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    The document discusses the traditional houses and architectural styles of various ethnolinguistic groups in the Philippines. It describes the houses of groups like the Ivatan in Batanes, Ifugao in the mountainous rice terraces, the Igorots in the Cordillera Region, the Nipa huts of Bohol, and more. It explains that vernacular architecture is closely tied to its local context and environment, using traditional materials and influencing cultural identity.

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    The document discusses the traditional houses and architectural styles of various ethnolinguistic groups in the Philippines. It describes the houses of groups like the Ivatan in Batanes, Ifugao in the mountainous rice terraces, the Igorots in the Cordillera Region, the Nipa huts of Bohol, and more. It explains that vernacular architecture is closely tied to its local context and environment, using traditional materials and influencing cultural identity.

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    VERNACULAR HOUSES AND THE CORRESPONDING

    ETHNOLINGUISTIC GROUPS THEY BELONG.


    1) BATANES
    LOCATED IN THE NORTHERNMOST PART OF THE PHILIPPINES, BATANES IS KNOWN FOR
    ITS STONE HOUSES CALLED “VAKUL” OR “IVATAN.” THE IVATAN HOUSE IS TYPICAL FOR THE
    BATANES ISLANDS. THE HARSH CONDITIONS OF THE AREA HAVE INFLUENCED THE DESIGN.
    HOUSES ARE BUILT WITH THICK LIMESTONE WALLS AND REED OR COGON ROOFS AND ROOF
    NETS AS A PROTECTION FROM THE WIND. THE IVATAN PEOPLE ARE AN AUSTRONESIAN
    ETHNOLINGUISTIC GROUP NATIVE TO THE BATANES AND BABUYAN ISLANDS OF THE
    NORTHERNMOST PHILIPPINES.

    2) IFUGAO
    IN RURAL AREAS OF THE MOUNTAINOUS PROVINCE OF IFUGAO, YOU CAN FIND THE
    FAMOUS UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE RICE TERRACES. THE IFUGAO FILIPINO PEOPLE ARE
    KNOWN FOR THEIR STILT HOUSES CALLED “NOJA,” MADE OF WOOD AND THATCH, WITH
    DISTINCTIVE SLOPING ROOFS. THE IFUGAO HOUSES WERE USUALLY SIMILAR IN
    ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS BUT THEY DIFFER IN DECORATIVE DETAILS DEPENDING ON THE
    TRIBES. THEIR HOUSES WERE HARMONIOUSLY LOCATED WITH THE CONTOUR OF THE RICE
    TERRACES. THE ONE-ROOM HOUSE OF THE IFUGAO COMMONLY KNOW TO THEM AS FALE.

    3) CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION


    THIS REGION IN NORTHERN LUZON IS HOME TO SEVERAL INDIGENOUS TRIBES,
    INCLUDING THE IGOROTS. THE TRADITIONAL HOUSES OF THE IGOROTS COMMUNITY,
    KNOWN AS “BALE,” ARE CONSTRUCTED USING BAMBOO, COGON GRASS, AND WOODEN
    STILTS.
    4) BOHOL
    BOHOLANO PEOPLE, ALSO CALLED BOL-ANON, REFERS TO THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN
    THE ISLAND PROVINCE OF BOHOL. THE PROVINCE OF BOHOL IS FAMOUS FOR ITS “NIPA HUTS”
    OR “BAHAY KUBO.” THESE TRADITIONAL HUTS ARE MADE OF BAMBOO AND NIPA PALM
    THATCH, WITH ELEVATED FLOORS AND A STEEPLY PITCHED ROOF.

    5) MARANAO REGION
    IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE PHILIPPINES, PARTICULARLY IN THE MARANAO
    REGION, YOU CAN FIND THE DISTINCT “TOROGAN” HOUSES OF THE MARANAO PEOPLE.
    THESE HOUSES FEATURE ELABORATE CARVINGS, COLORFUL DECORATIONS, MANY WALLS,
    AND DISTINCTIVE ROOF SHAPES.

    6) SULU ARCHIPELAGO
    THE SULU ARCHIPELAGO IS HOME TO THE TAUSUG PEOPLE, WHO HAVE THEIR OWN
    UNIQUE ARCHITECTURAL STYLE. THE TRADITIONAL HOUSES OF THE TAUSUG CULTURE,
    CALLED “YAKAN,” ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR ORNATE CARVINGS, VIBRANT COLORS, AND
    LAYERED ROOF DESIGNS.
    7) VIGAN
    THE HISTORIC VIGAN CITY OF THE ILOKANOS IS RENOWNED FOR ITS WELL-
    PRESERVED SPANISH COLONIAL ARCHITECTURE. THE “BAHAY NA BATO” OR “STONE HOUSES”
    ARE PROMINENT IN VIGAN, FEATURING A MIX OF SPANISH AND FILIPINO ARCHITECTURAL
    DESIGN AND ELEMENTS, SUCH AS CAPIZ SHELL WINDOWS AND WOODEN LATTICEWORK.

    8) ZAMBOANGA CITY
    IN ZAMBOANGA CITY, YOU CAN FIND TRADITIONAL HOUSES INFLUENCED BY SPANISH,
    MALAY, AND INDIGENOUS STYLES. THE “BADJAO” HOUSES, BUILT ON STILTS OVER THE
    WATER, ARE PARTICULARLY UNIQUE AND REFLECT THE SEAFARING LIFESTYLE OF THE
    BADJAO PEOPLE.

    9) PALAWAN
    TAGBANUA, PALAW'AN, TAU'T BATO AND THE BATAKS IN PALAWAN, PARTICULARLY
    AMONG THE INDIGENOUS PALAWAN COMMUNITIES, YOU CAN FIND TRADITIONAL HOUSES
    CALLED “BATALAY” OR “BAHAY KUBO.” THESE HOUSES ARE ELEVATED ON STILTS, WITH
    BAMBOO WALLS AND THATCHED ROOFS, BLENDING WITH THE NATURAL SURROUNDINGS.
    10) MINDANAO
    MINDANAO IS HOME TO VARIOUS INDIGENOUS GROUPS, EACH WITH ITS OWN STYLE
    OF PHILIPPINE ARCHITECTURE. THE TRADITIONAL HOUSES OF THE MANDAYA, T’BOLI, AND
    MANOBO TRIBES, AMONG OTHERS, EXHIBIT UNIQUE HOUSE DESIGNS AND MATERIALS,
    SHOWCASING THE CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF THE REGION.

    VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE CAN BE DEFINED AS A TYPE OF LOCAL OR REGIONAL


    CONSTRUCTION, USING TRADITIONAL MATERIALS AND RESOURCES FROM THE AREA WHERE
    THE BUILDING IS LOCATED. CONSEQUENTLY, THIS ARCHITECTURE IS CLOSELY RELATED TO
    ITS CONTEXT AND IS AWARE OF THE SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES AND CULTURAL
    ASPECTS OF ITS SURROUNDINGS, BEING STRONGLY INFLUENCED BY THEM. FOR THIS
    REASON, THEY ARE UNIQUE TO DIFFERENT PLACES IN THE WORLD, BECOMING EVEN A
    MEANS OF REAFFIRMING AN IDENTITY.

    https://www.bria.com.ph/articles/philippine-vernacular-architecture-honoring-heritage-embracing-diversity-in-
    design/

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