MISSION REVIVAL ARCHITECTURE

The Mission Revival style was part of an architectural movement, beginning in

the late 19th century, for the revival and reinterpretation of American colonial styles.
Mission Revival drew inspiration from the late 18th and early 19th century Spanish
missions in California. It is sometimes termed California Mission Revival, particularly
when used elsewhere, such as in New Mexico and Texas which have their own unique
regional architectural styles. In Australia, the style is known as Spanish Mission.

The missions' style of necessity and security evolved around an enclosed

courtyard, using massive adobe walls with broad unadorned plaster surfaces, limited
fenestration and door piercing, low-pitched roofs with projecting wide eaves and non-
flammable clay roof tiles, and thick arches springing from piers. Exterior walls were
coated with white plaster (stucco), which with wide side eaves shielded the adobe brick
walls from rain. Other features included long exterior arcades, an enfilade of interior
rooms and halls, semi-independent bell-gables, and at more prosperous missions
curved 'Baroque' gables on the principal facade with towers.
 In the Philippines, this has often involved ancestral bahay na bato that
are threatened by dismantling, demolition or decay as homeowners migrate,
streetscapes devolve into urban jungles, and newer owners would rather
build a completely new house than put up with expensive repairs for an old,
smelly and termite-infested one. Frequently, Mission Revival bungalows built
over the past half-century are simply bulldozed since their recent vintage
makes them less appealing as “historic sites.”

Ed Calma Bungalow House

The house dates back to the earliest period of Forbes’ history as a gated
community, when its first-generation owners still built to the strains of Old
Manila heritage of the turn of the century, with its admixtures of colonial
motifs (like the California Mission style that was popular with early American
colonizers) using modern construction techniques (like reinforced concrete).
Foreclosed by the bank since the Nineties, the bungalow was in a sorry state
when the Miailhes first saw it: the roof was completely anay-eaten, and only
some of its retaining walls remained in good condition. Standing next to a
creek, the site was sometimes flooded during severe typhoons, which
accounted for its advanced state of decomposition after its original owners
abandoned it. But it was the colonial charm of the house that drew the
Miailhes to it, and eventually they decided to give the bank a good offer, and
had it redesigned and reconstructed by Eduardo Calma in 2008. They moved
in a year later.

Interior Of Ed Calma Bungalow House

The main hall’s pedimented ceiling leads to the end-wall centered on
the house’s single, tallest arch, whose portion below the arch center
is closed off with a solid wall (and a large Gus Albor painting). The
portion above the arch center is open to Mr. Miaihle’s “tower room”
study, which acts as a sentinel at this border of the public zone of
the house. The family’s private quarters are accessed through an
architecturally unassuming, ostensibly concealed yet conceptually
key door to the right of the Albor painting. This tallest arch frames
one of the most poignant vignettes in the entire house.

An architectonic wood book case encases the spiral stairs that lead
to Mr. Miaihle’s “tower room” office, where the straight lines of a
study bar counter complement the comfortable curves of a classic
1956 Eames lounge chair and ottoman. The arched window peeking
at right oversees the double-height main hall.
The dining room, with its plain gabled ceiling and antique rose
finished walls, frames a view of the garden. An eclectic mix of
antiques (a Chinese medicine cabinet and colonial commode, and a
mahogany captain’s table) and modern (upholstered chairs,
sculptural chandelier, and painting by Antipas Delotavo) share space
in the Postmodern themed interior space.
Arch frames arch. View of the library, from the sala heading towards
the foyer, with its arched entrances in light aubergine and white
mansard ceiling. Colonial meets modern in its eclectic mix of antique
bone-inlay sillons, modern stuffed chaise lounge, Baroque
candelabrum, and grid-like boxed shelves containing porcelain ware
and art books.
View from the main hall of the foyer the foyer. The perforated steel
main door, with glass mini portholes, lets in light and is surrounded
by antiques and framed prints. Wood floor planks in the double-
height main hall guide the eye towards the perforated steel main
door in the entrance vestibule, while segmental arches lead to the
lanai and kitchen to the left, and semi-circular arches to the library.
French doors set in recessed arches reflect in the pool outside the
master bedroom. Lanai at left also shares view of and access to
pool.
Floor Plan And Sections Of Ed Calma Bungalow House
ELECTRONIC REFERENCES
Reuben Cañete. (August 18,2021). Ed Calma revives a Mission Revival bungalow in
Makati. BluPrint. Retrieved from
https://bluprint.onemega.com/mission-revival-bungalow-calma/
San Diego railway station in the Mission Revival style
 Mission church in California

Throughout the 19th century, a lot of things were changing in the world. Empires were
expanding, the Industrial Revolution was spreading across Europe and the Americas,
and young republics like the United States were growing quickly in size and power. A lot
was changing, so many people started looking to glorious eras of their past for comfort,
inspiration, and justification of their role in the changing world.