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Introduction To Philippine Architecture

The document provides an overview of Philippine architecture and how it has been shaped by geography, climate, and available resources. It describes several traditional architectural styles, including cave dwellings, nipa huts, bahay kubos, bahay na bato, and Spanish colonial houses. It also discusses how architecture evolved in the 20th century with the development of bungalow-style houses and modern structures like apartments, condominiums, and hotels. Traditional Filipino houses were designed with an emphasis on spatial organization and the interrelation of different spaces.

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Introduction To Philippine Architecture

The document provides an overview of Philippine architecture and how it has been shaped by geography, climate, and available resources. It describes several traditional architectural styles, including cave dwellings, nipa huts, bahay kubos, bahay na bato, and Spanish colonial houses. It also discusses how architecture evolved in the 20th century with the development of bungalow-style houses and modern structures like apartments, condominiums, and hotels. Traditional Filipino houses were designed with an emphasis on spatial organization and the interrelation of different spaces.

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INTRODUCTION

PHILIPPINE
ARCHITECTURE
The history and culture of the Philippines
are reflected in its architectural heritage.

Factors to consider in building a house:


1. Setting (geography)
2. Climate
3. Availability of resources
*A natural chamber or series of chambers in
the earth or in the side of a hill or cliff.
*Ancient cave dwellers exists in carved
figures on cave walls, which was called
Philippine mural
Example:
Tabon Cave in Palawan
*Made up of tree branches and leaves

*Portable shelter

*Protect from rain and heat of the sun


*It is built 2 to 20 meters above the ground

*Protection from floods, wild animals and


enemies

*It is mostly found in Northern Luzon and


Mindanao
*It is an icon of Philippine culture as it
represents "bayanihan" - a spirit of
communal unity or effort to achieve a
particular objective.

*Traditional construction materials are


bamboo tied together and covered with a
thatched roof using nipa or anahaw leaves.

*It is a house that “breaths”.


*A strong and fortified place that is also a
permanent army post during the Spanish Era

*A public square in a city or town


*An open area usually located near urban
buildings and walkways
Fort Santiago

Plaza Miranda
*It was built at the center of the town by the
town plaza.

*It was made up of adobe (volcanic tuff)


stone, coral stone orbrick

*It is in rectangular form. Its walls are high


and thick and are supported by buttresses
San Agustin Church Sta. Monica Chruch
(Paoay, Ilocos Norte) (Sarrat, Ilocos Norte)

St. John theBaptist Church *Inside Sta.Monica


Quiapo, Manila Chruch
*It was just a meter away from the
respective church in theplace

*It was the house of higher rank persons


before such as Spanishfriars
*The 19th-Century townhouses

*Typical house of noble Filipinos

*It is a mixture of native Filipino, Spanish and


Chinese influences

*The apex in the development of Indigenous


Filipino architecture
Spanish Colonial Houses
(Vigan, Ilocos Sur) Stone Houses
(Batanes)
*Urban planning and architecture serve the
needs of secular education and public service

*Daniel H. Burnham, an Americanarchitect,


recommended the development of canal,
construction of bayshore boulevard, parks,
waterfronts, schools andhospitals
*House in the early20th century

*It was a simple, respectable house for those


moving up to the middle class
*Living quarters occupied both first and
second floor

*In the bahay na bato, the living quarters


were on the upper floor and the lower floor
was a storage area.

*Example: Marcos House atSarrat, IN.


*A one-storied house with a low-pitched roof

*This new status symbol (bungalow)


represented the Americanization of the
Filipino house

*Most seen type of house in the country


*Apartments
*Condominiums
*Hotels
*and othercommercial establishments
Apartment Condominium

Hotel
*One of the features of the Filipino House is
the concept of SPACEand INTERRELATION
of different spaces.

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