BAHAY KUBO,

NIPA HOUSE,
NIPA HUT

Presented by:
Loren Cristobal
Ma. Charissma Ann Dasig
Yanni Jein de Guzman
 Bahay Kubo

Plan:

- Originally it is a
one room dwelling
structure with porch
on all sides of the
house

- It is graduated into
a more
sophisticated type
of dwelling
The word "Bahay Kubo" came from the spanish word 'Cubo' which means Cube
because of it's rectangular appearance and the local term 'Bahay' which means
House.
English: Nipa Hut
Other Local Terms: Payag or Kamalig
Bahay Kubo is constructed based on the Philippines tropical climate.

Since it is made from bamboo it sways according to the strong wind. And if the
typhoon turns it over or even destroys it, it can easily be repaired or rebuilt. It is
also easy to relocate. All you need are friends or neighbors willing to carry your
hut to another location. This reflects our culture of bayanihan which means unity
or harmony. It shows that with the help and cooperation of the community the
impossible like moving a house can be possible.
Parts of Bahay Kubo:

•Bulwagan – reserved for entertaining guests, w/ a low table called

dulang
•Silid – a private room used for sleeping with “tampipi” instead of closets.
•Paglutuan or gilir – kitchen or cooking area
•Silong – space found underneath the house as a storage space for the
farming and fishing implements and also for the animals. Often fenced
off with bamboo slats.
•Kamalig – a storage house detached from the house where unhawled
rice is kept.
The kitchen found at the rear of the house, usually with
the following features:
• Dapogan – table on top of which is the river stone shaped stove or kalan
• Bangahan – later called bangguera or banggerahan, use as a place for drying
and storing pots and pans, drinking glasses, plates and other kitchen utensils
• Batalan – unroofed area where water jars (used for drinking, washing and
bathing) are kept

 The house stands on stilts 6‘ to 14‘high above the ground for reason of
protection against dampness and infestation of vermin and snakes.
Structural Elements:
- The first to be erected are the four main posts
- The posts are inserted into deep holes on the ground dug at 3‘-0” deep
- To provide more stability to the posts, rocks are inserted around the area where
the
end of the post lies or made to rest on a flat stone slab
- Walls are made of nipa leaves or flattened split bamboo and are woven in
herringbone pattern forming the sawali sliding.
- Gililan – floors sills, are provided to support the walls
Two floor beams:
a. Yawi – used to define the area to be covered by the floor space
b. Patukuran – where floot joists ( soleras ) rest are constructed