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KATALOGO NG ARKITEKTURANG FILIPINO
TABON CAVE LEAN TO

English Name: Tabon Cave Complex A lean-to is a prehistoric free-standing construction used as a
Location: Palawan, Philippines shelter by Nomadic Negritos, also known as Aeta in the
Year: 1962 Philippines. It is a single pitched roof constructed of woven leaves
The Tabon Caves, also known as the Philippines' Cradle of that is supported by rafters made of bamboo or wood, and
Civilization. It is located on a limestone promontory with at least sometimes the tree trunk is used as the main support for the ribs.
200 caves and rock shelters that can be seen for many kilometers
in either direction. Locals refer to this location as Lipuun,
however British surveys from 1851 indicate it as "Abion Head." A
cluster of spherical limestone domes separated by steep chasms
make up the point, which is around 104 hectares in size.
HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE 04
APAYAO HOUSE BADJAO HOUSE

Apayao is the only Cordillera region with a navigable river. A Badjao also known as Bajau means man of the sea that is in
typical Apayao house, with an elevated rectangular one-room clustered near the coastline of Southern Mindanao. The structure
structure and a steeply pitched thatch roof resembling a pointed is most built with driftwoods and debris near the coastal cities
barrel vault. This house has a removable wall panel that may be around Southeast Asia, you can also found this in many coastal
opened during the summer and closed during the winter, as well areas settlements of Sulu Archipelago. These houses are also
as removable and washable floor mats set above a tightly spaced temporary refuge during this generation where these houses are
wood floor that permits natural circulation through its floor. needed for repairs.
BAHAY KUBO BALANGAY

The bahay kubo, or cube-shaped house, was a popular design of English Name: Barangay or Barangay
building in the Philippines during the pre-Hispanic period, Location: Butuan City, Mindanao, Philippines
particularly in lowland and coastal locations. "Bahay" means Year: 10th to 13th century CE
"house" in Tagalog, whereas "kubo" is derived from the Spanish Balangay, the oldest pre-Hispanic watercraft found in the Philippines
being the first wooden watercraft excavated in Southeast Asia, the
word "cubo," which means "cube."
balangay provides proof of the early Filipinos’ maritime expertise and
skill in boat-bulding during the pre-colonial times. Also known as the
Butuan boat, the balangay was first mentioned in the Chronicles of
Pigafetta about the first time they came upon our islands in the 16th
century. Of the nine balangay boats found in 1976 in Butuan City.
BONTOC HOUSE IFUGAO HOUSE

English Name: Mountain Houses English Name: Fale/ Bale
Location: Cordillera Region Location: Banaue, Ifugao
Year: 1908 Year: 1966
The traditional Bontoc house was made of wood or cogon grass. The house’s facade looks to be nothing more than a pyramid supported
It was pyramid- shaped or A- shaped. It was small and had only by 4 posts, yet the internal space is confined by slanting walls and a
one bedroom such that other members of the family could not be circular ceiling created by loft. It is made of sturdy timber from
accommodated. Amugawan trees, and it’s raised on four posts that were buried 50 cm
below the ground and secured with stones. The 4 wooden posts rest on
the pavement and support two wooden girders which in turn support
three wooden transverse joists.
IVATAN HOUSE KALINGA HOUSE

Location: Batanes The Kalinga house is divided into two shapes: octagonal and
Year: 1887 square. It is composed of wood or flattened woven bamboo with
This is the oldest Ivatan house that was built in 1887 and it is cogon grass roof resting on four and twelve posts in the remote
considered as a heritage treasure of Batanes. Ivatan houses is in location of Luplupa, Cordillera Mountains. The octagonal home,
Batanes Province in the Philippines, it is also called “stone also known as the Kalinga Octagonal (Binayon) house, is an
house”. It was constructed of thick limestone and coral walls, also earlier style of traditional house in the Philippines that is thought
the roof was made of cogon grass. This will make the house to be of higher status in their civilization. This structure's design
sturdy enough to prevent strong winds and natural calamities and layout are based on its function.
since Batanes is surrounded by major bodies of water.
KANKANAY AND IBALOI HOUSE

