PHILIPPINE

ARCHITECTURE
History of Architecture 4:
Ar. Diane A. Jose

Muslim Culture

Islam was established in Sulu in the 14th century and in

Mindanao in the 15th century
Two (2) types of mosques developed in the Philippines:
The MASJID is associated with any place of worship
includes a bulbous dome and a minaret as an architectural
element. It is a large and more permanent structure, built on
foundations, often to be found near a river or body of
water, where the faithful perform rituals of ablution.
The LANGGAL (in Tausug) RANGGAR (in Maranao),
which means to meet, refers to a small prayer house and
mostly in rural areas.

The Masjid

The masjid was originally a multi-tiered bamboo or

wooden structure reminiscent of the Chinese
pagoda or Javanese temple.
The

oldest standing mosque in the Philippines, found in

Tubig, Indangan, Simunul Islands, Tawi-Tawi, is a
prototype or multi-layered roof of the pagoda-style
mosque. (Sheik Karim al Makdum Mosque)

Houses of Southern Philippines

Houses of Southern Philippines

Muslim Societies

Houses of Southern Philippines

Three (3) categories:

Land-based

stilted dwellings situated along the

shoreline
Oceanic stilt dwellings built completely over the sea
and entirely detached from the shoreline
Houseboat which is both home and fishing boat

Maranao
Torogan

Maranao

TOROGAN (literally a place for sleeping)

an

ornate ancestral residence of the datu and his

extended family.
Decorative features:
Panolong

wing-like triangular house beams elaborated

with pako rabong, fern designs or naga motifs, which evoke
the buoyant appearance of a royal vessel.
The interior is supported by the kingpost of a high-ridged
roof rampatan or tinai a walai

Tboli
Gunu Bong

Tboli (Lake of South Cotabato)

GUNU BONG
It

is home to an extended family averaging between

eight to sixteen persons.
It is capped by a slightly steeping thatch gable roof.

Tausug
Bay Sinug

Tausug

BAY SINUG
Is

a single room partitionless structure, equipped with a

porch and a separate kitchen.
A distinguishing feature of the house are the carved
wooden finials called the tadjuk pasung, a motif
shaped like a bird (manuk-manuk), swirling leaves
(pako rabong) or a dragon (naga), placed at one or
both ends of the ridge of the gable or hipped roof.

BAY SINUG
Tausug

Yakans
Lumah

Yakan (Basilan Island)

LUMAH
The

houses are individually-owned family houses.

Is a rectangular, ridged-roofed, single room pile
structure raised 2 meters from the ground.
Has three (3) parts: the kokan or tiddakan (main house),
the kosina (kitchen) and the pantan or simpey (porch)
The steep pitch roof (sapiaw) is concave and is
thatched with either cogon or nipa.

Badjao
Badjao House

Badjao

Badjaos are maritime wanderers constantly roving the

channels of Tawi-Tawi in groups aboard their houseboats,
although some have opted to settle on land and use their
boats only for fishing.
A HOUSEBOAT (LEPA) has a lifespan of 10 to 15 years.
The interior of houseboat is divided into three (3) major
zones: for sleeping, for cooking and for storage of fishing
tools.
The boat is balanced by an outrigger or katig, which is
anchored to the main structure by a bow-like wooden frame
called batangan.
With the death of family head, the boat is transformed into
a coffin.

Thank You!