Scribd
Upload
404 views2 pages

History of Architecture

The document provides definitions for various architectural terms used in traditional Philippine houses. It describes the key characteristics of pre-colonial houses in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Houses were primarily made of wood, bamboo, or tree bark with thatched roofs. They were typically raised on posts to protect from moisture. While designs varied between regions, most shared design elements like steep roofs for drainage, stilted foundations, and tight walls. Overall, these houses had a simple yet functional single-room structure adapted to the local environment.

Uploaded by

angelica
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
404 views2 pages

History of Architecture

The document provides definitions for various architectural terms used in traditional Philippine houses. It describes the key characteristics of pre-colonial houses in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Houses were primarily made of wood, bamboo, or tree bark with thatched roofs. They were typically raised on posts to protect from moisture. While designs varied between regions, most shared design elements like steep roofs for drainage, stilted foundations, and tight walls. Overall, these houses had a simple yet functional single-room structure adapted to the local environment.

Uploaded by

angelica
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 2

HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE IN THE PHILIPPINES.

QUIZ NO.2
I. IDENTIFY THE PARTS SHOWN BELOW AND GIVE ITS DEFINITION.

bubong

atop ambubulan

ibat

pumpitolan
taknang bughol

patie

wanan
bagat

pama-
dingan huklub
gaob gaob

mundilig
mundilig
kuling
halipan gawaan halipan

hagpo and dotal

tukud

Definitions:

Atop – step pyramidal roof from thick bundled cogon grass (golun) used to provide shade
from the sun and shield the torrential rains.
Pumpitolan - Used to reinforce the attic floor and the roof's king post. Central beam.
Patie - a shelf that extends from the wallboards outwards to theunderside of the roof. It
serves as the storage area and as a structural support to the roof.
Gaob - rectangular wooden planks of about 1 ½” thick with varying widths and heights
vertically fitted at an angle on groove floor beams, joist & wall headers.
Mundilig - Side end floor beams above the girder with right angle grooves to receive dotal.
Halipan - rat guards, in each of the four posts that elevate it.
Taknang - Kingpost supporting the ambubulan
Wanan - Purlins, a horizontal member of roof made from split bamboo and rono sticks laid
out of across rafters
Bagat - An upper wood column mortised at the base of floor beam and enclosed by girt
above
Pamadingan - an upright piece of wood to form the side of an opening; doorjamb
Gawaan - Central floor joist. Supports the floorboards
Hagpo - the horizontal sill on the floor of a doorway
Dotal - floor boards
Tukud - Post made from large logs, 8-12 inches diameter by 6-10 feet in length and buried
about 2-3 feet below the ground.
Ambubulan - A wooden square frame box attached to a king post used to carry the upper
end of the rafters.
Ibat – rono sticks; used for structuring rafters; laid horizontally over the roof a
Bughol - Rafter. Tied to ambubulan and liub.
Huklub - A chest level transverse beam where wallboards are rabbeted
Kuling - Girder

II. IDENTIFY THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PRE-COLONIAL HOUSE IN


LUZON, VISAYAS AND MINDANAO AND WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES OF EACH
DESIGN.

In Luzon, before the Spanish colonization, most of the houses are made of wood
or bamboo with dried grass roofs except for the Ivatan houses which are made of
limestone to withstand strong winds. Some houses are raised from the ground using
wooden columns. In Visayas, like the houses in Luzon, are made of wood or tree barks,
bamboo slate flooring, and with roofs made of dried cogon or anahaw leaves. The
houses are also raised from the ground. In Mindanao, same characteristics with Luzon
and Visayas can be observed from the pre-colonial houses. Most of the houses are
raised to protect the from water or moisture.
The pre-colonial houses in the Philippines come in a variety of sizes, forms, and
designs. Most ethnic homes follow a similar design, including steep thatched roofs to aid
in drainage, elevation on posts or stilts to lessen the earth's moisture content, slated
flooring to allow cool air to enter from below, and tight firm planks to help keep highland
huts warm. These homes would typically have a multipurpose one-room structure that
was bright, airy, comfortable, and utilitarian but also sturdy and structurally sound.

You might also like