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ARKITEKTURANG PILIPINO PRE HISTORIC CAVES IN THE PHILIPPINES

CALLAO CAVE
EARLY ARCHITECTURE Callao man- refers to fossilized renamains discovered in
calllao cave
 Pre Colonial Settlement
-in 2007, ARMAND SALVADOR MIJARES, find the consisted of
 Kaingin system
a single 61mm metatarsal.
 Settled in Rivers
 No permanent Settlement
TABON CAVE
Tabon caves- dubbed as the Philippines’ Cradle of
AUSTRONESIAN ANCESTRY
Civilizations
The term Austronesian peoples refers to a population group
TAU’T-BATU CAVE DWELLERS- the basic sleeping platform
present in Southeast Asia or Oceania who speak or had
known as DATAG, is made from tree branches and dried
ancestors who spoke one of the Austronesian languages.
leaves and built inside the cave raised slightly above the
AUSTRNESIA
ground
Pleistocene People
ANGONO PETROGLYPHS
 Earliest dwellers in the Philippines - oldest known work of art in the Philippines located in the
 Iced Aged province of Rizal
 Theory of Land/ tulay na lupa - There are 127 human & animal figure engraved on the
BUILDING CHARACTERS rockwall dating back to 3000 B.C
 Tropical Design
 Openness LEAN TO SHELTER
 Light  Fundamental act oof building was practiced by
 Stilted nomads in form the windbreak
 Thatched/ Pitched Roof  Wind,sun &rain screen anchored by apole or stick an
angle in the ground
BUILDING CHARACTER  The basic concept of architecture Lean –to (
1.Level Structure pinanahang)
 Houses are on stilts  They carry their shelte, they don’t need permanent
 Basic Austronesan Concept of House settlement
 Elevated dwellings just like the ones on trees EARLY DWELLINGS OF THE AETA
 Natural Fortification 1. HAWANG – Pinatubo Aeta
 Designed for earthquake and storm 2. PANAHANG- Agta &Casiguran damages aetas from aurora
2.Multi Level 3. DAIT- DAIT- Mamanua Aeta from mindanao
 In Mountains
 No windows ARBOREAL SHELTERS
 Stilts with silong
3. Long Houses TREE HOUSES
 Community Living - Architectural institution fashioned by nature
 Sharing with common areas - 20 – 60 ft above the ground for protection against animal &
 For Datu & Congregation Meeting Places human enemies
4. Tree Houes IN PALAN ABRA
 Used for protection - TINGUIAN had a separate daytime & nocturnal
 Ex: ijang in Basco and Kota (molay word fort) abode
FACTORS IN HOUSE CONSTRUCTION - ALIGANG , smaller and rested on the top of a tree
 Geography 18-24 m from the ground, safe guard from nightie
ambush
 Climate
VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE
 Available Resources
- derived from the Latin word VERNACULUS, means
BUILDING MATERIALS
domestic, native, indigenous
 Timber
- category of architecture based on local needs and
 Bamboo
construction materials and reflecting local traditions.
 Thatch
 Fibers PARTS OF BAHAY KUBO
BULWAGAN- living room or the multi-purpose room
PRE HISTORIC BUILDING TYPES SILID- serves as the bedroom
EARLY SHELTERS IN THE ISLANDS BALKON- the porch that opens to the living room
 Caves BATALAN- the back porch and serve as the area for cleaning
 Lean- to – shelter and washing
 Arboreal Shelter
SALA- main multi-purpose living space used for sleeping, KALINGA- BINAYON
eating, entertaining & working -octagonal in plan
SILONG- used as storage area, enclosure for domestic animals -Dataggon, central section
or working space for activities like woodworkings -Sipi, slighty elevated side sections

ARCHITECTURAL CHARACATERISTIC IN TROPICAL SETTING KALINGA- FORUY


1. ELEVATED LIVING FLOOR - Elevated, rectangular, one room house
2. RECTANGULAR VOLUME
3. RAISED FOUNDATION BONTOC- AFUNG
4. VOLUMINOUS THATCHED ROOF - Bontoc house for married couples and children up to 8 yrs
old
- house within a house
IVATAN ARCHITECTURE - shelter for people, rce, chicke, pigs

IVATAN IDJANG- defensive Engineering of the Early Ivatan CLASSIFICATION OF BONTOC STRUCTURES
settlers ATOR- men’s meeting place/ council house
ABORIGINAL IVATAN- made up of wood, bamboo and ULOG- dormitory for males
thatched AFONG- dormitory for female
JINJIN- thatch house,a type of house with a timber framed OLONG- a public structure where young women of
structure which users reeds and cogon materials for its walls marriageable age go to sleep at night
and roof
KAMANDID- an ivatan type of house with its enclosing lower BONTOC- KAT- YU’-FONG
portion built of wood while the upper portion of cogon grass. - for the poor
It has thich hip type cogon roof. ANGAN- sleeping quarters
RANHAUNG- an Ivatan structure used as a working area and CHOKSU- utility bench
a place of storage for fishing implements SOKLUT- cooking area
CAL Y CANTO TECHNIQUE- in row on the steep terrain of TAP- AN- pounding area
mountain hill slope, fire place was built at one side of the LI-IM – working / eating area
house
FANGO –a mortar formed by mixing mud and cogon FAYU- for the RICH
PANPET- roof net made of ropes fastened securely to the KAL-LOB- residence for windows women
ground by a strong pegs AKHAMANG- rice granaries
RAKUH- 2 storey Ivatan house AL-LANG- depository of load and other supplies
PABANFUNAN/ DAP-AY- open court where people gathers
CORDILLERA to performs rituals
-HOUSE AS WOMB,SPACE CONCEPT KATYUFONG- for the poor
-BASKET LIKE
IFUGAO- FALE
CORDILLERA PEOPLE - square in plan
 Northern strain -Pyramidal roof and windowless
 Southern strain - wealthy family
 Igorot HALIPAN- rat guard 1.2- 1.8 from ground
HAGABI- prestige bench for upper class
KANYAW- part paracel of the Ifugao ritual life
ISNEG- BINURON ABONG – dwelling for the poor
- Distinguishes itself from the typical cordillera house by its
BOAT like appearance KANKANAY- BINANGIYAN
- rectangular plan - similar to ifugao house
- high gable roof bowed to a shape of a boat (BARANAY) - ridge parallel to front
- the largest among the most substantially constructed - for wealthy families
houses in the cordilleras APA- for poorer families
- Binuron extension structure is TARAKIP
MUYONG- accient irrigation system from the rainforest
ISNEG- ALANG above the terraces.
-RICE STORAGE/ GRANARY

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