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    1) Austronesian vernacular architecture originated in Southeast Asia and uses local materials like reeds, fibers, leaves, wood and bamboo in its construction. 2) The Philippines developed its own vernacular architectural style using natural ventilation and lighting to adapt to the tropical climate. The most famous structure is the Bahay Kubo. 3) Early structures in the Philippines included cave dwellings and shelters made of wood and thatch that could be relocated. Examples include the Ifugao house, Bontoc house, and Bahay Kubo, which is a basic one-room structure raised on stilts.

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    1) Austronesian vernacular architecture originated in Southeast Asia and uses local materials like reeds, fibers, leaves, wood and bamboo in its construction. 2) The Philippines developed its own vernacular architectural style using natural ventilation and lighting to adapt to the tropical climate. The most famous structure is the Bahay Kubo. 3) Early structures in the Philippines included cave dwellings and shelters made of wood and thatch that could be relocated. Examples include the Ifugao house, Bontoc house, and Bahay Kubo, which is a basic one-room structure raised on stilts.

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    1) Austronesian vernacular architecture originated in Southeast Asia and uses local materials like reeds, fibers, leaves, wood and bamboo in its construction. 2) The Philippines developed its own vernacular architectural style using natural ventilation and lighting to adapt to the tropical climate. The most famous structure is the Bahay Kubo. 3) Early structures in the Philippines included cave dwellings and shelters made of wood and thatch that could be relocated. Examples include the Ifugao house, Bontoc house, and Bahay Kubo, which is a basic one-room structure raised on stilts.

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    1) Austronesian vernacular architecture originated in Southeast Asia and uses local materials like reeds, fibers, leaves, wood and bamboo in its construction. 2) The Philippines developed its own vernacular architectural style using natural ventilation and lighting to adapt to the tropical climate. The most famous structure is the Bahay Kubo. 3) Early structures in the Philippines included cave dwellings and shelters made of wood and thatch that could be relocated. Examples include the Ifugao house, Bontoc house, and Bahay Kubo, which is a basic one-room structure raised on stilts.

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    Jose Andre Socorro D.

    Yambao

    ARCHI 3A

    AUSTRONESIAN VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE

    Austronesian vernacular architecture is an architectural style that is widely used


    internationally that is influence by the localities culture. The architectural style is mainly
    based in Southeast Asia with this, the designs vary with the climactic needs of the countries.
    In this architectural style different countries uses different style of construction but they
    mainly use reeds, fibers, leaves, wood and even bamboo as materials.

    The Philippines having ingenious people the country soon adapted its own style of
    vernacular architecture. The buildings of this architectural style utilizes natural ventilation
    and natural lighting as an adaptive design solution as a respond to the country tropical
    climate. These buildings protected the people of the Philippines from the harsh tropical
    weather the most famous structure of this architectural style is the Bahay Kubo.

    Caves and rock shelters, such as the Tabon Cave in Palawan, are the oldest evidence
    of pre-Hispanic building in the Philippines. Later, various tools were devised and utilized to
    construct tent-like shelters and tree homes. These shelters were often rectangular in shape,
    with thatched roofs and perched on stilts so that the entire house could be raised and relocated
    to another location, as early Filipinos were continuously on the move in search of food.
    Ifugao house, Bontoc house, Badjao house, Torogan house, Isneg house and Bahay kubo, are
    examples of these shelters. Nipa hut or the name bahay kubo came from the Spanish phrase
    Cubo which means cube and the term bahay which is a Filipino word for house. The most
    basic form of bahay kubo is one room that is enclosed by four walls, the structure is raised
    above the ground with the use of stilts. Walls are made of nipa leaves or bamboo slats whilst
    the floor is made with bamboo that is finely split. The stilts are made of thick bamboo poles
    that is one or two meters in height.

    If I were to design a modern house, I would draw influence from Apayao House,
    notably the design feature tabungan. Tabungan is the aperture above the upper end of the
    gable wall that serves as the house's smoke vent. Instead of only utilizing tabungan to expel
    smoke, I would utilize it to ventilate the house. Since we are in tropical country tabungan will
    be helpful for air circulation.

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