Higaonon Tree House

The higaonon treehouse is typical in the hinterlands of Agusan and Misamis Oriental. These
houses are built using lashed sapling, nipa or cogon grass, split bamboo, rattan, and bark of
trees. This type of house is considered a residential complex built in a tree. These treehouses
can serve about 60 people. A catwalk about 6 to 8 feet wide connects the small houses to
create a central communal space.
 Maranao Torogan
The Maranao Torogan are the traditional houses of the people in Maranao, Mindanao,
Philippines. The Torogan is not just a typical house but is considered to reflect high social
status. These Torogans are once a house of Datu and SUltans in the Maranao community.
Though the people in Maranao already have concrete houses nowadays, these Totogans are
still present and still stand for hundreds of years. Maranao Torogan
The torogan is an elevated house with strong and huge wooden posts. Plywood sticks cover
the house, and the roof is thatched with dried coconut leaves. The interior of this house comes
with large halls. These houses are engraved with the Maranao designed system called okir.
This house also has a Sarimanok that is displayed inside. The Marano house is not just a
shelter but also a depiction of the rich culture of Maranao.
 Mandaya House
The Mandaya house is the residential shelter of the Mandaya people, the largest unit in
Southeastern Mindanao. A Mandaya house is made with flattened bamboo slats held together
by a horizontal bamboo strip or a rattan. This house traditionally has elevated floorings that
keep them protected against other ethnic groups from attacking them.
 Agta Lean- To
Lean-To is very common to the Agta people of the country. This portable and disposable
shelter is made with a strong tripod with light branches and palm fronds. This disposable
shelter reflects the hunting culture of the Agta. Since this is portable and disposable, Agta can
carry this and bring it to a location where they will hunt again. Sometimes they just left this
shelter behind.

T’boli House
- raised about six feet or
more above the ground
with the side always
barely more than
three feet high
- the roof is made of
cogon or other dried grass
which is strung and sewn
down to the
bamboo rafters with strips
of raw abaca or rattan
- the posts are of bamboo
except for the three stump
still rooted to the ground
that are
occasionally utilized as
posts for the inner portion
of the floor
T’boli House
- raised about six feet or
more above the ground
with the side always
barely more than
three feet high
- the roof is made of
cogon or other dried grass
which is strung and sewn
down to the
bamboo rafters with strips
of raw abaca or rattan
- the posts are of bamboo
except for the three stump
still rooted to the ground
that are
occasionally utilized as
posts for the inner portion
of the floor
T’boli House
- raised about six feet or
more above the ground
with the side always
barely more than
three feet high
- the roof is made of
cogon or other dried grass
which is strung and sewn
down to the
bamboo rafters with strips
of raw abaca or rattan
- the posts are of bamboo
except for the three stump
still rooted to the ground
that are
occasionally utilized as
posts for the inner portion
of the floor
T’boli House
- raised about six feet or
more above the ground
with the side always
barely more than
three feet high
- the roof is made of
cogon or other dried grass
which is strung and sewn
down to the
bamboo rafters with strips
of raw abaca or rattan
- the posts are of bamboo
except for the three stump
still rooted to the ground
that are
occasionally utilized as
posts for the inner portion
of the floor
- the walls of the house
are of bamboo split from
the inside and flattened
out or of
woven bamboo strips
called lahak
7. Bontoc House
- originated from two
morpheme words <bun=
which means <heap= and
the other is
<tuk= which means <top=
when combined means
mountain
- Afung, is the traditional
type of bontoc house for
married couples in
babarey village
in the settlement area in
bontoc community. It is a
house within a house that
is built
directly on the ground.
Comprised of shelter for
people, and pounding
area.
8. Kalinga House
- is also called binayon
- was a traditional
house of Philippine
located in the center of
cordillera region,
Kalinga, in settlement
along the Chico river
- it belongs to the rich
and it had been suggested
that it was the older type
- was construct by main
four core in the center of
the house and eight
columns around
it, creating an octagonal
shape
- it has a place a fire
place in almost center
of the house to provide
warmness to
household
- the walls of the house
are of bamboo split from
the inside and flattened
out or of
woven bamboo strips
called lahak
7. Bontoc House
- originated from two
morpheme words <bun=
which means <heap= and
the other is
<tuk= which means <top=
when combined means
mountain
- Afung, is the traditional
type of bontoc house for
married couples in
babarey village
in the settlement area in
bontoc community. It is a
house within a house that
is built
directly on the ground.
Comprised of shelter for
people, and pounding
area.
8. Kalinga House
- is also called binayon
- was a traditional
house of Philippine
located in the center of
cordillera region,
Kalinga, in settlement
along the Chico river
- it belongs to the rich
and it had been suggested
that it was the older type
- was construct by main
four core in the center of
the house and eight
columns around
it, creating an octagonal
shape
- it has a place a fire
place in almost center
of the house to provide
warmness to
household
- the walls of the house
are of bamboo split from
the inside and flattened
out or of
woven bamboo strips
called lahak
7. Bontoc House
- originated from two
morpheme words <bun=
which means <heap= and
the other is
<tuk= which means <top=
when combined means
mountain
- Afung, is the traditional
type of bontoc house for
married couples in
babarey village
in the settlement area in
bontoc community. It is a
house within a house that
is built
directly on the ground.
Comprised of shelter for
people, and pounding
area.
8. Kalinga House
- is also called binayon
- was a traditional
house of Philippine
located in the center of
cordillera region,
Kalinga, in settlement
along the Chico river
- it belongs to the rich
and it had been suggested
that it was the older type
- was construct by main
four core in the center of
the house and eight
columns around
it, creating an octagonal
shape
- it has a place a fire
place in almost center
of the house to provide
warmness to
household
 T’boli House
T’boli gono bong (literally,big,house) appear all roofs on stilts. The roof eaves over hang
beyond 1 m over the sidewall, making the latter, which are barely 1 m high, hardly
noticeable. This stilts are nearly 2m above the ground, making the house look like it is
hovering over its site. In the laan gono or space underneath, are tethered horses, a valuable
T'boli resource.
The average gono bong is about 15 m long and 9-10 wide, and about 6 m high, from the
ground to the roofs peak. The roof has a low slope of 30 degrees with the horizontal.

T’boli House
- raised about six feet or
more above the ground
with the side always
barely more than
three feet high
- the roof is made of
cogon or other dried grass
which is strung and sewn
down to the
bamboo rafters with strips
of raw abaca or rattan
- the posts are of bamboo
except for the three stump
still rooted to the ground
that are
occasionally utilized as
posts for the inner portion
of the floor
T’boli House
- raised about six feet or
more above the ground
with the side always
barely more than
three feet high
- the roof is made of
cogon or other dried grass
which is strung and sewn
down to the
bamboo rafters with strips
of raw abaca or rattan
- the posts are of bamboo
except for the three stump
still rooted to the ground
that are
occasionally utilized as
posts for the inner portion
of the floor
T’boli House
- raised about six feet or
more above the ground
with the side always
barely more than
three feet high
- the roof is made of
cogon or other dried grass
which is strung and sewn
down to the
bamboo rafters with strips
of raw abaca or rattan
- the posts are of bamboo
except for the three stump
still rooted to the ground
that are
occasionally utilized as
posts for the inner portion
of the floor