SAGADA HOUSE
Location: Luzon: Western flank of Cordillera in Benguet, Illocos The Sagada House is in the western portion of Mountain
Sur, and Bontoc provinces. Province, Philippines, and is raised on four pillars that were dug
A single room measuring 6 by 8 meters with a thatch roof and 50 cm below the earth and secured with stones. The granary,
wall makes up the typical home of the nuclear family, which is the residence walls, and floor are all made entirely of hand-cut
social unit. At a height of 1.6 meters, it is supported by posts. wooden boards. Cogon grass has been connected to reeds to form
Towards the north or east is the direction of the door. No windows the ceiling. Mud and broken rice husks are used to fill the holes in
can be seen. Instead of using nails to join the boards and timber, the wall. There is only one entry, and the stair can be lowered
mortises and grooves are employed; rattan strips are used to bind down at night for security.
the rafters to the joists. In most cases, these dwellings are
dispersed throughout fields or on hillsides.
SAMAL HOUSE TAUSUG HOUSE

English Name: LONG HOUSE Tausug House is located on the coast of Tapul, Siasi, Basilan,
Location: COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN MINDANAO Malaysia, Borneo, Tawi-tawi, Zamboanga del Sur, and Cotabato.
A traditional Samal house or also known as Long House is a type The Tausug tribe is known as Bay Sinug; bay means "home," and
of dwelling on stilts—which act as its structural support system sinug is derived from Sug, which means "Jolo" or "Sulu." Tausug
and is associated by bridges and walkways. The gable roofed dwellings are typically a single rectangular room with bamboo or
house is usually seen to be in rectangular shape and the timber walls and a thatched roof elevated on posts 2 to 3 meters
consideration to the material availability is evident as its primary above the ground. The structure is typically surrounded by
construction is finished with timber; its roof is usually made of elevated porches that link to a separate kitchen in the back, and it
nipa thatch on bamboo or wood purlins. is frequently surrounded by a defensive stockade that encircles the
home compound.
T’BOLI HOUSE YAKAN HOUSE

English Name: English Name: lumah
Location: Sebu area in Cotabato Location: Mountainous interior of Basilan
The house is built on 6-0” high stilts, built with various levels Year: early 21st century
with an approximate area of 900 to 1350 sq. ft. Bamboo is Yakan House, also known as Lumah House, is the traditional
generally used for the house posts. Walls are made of sawali or residence of the yakan people. The house is raised from the
woven bamboo strips. The low biaba wall is hinged to the floor at ground and has a rectangular single floor design. This house
its lower side so that it can be opened towards the outside. features small windows and a steeply pitched roof.
MARANAO HOUSE NAGA TAJUK PASUNG

English Name: Maranao House Other Name: Dragon Style
Location: Lanao Del Sur Location: Lanao Del Sur
Year: 1800’s Year:14th and 15th centuries
Maranao House is a type of dwelling located in the province of "Naga Tajuk Pasung" refers to the "sea serpent style" variety of
Lanao del Sur. The Maranaos align their house along roads, Tajuk pasung, which is a Bridgeboard design at the top of the
rivers, or lakeshores. Like other houses found in the south, it gable.
consists of rooms that don't have partitions. The last type of
Maranao dwelling is called Torogan, the ancestral house of the
upper-class Maranaos (datu with their wives and children). It also
has no partition and is used by multifamily.
MANUK-MANUK TAJUK PASUNG

INTRAMUROS
“Manuk-Manuk Tajuk Pasung” is the “sarimanok (bird) style” Intramuros ("inside the walls"), Manila's 5th District, Manila,
ariation of Tajuk pasung which is a Bridgeboard design at the top National Capital Region, June 12, 1571. Intramuros is a historic
end of the gable walled city in Manila, Philippines, as well as an urban district.
The name is derived from the Spanish meaning "inside the walls,"
and it relates to the fortified city established near the entrance of
the Pasig River by the Spanish conquest Miguel López de Legazpi
shortly after 1571.
RAVELLIN DE RECOLETOS BASILICA DE SANTO NIÑO, CEBU

Other Name: Sarimanok English Name: inside the wall
Location: - Year: 1571
Year: - The name Intramuros means “inside the wall.” It served as the
Manuk-Manuk Tajuk Pasung is a gable horn roof decoration center of the Spanish occupation. The walls of Intramuros were
found in Tausug houses in the southern part of the Philippines. meant to protect the city from foreign invasions. Entry and exit
These gable roof extensions, sometimes alluding to the horns of were only through its seven fortified gates. Within the vast walls,
water buffaloes, served as protective symbols common among throughout the 51 blocks of the city, were churches, hospitals,
Austronesian and Southeast Asian cultures. It is also known as government offices, military barracks, schools, and houses of the
sari manok (bird). Spanish elite.
MANILA CATHEDRAL, MANILA TAAL BASILICA, BATANGAS

