The Bungalow
The bungalow was introduced to the Philippines during the American period. It is a small house of either a single storey or two storeys and is surrounded by wide verandas and has a sloping roof. …
Author: Arch. Gloryrose Dy-Metilla
Ocampo Pagoda Mansion
One of the more famous structures built during the Japanese occupation in the Philippines was the Ocampo Pagoda Mansion. This mansion in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines looks like a pagoda with a three-storey structure with a…
Shop houses
One of the Chinese influences in the built environment of the Philippines are shophouses. They are usually found in Chinatowns in almost every major city in the Philippines. A shophouses is a building type that…
Manok-Manok
The Binanwa house of the Ata Paquibato tribe features a roof decoration called Manok-Manok. True to its name, it resembles the head of a chicken, and the feature is usually associated with the house of…
Astana Darul Jambangan
The Astana Darul Jambangan or the Palace of Flowers was the palace of the Sultanate of Sulu based in Maimbung, Sulu, Philippines. Destroyed by a typhoon in 1932, this architectural gem is believed to be…
Pail Closet_Cubeta
The history of Philippine plumbing pails in comparison--We’re not kidding, the etymology of the word ‘kubeta’ comes from a crude and early system of flushing the toilet, and refers to the initial device used to…
Mandaya House
The Mandaya house is wholly made of carefully selected bamboo flattened into slats and held together by horizontal bamboo strips or a rattan. Ascent to this single room with a small kitchen area is through…