LUZON BONTOC (FAYU-dwelling) BATANES (IVATAN - locals)
Location Mountain Areas of Cordillera Slope of cliffs along the sides and tops of
rocky hills of Batanes
Plan  Square in plan  RAKUH (big house) consists of living room
 Granary (FALIG) – 2sq.m elevated on 4
and sleeping quarters and the kusina
posts of 5’-0” high
Structural  Walls (made of lime and stone)- has
wooden reinforcement to resist strong
earthquake. Reinforcement run from the
hase up to the roof frame.
 Doors and windows – wall facing direction
of strong wind is solidly closed
PICTURE
KALINGA
Steep mountain slope of Cordillera
 Rectangular or Octagonal
 BINAYON OR FINTAYON (octagonal)
 Elevated living area (1.2m)
 Granary in attic (underneath roof)
 12 posts for support
 Square central portion (4 posts)
 Four corner (8 posts)
IFUGAO
Mount. Cordillera
Rice terraces near a spring or grove entry
faces down slope
 Square plan
 2m high on 4 tree trunks column
 Single room (4x5m)
 Fireplace – right corner
 Shelves (above fireplace) for palay and
firewood
 Floor(1.5m-2m above grnd)
 Posts buried into hole dug (1/2 m) and
secured mby stones
 Floor girder are carved with mortises on
both end to fit into the pointed upper
end of the posts which act as tenons
 Lower part of waliboards are mortised
 Pyramidal roof w/ reed & grass
 Carabao skull & pig jaw – indication of
status and keeping peace w/ gods
 Ambubulan figure _ top of roof for
protection against evil spirits & lighting
and asking favour from the god
Kabunyan
 Symbols items are used as induations of
their wealth than size of house
VISAYA MINDORO (MANGYAN – LOCALS) TAGBANUA

Location Mountain/hillside Coastal & near-coastal plans

Plan  Communal house is elevated (1.5m) to surrounding platform  Elevated on stilts about 8’-0” high
 One room structure (6x10) rectangular in plan  Usually made of 8 levels
 PALAGANAN – passageway at central leading to main door  Each levels has function
 No windows, openings through space bet flrs & underneath  Highest space lvl is storage for pillow

surface of wall

Structural  No Partition
 No windows

PICTURE
MINDANAO BADJAO MANOBO MARANAO TOROGAN SAMAL TAUSUG (Bay-Smug) T’boli Yakan

Location Mindanao and sulu  Lowland of Agusan Hills, river, road, lakeshore Coastal waters of Jolo •Coastal water of Tapul hilltop & mountaintop in Mountainous interior
 Bukidnon  Ancestral house of Datu •Siasi the lake of Sebu, Basilan
 Davao •Basilan Cotabato

 Misamis Oriental •Malaysian

 Cotabato •Borneo
•Tawi-tawi
•Zambaonga del sur
•Cotabato
Plan  Raised by stilts  Flooring – withered bark •Tapaan (in kitchen) made of •Consist of one or more •Elevated above the ground •Built in 6’-0” high stilts •2-3 m above ground
 Ladder (wash area) of mahogany tree or split plaited bamboo for smoking fish small rooms and kitchen & consists of entrance porch •900-1350 sq. ft •Single room-rectangular
 Mirror (no. of children) bamboo or meat are built partially above (salos) sleeping quarter & •Lowa- Sleeping area plan (50-100sqm.)

 Houseboat  Four or more corner •Kodal/ Carabao Corral – ground water in wooden kitchen •Blaba – working and •No partition
posts used as main underneath kitchen posts •Panran – open extended conversational area •Kitchen is used as dining
support to the house •Gibon/ Paga – Hiding place for platform (family area) •Desyung- area of honor. •Porch for guests and
 Covered with cogon datu’s daughter ( not exposed) •Kitchen – separated area Opposite side of lowa resting area
grass fabled roof •Lamin – Tower atop the brogan/ linked by bamboo or wooden and blaba
(inverted V) princess and ladies waiting hide planks •Dofil – sleeping quarter
 Kitchen roof is lower during occasions •Flooring – thin strips of for wives and children of
than main roof and in •Panggao – datu’s ceremonial bamboo headman
right angle of house bed •Bilik(sleeping area) •Bakdol – entrance
 Entrance in Kitchen/ •Tajuk pusung (found in roof •Kohu – has shelf where
trunk with notches as top) – wood carving in form pots, pans, basket and
steps of manuk bird, stylized head utensils
of rooster or stylized design •Dol- used for kohu and
of naga dragon stair landing
•Fato Hu- Utility area
•Kotel- toilet (detached
few ft away from the
house.
Structural •Constructed by first putting up
the center post (Rapuwilih) follow
by 4 corners posts (Lukud)
•Flouse posts are made from
bunga wood placed on top of
stones for protection from
earthquake
•25 posts supports floor beam
•End beams (ponolong) oranately
carved with piako (fern like) or
naga(dragon like) motifs
•Walls are made of gisuk wood
panels carved w/ oranate okir
designs
PICTURE
•Stilts ( bamboo poles) •Bilik (sleeping) – only room
Walls ( wooden boards or with 9 posts (made of heavy
sawali) timber or bamboo) while
•Roof thatching is held porch and kusina are
securely by placing supported by diff posts
flattened bamboo far apart •All posts rise up to the roof
over it except center posts
•Hanglad(wooden beans)
attached to the posts
together with the other
smaller beams supports the
floor joists
•Walls (split bamboo or
coconut palms) do not reach
roof (opening of .45m for
ventilation)
•House posts ( bamboo) •Posts( woods) which beam
•Walls( sawali or woven are attached
bamboo strips •Walls (sawali /horizontal
•The low biaba wall is wood board/bamboo pole
hinges to the floor at its attached to one another by
lower side so it can be rattan lashings
opened toward outside •Roof eaves overhang the
•Dofils are separated wall @ .5m
from one another by •Doors at east for
means of sawali prosperity
extending to roof •Small windows only since
bad spirit cannot pass
through small openings