Manila Cathedral, officially known as the Manila Metropolitan English name: Minor Basilica of St. Martin
Cathedral-Basilica, has hosted papal Masses in the country, with of Tours
Blessed Paul IV celebrating Mass there in 1970 and St. John Paul Location: Batangas
II saying Mass there in 1981. Monsignor Nestor Cerbo is the Year: 1572(founded)
current rector, and it is located at Plaza de Roma in Intramuros, The Taal Basilica is a minor basilica in Taal, Batangas,
Manila. The Cathedral was founded in 1571 in Manila as a parish Philippines. It is part of the Archdiocese of Lipa.Taal Basilica, or
by Juan de Vivero, a secular priest, and was dedicated to Our just Taal, is Asia's largest church, and it was easy to spot. The
Lady of the Immaculate Conception. It was originally made of basilica, which sits atop a hill, rises over Taal's old heritage town.
Nipa and Bamboo. It is a prominent structure that can be seen from most areas of the
town, as well as some parts of the neighboring town of Lemery.
LOBOC CHURCH, BOHOL SAN AGUSTIN CHURCH, INTRAMUROS
The San Pedro Apostol Parish, also known as Loboc Church, is a San Agustin Church, also known as the Church of the
baroque church that was nominated for inclusion on the World Immaculate Conception of San Agustin, is the oldest church in the
Heritage List in 2006. The roof of the L-shaped Loboc church was Philippines. It is located in Intramuros, Manila, and is 413 years
composed of clay roof tiles in the nineteenth century. Its walls are old. They began construction on the church in 1571, and it was
constructed of coral stone. It also housed a pipe organ from the completed in 1607. This church has notable features such as
nineteenth century. Meanwhile, government specialists on retablos (altars) in high baroque style and ceiling paint in tromp
historical site preservation will be dispatched to impacted areas in l'oeil style, which distinguishes it.
Cebu and Bohol to assess the damage caused by the earthquake.
BETIS CHURCH, PAMPANGA PANAY CHURCH, CAPIZ

St. James the Moor-Slayer Church, commonly known as Betis Panay Church, commonly known as The Santa Monica Parish
Church. However, it is officially known as St. James the Apostle Church, was established in 1884 near Roxas City in the province
Parish Church. Built around 1660 by Father José de la Cruz, it is a of Capiz. The church has a five-story belfry and is considered the
baroque inspired structure that was also designed to withstand largest catholic church bell in Asia due to its massive bell. The
earthquakes that occur frequently in the region. Betis Church is church was designated a National Historic Landmark by the
one of the country's 26 Natural Cultural Treasures, as designated National Historical Institute in 1997. Panay church is designated a
by the National Museum and the National Commission for provincial capital heritage, with its rich history and outstanding
Culture and the Arts. Despite the fact that the Betis Church is now culture preserved as a masterpiece.
part of the municipality of Guagua, it still has its own parish
priest.
PAOAY CHURCH, ILOCOS MIAGAO CHURCH, ILOILO

Paoay Church, commonly known as St. Augustine Church, is a Miagao Church, also known as The Church of Saint Thomas of
Roman Catholic church in the Philippine municipality of Paoay, Villanova, is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Iloilo
Ilocos Norte. It was built between 1694 and 1894, and it was Province village of Miagao. It was built in 1797, three years
finished in 1894. Paoay Church is a well-known church in the before it was finished. The church is noted for the creative
Philippines due to its distinctive architecture, which is accentuated sculptural relief carved on its façade, which was constructed with
by massive buttresses, historical significance, and baroque style. baroque elements with accents of Chinese and Filipino style.
Some elements of the church were damaged during earthquakes in Aside from its splendor, the church has survived many wars and
1885, and they were rebuilt several times. revolutions, as well as fires and earthquakes over the years.
DARAGA CHURCH, ALBAY SAN SEBASTIAN CHURCH, MANILA
English Name: Our Lady of the Gate San Sebastian Church, also known as the Minor Basilica of
Location: Albay, Philippines Saint Sebastian, is in Quiapo, Metro Manila. It was built in 1891
Year: 1773 – 1814 and later became part of a complex that included a college and a
An 18th century Baroque church built on top of a hill seminary with a courtyard in the 1950s. This magnificent chapel,
(overlooking the Mayon Volcano). This church was supposedly consisting of 1,527 tons of solid steel fabricated in Belgium, is a
built by the women (Daraga which means Lady) when the men notable example of Gothic Revival architecture in the Philippines.
fled from forced labor during the Spanish era. Its facade is mostly Because of the numerous structural dangers and ornamental
volcanic stones. It has four columns, each with medallions at its losses, the church was added to the World Monument Watch list
core and have an image of the Evangelists. in 1998.
AYUNTAMIENTO PALACIO DEL GOBERNADOR

