Jayson Villareal

3 AR – 1

“Reaction Paper”

The first thing that comes to my mind when I think of Filipino Architecture is that
the house that we refer to as a bahay kubo in the province is just more of a bahay
kubo than a modern home because it is simpler to construct and requires less
upkeep once we built. It is startling to believe that even foreigners have their own
version of their cube. Our bahay kubo home has also been in distant nations, and it
is their own home, the construction of the bahay kubo does not take many months
or years. The material used is not consumable, but it is only seen on the very edge
of your house, such as nippa grass, bamboo, and wood. The traditional Philippine
home known as the Bahay Kubo has changed over time, especially as a result of
Spanish colonization. The distinctive Bahay Kubo shows the culture of the
Filipinos, exhibiting their intellect in design, and it reflects this transition in form
and architecture. As a reminder of the humble beginnings of more modern
generations, it also represents the essence of community among Filipinos. In the
bahay kubo also happens the moving of the house but literally the house is
constructed and moved by the post and this is called the bayanihan it’s an
expression of communal harmony, hard work, and cooperation in the filipino
culture, then we developed the Bahay na Bato after a period of time.

The Bahay na Bato, which was continuously constructed as we emerged, was

modeled after the indigenous bahay kubo and was established during the Spanish
colonial era. This is demonstrated by the fact that its fundamental form is a house
on stilts. To prove that the bahay na bato is Filipino, it was an attempt to reclaim
our independence as a people with a rich history, tradition, and heritage that existed
before our islands were colonized.