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, the Spanish-influenced window canopy is made from scallop-bordered cloth.
In the bahay kubo, the traditional media agua is an awning type or push out or “tukod” type.
In modern settings, the media agua is a simple ledge or a small roof above a window.
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