The Early Period: Pre- Spanish Era - Early forms, Apayao House Flashcards
Architecture in the Pre-Spanish era was expressed in
bahay-kubo style of
dwellings,
A natural chamber on the side of a hill utilized as one of the earliest forms ofdwelling.
Lungib / Kweba , cave
one of the oldest and
largest caves with an approximate length of 41.00 meters and an opening of 8.oo meters in height and 16.00 min width.
Tabon Cave
An impressive boat, approximately 25 meters in length and carbon-dated to 320 AD, that was built entirely of wood and used for seafaring by the ancient
Kingdom of Butuan.
Balangay, boathouse
A form of dwelling common to the Negritos, an ethnic group regarded as wanderers, hunters, and farmers practicing slash and burn agriculture even during the Hispanic period. The lean-to is a single-pitched structure of grass or thatch on wood branches framing with the lower end resting on the ground and the upper end supported by wood posts.
Pinanahang, Lean-to
A single-room house of light materials that are either integrally built on high trees or above a tree stump serving as the house’s main support.
Tree House
an elevated rectangular one-room
structure and protected by a high-pitch thatch roof that resembles a pointed barrel vault.
Traditional type of house
Balai, House
only region in the Cordillera that has a navigable river.
Apayao
High-pointed arch shaped roof with layers of thick cogon grass or nipa leaves.
atap, roof
Rectangular wooden panels vertically fitted on a groove of the wall sill and girt to enclosed upper floor space. Wallboards can be removed if the house owner
prefers to have an opening, as window, for natural ventilation.
dindin, wallboards
The lower end of the thick cogon roof projecting beyond the wallboards
ribayan, eaves
A horizontal timber member attached above the floor joist and the outer post to provide support for the raised section of the
floor
tapi, floor beam
A shallow drain canal, located just below the roof eaves, and constructed along
the perimeter of the house to capture and redirect rainwater.
lawang, drain gutter
A fixed wooden floor attached to the floor joist with spacing almost twice its size.
talaxatag, wood floor
A rectangular member connecting posts and supporting floor beams.
anadixiyan, girder
The unusable space below the house primarily intended to keep the house from dampness and humidity of the ground.
sidung/linung, basement
A hand-hewn rectangular lumber with cove ends laid above the posts to hold
the flooring.
toldog, floor joist
A camber-shaped rectangular beam that holds the roof beam on its ends to
keep the roof beam in place
sakkar, tie beam