
 Coastal water of Tapul
 Siasi
 Basilan

 25 posts supports floor beam  Malaysian

 End beams (ponolong) oranately  Borneo

carved with piako (fern like) or  Tawi-tawi

naga(dragon like) motifs  Zambaonga del sur

 Walls are made of gisuk wood  Cotabato

panels carved w/ oranate okir

designs
 Plan T’boli
 Elevated above the ground &
consists of entrance porch (salos)
sleeping quarter & kitchen
 Panran – open extended
platform (family area)  Location: hilltop & mountaintop in

 Kitchen – separated area linked the lake of Sebu, Cotabato

by bamboo or wooden planks  Plan:

 Flooring – thin strips of bamboo  Built in 6’-0” high stilts

 Bilik(sleeping area)  900-1350 sq. ft

 Tajuk pusung (found in roof top)  Lowa- Sleeping area

– wood carving in form of manuk  Blaba – working and

bird, stylized head of rooster or conversational area

stylized design of naga dragon  Desyung- area of honor.

 Structural Opposite side of lowa and blaba

 Bilik (sleeping) – only room with  Dofil – sleeping quarter for wives

9 posts (made of heavy timber and children of headman

or bamboo) while porch and  Bakdol – entrance

kusina are supported by diff  Kohu – has shelf where pots,

posts pans, basket and utensils

 All posts rise up to the roof  Dol- used for kohu and stair

except center posts landing

 Hanglad(wooden beans)  Fato Hu- Utility area

attached to the posts together  Kotel- toilet (detached few ft

with the other smaller beams away from the house.

supports the floor joists  Structural:

 Walls (split bamboo or coconut  House posts ( bamboo)

palms) do not reach roof  Walls( sawali or woven bamboo

strips
(opening of .45m for
 The low biaba wall is hinges to the
ventilation)
floor at its lower side so it can be
opened toward outside
 Dofils are separated from one
another by means of sawali
extending to roof
Yakan

 Location: Mountainous interior Basilan

 Plan:
 2-3 m above ground
 Single room-rectangular plan
(50-100sqm.)
 No partition
 Kitchen is used as dining
 Porch for guests and resting area
 Structural
 Posts( woods) which beam are
attached
 Walls (sawali /horizontal wood
board/bamboo pole attached to
one another by rattan lashings
 Roof eaves overhang the wall
@ .5m
 Doors at east for prosperity
 Small windows only since bad
spirit cannot pass through small
openings