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ARCHITECTURE

ARCHITECTURE

• Considered to be one of the most


function branches of the visual arts.

• It is considered to be the “art to inhabit”


DOMESTIC BUILDINGS AND HOUSES
APARTMENT BAHAY NA BATO
• This refers to a building composed • The bahay na bato is considered
of many residences called unit. to be a residence of the wealthy.

• The roof of a typical bahay na bato


slants on four sides.
BARONG-BARONG
• The barong-barong are house of a
landless poor that are built on any
land area.

BUNGALOW
• This refers to one-story house with a
wide front porch and large windows. It
also may have a terrace, which may be
roofed or not.
ETHNIC HOUSES
BAHAY KUBO
• The bahay kubo is considered as
an ethnic house of Christian
peasant families living in lowland
areas.

HOUSEBOAT
• The houseboat is basically a
boat that also serves as
dwelling.
ONE-AND-A-HALF STORY HOUSE
• The one-and-a-half story is
characterized by an upper level or
story covering just a half of the lower
level.

SPLIT-LEVEL HOUSE
• The split-level house in the
Philippines has two main levels.
• The lower level houses has the kitchen,
living and dining areas while the upper
level has the bedrooms.
TSALET

• The term tsalet camo from the term


“chalet” which refers to a peasant
house in Swetzirland that has upper
levels jutting over the lower levels, a
step roof and decorated gable.

• The Philippine tsalet refers to a


suburban house that has one story, a
two-story house with living quarters on
the upper level, or an elevated one-story
house.
COMMERCIAL BUILDING
MARKET (PALENGKE)
• This refers to a place or building
for buying and selling good.

BUILDING THAT HOUSE BANKS,


BUSINESS OFFICES, AND FACTORIES
• These buildings have plain wall
surfaces and large windows. These
also have bold rectangular forms and
clean lines.
GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS
CAPITOL (KAPITOLYO)
• This refers to the building of the
provincial government.
• Most of the kapitolyo in the country use
columns and pediments in the exterior of
the buildings.

TOWN HALL (MUNISIPYO)


• This refers to the building of the municipal
government.
• There are some instances, however, when the
municipal court and jail are housed in a
separate building called tribunal.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

SCHOOL (ESKWELAHAN)
• This refers to a place where young people
are educated to become productive.

• The most common style of the eskwelahan


is American-influenced, which featured a
concrete structure elevated on stilks.
KAMALIG
• The kamalig is the Tagalog term for a
building used for storing grain.

MASJID
• A typical Philippine mosque has the
following features: a tower called
minaret, a prayer niche called mihrab,
the dome, arches that are reinforced
with pillars, and a pulpit called
mimbar.
CEMETERY (SEMENTERYO)
• The cemetery is a place where
people bury the dead. It has other
names, such as kampo santo,
pantyon, and libingan.

CHURCH (SIMBAHAN)
• The simbahan is a place of
worship for a Christian
congregation.
MOVIE HOUSE (SINEHAN)

• The sinehan is a place where


people watch film or motion
pictures.

THEATRE (TEATRO)
• The teatro is a building for
dance, musical, and
theatrical presentations.
OTHER FORMS AND STRUCTURES
FORT (KUTA)

• These are structures


that are built to defend
a community against
enemies.
LIGHTHOUSE (PAROLA)
• The lighthouse is a structure
built on an island peninsula, or
rock to ensure that ships will be
able to pass through a narrow
area safely.

BRIDGE (TULAY)
• The tulay is a horizontal
structure that serves as a
passageway between two areas
separated by a body of water, a
hollow area, or a road.
THANK YOU…

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