The Ayuntamiento De Manila, often known as Manila City Hall, Palacio Del Gobernador, or Palace of the Governor, is located
is located in the ancestral area of Intramuros in Manila. It was southwest of Plaza de Roma in Intramuros, Manila, Philippines.
constructed during the Spaniards' 300-year occupancy of Manila, During the Spanish Colonial Era, the edifice housed the
and it previously housed the City Hall. The design remained true Governor-previous General's mansion. The first Palacio Real was
to its origins in Spanish architecture while also being inspired by built in 1599 near Plaza de Armas in Fort Santiago, but it was
the mix of old and new design elements. This Spanish-inspired devastated by an earthquake in 1645 and relocated to its current
structure has already been rebuilt three times in the last 300 years location. The 1863 earthquake devastated it once more. The
due to several tragedies. The Neoclassical style of architecture is current structure was built in 1976 to house the government
clearly visible in this building, as is the Spanish influence style of offices.
architecture.
UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS

The Colegio de San Ildefonso, formerly known as the University The Institution of Santo Thomas was founded in 1611 and is
of San Carlos, is located in Cebu City, Cebu Province, considered Asia's oldest university still in operation. It was
Philippines. On August 1, 1565, it was founded by the Spanish previously located in Intramuros, Manila, but is currently in
Jesuits. After the departure of the Jesuits from the Philippines in Sampaloc, Manila, Metro Manila. The name was changed from
1769, it was reopened in 1783 as Colegio-Seminario de San Colegio de Nuestra Senora del Santisimo Rosario to Colegio de
Carlos, named after St. Charles Borromeo, the great Patron of Santo Tomas, or the University of Santo Thomas, later. It is a
ecclesiastical schooling in the Renaissance. In 1867, the rectangular-shaped edifice with one tower in the center of its
Vincentians took over the management of San Carlos. USC has façade and two courtyards on the inside, with Renaissance
grown over many decades and continues to generate top-notch bar Revival architecture.
exam candidates.
COLEGIO DE SAN JUAN DE LETRAN SANTA ISABEL CATALINA COLLEGE
English name: College of San Juan de Letran Name: Santa Isabel Catalina College
Location: Calamba, Laguna English Name: Santa Isabel Catalina College
Year: 1620 Location/Religion: Ermita, Manila
Description: The name San Juan de Letran was derived from the Year: October 24, 1632
mother of all Christian churches, Rome's main basilica of Saint The Santa Isabel College, also pertained to by its acronym SIC, is
John Lateran. The College's chapel was awarded many of the a private, Roman unqualified council possessed and operated by
same rights as the main Basilica early on in its history. The the Family of Charity of Saint Vincent De Paul in Ermita, Manila,
College's patron saint is Saint John the Baptist, after whom the Philippines. It was innovated on October 24, 1632. Santa Isabel
Basilica is named. College is one of the oldest schools in the Philippines and in Asia.
HOSPITAL DE SAN JUAN DE DIOS HOSPITAL DE SAN GABRIEL

Location: Manila The Hospital de San Gabriel or San Gabriel Hospital was
Year: 1578 initially built for the poor and mostly for Chinese people in the
The HOSPITAL DE SAN JUAN DE DIOS, originally known as country. It was merely started as a smaller building in 1587 but
the San Juan de Dios Educational Foundation, Inc. - Hospital, it is the governor of the Philippines at that time saw the importance
the Philippines' oldest operating hospital. It is now located in of it for the people and allow it to make it a bigger structure. Its
Manila, along Roxas Boulevard. The Franciscan missionaries history was very related to Chinese people in the country and is
came in the land on June 24, 1578, and the Hospital was now located in Binondo, Manila, which is the oldest Chinatown in
established. It is a private tertiary hospital with a capacity of 230 the Philippines. It started by using light materials and just had 20
beds. In addition, it is a non-profit educational foundation with no facilities and was attached to a chapel dedicated to San Pedro
stock. Verona. Chinese themselves shouldered the cost of the building.
HOSPITAL DE SAN LAZARO PARIAN

