OCTAGONAL HOUSE :

KALINGA HOUSE
KALINGA PROVINCE-LOCATED AT
THE CENTER OF CORDILLERA, IN
NORTHERN LUZON. THEY ARE ALSO
CATEGORIZE AS ‘Peacocks of the
North’ due to their colorful dress.
BARBOSA, A. (2019)

SHORT BACKGROUND :
-OTAGONAL SHAPE
-Have 5 types:
Forny , Buloy,Fulong, Buyoy, Binalyon
or Finaryo
-The distict formation of the houses
coresponds to the environmental
imperatives. The most distinct among all
is the Binalyon, for it was distinguished
by social ranking, the pagants or the
owners known as the respected one on
the community only the ranking one can
afford to build this type of houses
PARTS OF KALINGA HOUSE

Posts (tu-od)
A log which act at the footing of the house. It consists of
12 post, 4 inner post forming a square and 8 outer post
connected by a Grinder and joints supporting the floor. Each
post was buried 2-3 feet below the ground and each post
measures approximately 8-16 inches wide and 6-10 feet length
Laths (Chatal)
A 2 inches thick and 7 feet, 7 inches long wooden plank for
the floor of the house
Pilling of Logs & lumber (korum)
12-14 inches thick with 14-16inches depth and 12-14 feet long
pilling of logs or lumber located at the side of the house for
protection to prevent enemies entering underneath the house.
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Wall Header (patang)
The transverse beam of the chest level is where the
wall boards are rabbited.
Transverse Girders (oling)
The one supporting the floor
Sills (pisipis)
A wood where the wallboards are connected
Beams or stringers (Puchis)
The center floor beam where the floor boards are fastened.
Reed-mat floor (chatagon)
Bamboo or wood as a material to cover the whole
area
Wall boards (gitob/chavvi)
A wall that has a measure of one-and-a-half-inch
thickness and varying width and height

Intermediate post (tonak)

The one supporting the ceiling beam and the intel beam
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Intermediate post (tonak)
A attic central beam located at one or two of the
house king posts.
King post (taray)
Hold the roof and prevents the roof from falling apart
and stands at the attic central

Purlin (ati-atig)
A horizontal timbero thethe supports the rafters of the roof,
first layer of roof (otop).

also is carries the central cross beam.

Apex Frame (taffungan)

Supports the upper ends of the rafters, and serves as
the smoke exhaust of the house

Rafters (pongo)
The first layer of roof (otop).
Roof (otop)
Build using a bundle cogon grass tied over a slit
bamboos.
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Door (sawang)

It is the door of the house, opening and closing it by

sliding it from and to the wallboards and was locked in
place by wooden hooked shape wood.

Porch (Vangsal)
A terrace connected to the living room of the house.
Ladder (alchan)
It is the ladder used to access the house
build using a woode rungs
REFERENCE:
BARBOSA, A. (2019). OCTAGONAL HOUSE OF THE KALINGA. RETRIEVED
FROM:
https://ichcourier.ichcap.org/article/octagonal-house-of-the-kalinga/
Abbacan-Tuguic, L. (2016). VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE: UPHOLDING
TRADITION THROUGHMATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION OF ARTISTRY IN
THE CONSTRUCTION OFKALINGA HOUSES. RETRIEVED FROM:
http://www.garph.co.uk/IJARMSS/June2016/50.pdf
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