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The Monastery of Transfiguration

Leandro Locsin designed the Monastery of the Transfiguration in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. Locsin drew inspiration from traditional Filipino architecture like the bahay kubo, or nipa hut, translating its native themes into a modern structure. Key aspects of the design include the prominent pointed roof resembling huts in Ifugao province, wide open interior space with few partitions adapted from vernacular designs, and an altar made of a large volcanic rock found on the church site.

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The Monastery of Transfiguration

Leandro Locsin designed the Monastery of the Transfiguration in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. Locsin drew inspiration from traditional Filipino architecture like the bahay kubo, or nipa hut, translating its native themes into a modern structure. Key aspects of the design include the prominent pointed roof resembling huts in Ifugao province, wide open interior space with few partitions adapted from vernacular designs, and an altar made of a large volcanic rock found on the church site.

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Art Appreciation

The Construction System of The Monastery of the Transfiguration in Malaybalay


City, Bukidnon Designed by Leandro Locsin

Leandro Locsin, also known as "The Poet of Space," designed the Monastery of
the Transfiguration in Malaybalay District, Bukidnon. Leandro Locsin is well-versed in
Filipino lifestyles, and his designs often combine common local and vernacular spatial
qualities. Because of its prominent pointed roof of black shingles, many visitors to the
Transfiguration church believe that Locsin's church was inspired by the pyramid. The
traditional bahay kubo, or lowly house in the Philippines made of bamboo and nipa
(dried palm leaves), was, however, his true inspiration. If one imagines all the black
steel rafter-columns as bamboo, and the hard wood put horizontally as nipa, one can
see the interior of the bahay kubo, as well as how Locsin has translated the native
theme into a very modern presentation. But it's possible that the inspiration came from
the Ifugao huts on the Philippines' northern tip. These clusters of pyramid-roofed huts
can be found nestled among the terraced slopes of the Philippine Cordilleras, like giant
mushrooms on a carpet of green velvet. The wide-open space with few ceiling-to-floor
partitions was also adapted from the vernacular. The church's seating capacity can be
adjusted thanks to the open-air architecture. As a result, instead of traditional church
pews, individual chairs were designed. The Transfiguration church's most special altar
is a massive volcanic boulder located 20 meters from the church site and preserved in
its natural texture. What a fitting representation of a rock as an altar in the Bible.

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