English Name: San Lazaro Hospital English Name: Gate of the Market
Location/Region: Intramuros Location: Puerta, Parian, Intramuros, Manila
Year: 1577 Year: 16th- 7th Century
During the Spanish colonial period, the San Lazaro Hospital The Parian Monument, also known as the Cebu City Heritage
was founded in 1577. It served patients suffering from leprosy and Monument, is in Cebu City, Philippines. Eduardo Castrillo, a
other ailments. Fr. built a chapel on the hospital grounds. In 1859, Filipino sculpture, worked with architects Heradio Espaol and
Felix Huerta was born. The hospital's patients were transferred to Ildefonso Santos to design it. It is the centerpiece of Parian Park,
the Tala Leprosarium in 1949. which previously held the Saint John the Baptist Church until
being dismantled by the Diocese of Cebu in 1875.
BAHAY NA BATO CALLE CRISOLOGO VIGAN

The Bahay na Bato or Stone House is a structure that combines Calle Crisologo is a street of old Spanish structures, mostly
Indigenous and Hispanic architectural tradition that provide houses of wealthy families and Filipino-Chinese traders. The two
protection to natural calamities like earthquake and storm. It is a storey structures are built of brick and wood, with a steeply
type of structure that originated during the Spanish Colonial pitched roof reminiscent of traditional Chinese architecture. The
period in the Philippines. Bahay na Bato is an evolved or an exterior walls of the upper storey are enclosed by window panels
updated version of the traditional Bahay Kubo. of kapis shells framed in wood which can be slid back for better
ventilation. Most of the existing buildings were probably built in
the mid-18th to late 19th centuries.
YAP-SAN DIEGO ANCESTRAL HOUSE
Is in Parian, Cebu City. The world's first Chinese house,

according to legend. It was created. During the Spanish colonial
era of the country, when Chinese were oppressed compelled to
live in a city's Parians Following the arrival of
Cebu's Parian was founded in 1590 by Chinese traders.
The ancestral house is made of coral stones and wood and is
known among the people as "Balay nga Bato ug Kahoy." It was
erected between 1675 and 1700 by a Chinese businessman named
Don Juan Yap and his wife, DoaMaria Florido.

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KATALOGO NG ARKITEKTURANG FILIPINO

TABON CAVE LEAN TO

APAYAO HOUSE BADJAO HOUSE

BAHAY KUBO BALANGAY

BONTOC HOUSE IFUGAO HOUSE

IVATAN HOUSE KALINGA HOUSE

KANKANAY AND IBALOI HOUSE

SAMAL HOUSE TAUSUG HOUSE

T’BOLI HOUSE YAKAN HOUSE

MARANAO HOUSE NAGA TAJUK PASUNG

MANUK-MANUK TAJUK PASUNG

RAVELLIN DE RECOLETOS BASILICA DE SANTO NIÑO, CEBU

MANILA CATHEDRAL, MANILA TAAL BASILICA, BATANGAS

LOBOC CHURCH, BOHOL SAN AGUSTIN CHURCH, INTRAMUROS

BETIS CHURCH, PAMPANGA PANAY CHURCH, CAPIZ

PAOAY CHURCH, ILOCOS MIAGAO CHURCH, ILOILO

DARAGA CHURCH, ALBAY SAN SEBASTIAN CHURCH, MANILA

AYUNTAMIENTO PALACIO DEL GOBERNADOR

UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS

COLEGIO DE SAN JUAN DE LETRAN SANTA ISABEL CATALINA COLLEGE

HOSPITAL DE SAN JUAN DE DIOS HOSPITAL DE SAN GABRIEL

HOSPITAL DE SAN LAZARO PARIAN

BAHAY NA BATO CALLE CRISOLOGO VIGAN

YAP-SAN DIEGO ANCESTRAL HOUSE

Is in Parian, Cebu City. The world's first Chinese house,

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