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    The document summarizes traditional housing structures and elements from different ethnic groups in the Philippines, including the Badjao, Bontok, Ifugao, Apayao, Ivatan, Kalinga, Kankanay, Mandaya, Mangyan, and Maranaw. It also describes guidelines for town planning during the Spanish period, including the central plaza surrounded by important buildings like the church, municipal hall, market, and school. Key housing elements mentioned include wood posts, thatched roofs, lofts, granaries, and decorations meant to ward off evil spirits.

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    The document summarizes traditional housing structures and elements from different ethnic groups in the Philippines, including the Badjao, Bontok, Ifugao, Apayao, Ivatan, Kalinga, Kankanay, Mandaya, Mangyan, and Maranaw. It also describes guidelines for town planning during the Spanish period, including the central plaza surrounded by important buildings like the church, municipal hall, market, and school. Key housing elements mentioned include wood posts, thatched roofs, lofts, granaries, and decorations meant to ward off evil spirits.

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    Philippine Architecture

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    The document summarizes traditional housing structures and elements from different ethnic groups in the Philippines, including the Badjao, Bontok, Ifugao, Apayao, Ivatan, Kalinga, Kankanay, Mandaya, Mangyan, and Maranaw. It also describes guidelines for town planning during the Spanish period, including the central plaza surrounded by important buildings like the church, municipal hall, market, and school. Key housing elements mentioned include wood posts, thatched roofs, lofts, granaries, and decorations meant to ward off evil spirits.

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    BADJAO

    Djenging – storage and sleeping area


    Mirrors – indicates the no. of children and drive away evil spirits
    Okir – ornamental design of the boat house

    BONOTC - Fayu
    Falig – granary 2.0sq. m area, 1.50 m high
    Chalanan – ground floor
    Angan – storage and sleeping area

    IFUGAO – Bale
    Amugawan tree – used as posts
    Ambubulan – figure placed on top of the roof
    Halipan – rat barrier
    Kuling – girder
    Atop – roof

    APAYAO – Binuron
    3 levels of binuron house:
    Datag/ xassaran – lovest level
    Tamuyon – immediate level
    Tarakip – highest

    Structural elements of the binuron: 15 posts


    Sinit – 6 for the datag 2 for the tarakip
    Adixi – 6 for the roof
    Atobtob – single post for the ridge pole

    IVATAN
    2 areas of the house:
    Rakuh – big house
    Kusina – kitchen

    KALINGA
    Binayon – ocatagonal shaped house w/ 12 wooden posts
    Kalinga – house of the lower kalingas
    Dattagon – central area with slightly elevated floor called sipi
    2 types of roofing:
    Kinimpal – split bamboo roofing convex and concave sides overlapped each other
    Tinalob – 2 layers of bamboo

    KANKANAY – Binangiyan

    MANDAYA - Tree houses

    MANGYAN
    Palaganan – passageway/ storage

    MARANAW – Walay
    Tapaan – plaited bamboo for smoking fish & meat
    Kodal - carabao corral
    Torogan – the Maranaw royal house for datu & his family
    Gibon – room for datu’s daughter
    Bilik – emergency hideout
    Lamin – tower
    Panolong – end beams
    Piako – fern-like motifs
    Naga – dragon-like motifs
    Taritib – canopy

    SPANISH PERIOD

    Law of INDIES – provided guidelines for site selection, layout and dimensioning of street squares

    The plaza was surrounded by important buildings such as:


    Church
    Municipal hall
    Market
    School
    Homes of the principalia
    Other government buildings

    Simbahan – place of worship


    Nave Baptistry
    Apse Transepts
    Choir loft Campanille

    Bell tower or campanile – serves as an architectural landmark of the town, watch tower &
    communication system

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