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earliest form of human habitation
Tabon Cave/ Callao Cave Complex Lipuun Point, Palawan
subgroup of the Palawan tribes.
Tau’t Batu
triangular-shaped hilltop type
Idjang Batanes
Rock-hewn fortresses of the Ivatans
Idjang Batanes
Constructed along the principle of tripod
“lean to”
Pinanahang
forms two sloping sides with one or both ends left open
Hawong
Usually Six, Twelve or even eighteen meters from the ground
Tree House
commonest building techniques based on the forms and materials of a particular historical period, region, or group of people.
Vernacular Architecture
Archetypal tropical characteristics of Southeast Asian domestic architecture
An elevated living floor
Buoyant rectangular volume
Raised pile foundation
Voluminous thatched roof
pointed barrel vault
Apayao House
Balai. Northern Cordillera
inverted hull.
exposed floor joists outside suggest the profile of a boat
Binuron
Traditional Isneg house
mainsection
Datag or Xassaran
slightly raised platform on three sides.
Tamuyon
Traditional Badjao boat-house.
Lepa
has outriggers, roofed, walled in on all sides by wooden boards.
Djenging
not roofed, only used for fishing and short trips
Dapang or Vinta,
traditional Badjao landhouse
Luma
stairs where women often wash clothes and kitchen utensils
Harun
traditional lowland dwelling, northern and central regions
Bahay kubo
“The passively-cooled house.
Bahay kubo
■ Porous surfaces
■ Horizontality of windows
■ Roof and window overhangs
■ Surrounding gardens
Interior Spaces
Primary spaces
▪ Living room
▪ Kitchen and service area (dapogan, banggerahan, andbatalan)
Secondary spaces
▪ Dining
▪ Silong and balkon
▪ Bedrooms
for the affluent.
Fay-u / Afung
Traditional Bontoc house