Bong Gumne
The traditional Blaan house is known as āBong Gumneāor Long House. The House is constructed on stilts and a gable roof with only two sides having a window. There is a wall that serves as…
Author: Arch. Gloryrose Dy-Metilla
Miagao Church
The Miagao Church reflected Spanish influence over architecture in the Philippines, and the direct connection at the time between faith, idenity, and even warfare. The Miagao Church is an architectural gem. Built in 1786, this…
Jalousie windows
Patented in 1901 by Thomas J. Metzger, the Jalousie window is one of the most common and popular window types in modern buildings. These windows let wind come in while also protecting interiors from rainwater,…
Silliman Hall
For those who have walked the grounds of Silliman University, perhaps there have been many memories at the Silliman Hall worth hundreds or thousands of words. Built in the early 1900s, the Silliman Hall is…
Kadayawan Cultural Village Featuring the Houses of the 11 Tribes of Davao
Starting 2017, the Davao City local government set up the Kadayawan Cultural Village at the Magsaysay Park to popularize the traditional houses in the ancestral domains of cultural communities. This way, visitors to the annual…
Rakuh: Ivatan traditional house of stone and mortar
If youāve ever wondered what typhoon resilience looks like, look to the Ivatan of Batanes and how their homes have been designed to withstand the strongest of elements. The traditional house of the Ivatan is…
Trellis vs. Pergola
Back in the days when we could regularly go to garden events, we would see vines crawl across a part of the venue. We sometimes mistake pergola for a trellis and the other way around…
Media Agua
We refer to that ledge or canopy that sits about windows outside Spanish colonial homes as the media agua. It was used in traditional houses in the Philippines and in ancestral Spanish Colonial houses. Usually,…