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Instructor: Architect Eva Maria Villanueva posts at each corner of the house support the roof
KANKANAI MARANAO
“binangiyan” house torogan house
- high, steep, hipped roof, conceals the house cage - colored
- 4 posts support the house cage; roof is supported by the - datu’s house
upper frame of the house - post are placed on top of rocks for earthquake purposes
- walls : made of narra or pine
- living quarters consist of main area where the fireplace is
located and a small room at the rear
- only one entrance, door is decorated with fluting
- no rat guards
IVATAN
- made of thick lime-and –stone walls with a thick roof of
cogon
- made up of two houses : one which makes up the living
and the sleeping areas (”rakuh”), the other makes up the kitchen
- rakuh has 2 doors and 2 windows built on 3 walls, fourth
wall facing the strongest wind is left windowless
special type of house
a. chivuvuhung
- cogon
- itbayaten house
- one structure, one room house
b. sinadumparan
- ivatan