HOA 4 - Parts of Bahay na Bato

Filipino structure adapted from the local bahay kubo.

An evidence that suggests that the bahay na bato is Filipino.

Main entrance or the door of the entrada principal.

Window sill or a small window located right under the barandilla.

Clay tiles that were laid carefully on the roof of a bahay na bato.

metal window awnings or canopies decorated with cutouts.

open terrace open to the toilet, use for laundry drying space.

Coral rock quarried from reels during low tide ws used as ground floor building material in places where no adobe limestone is available.

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1. Sliding windows treated with-

2. Veranda with sturdy balustrades treated with-

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Blocks of white stone that paved the zaguan of houses near the port.

Originally used as counterweights of Spanish galleons.

Hollow space used for storing livestock beneath the bahay kubo.

Sometimes used as as storage for family jewels and jars of silver coins.

An enclosed courtyard open to the sky & adjacent to Zaguan

Area opened to carruaje (carriage) and the empty carozza.

Float to carry saint's statue during pricessions.

Expensive, patterned hand-painted tiles imported from Spain used to decorate the stair landings or descenso.

Cistern or source of water

A mezzanine elevated 1.0 mt. above the ground usually located on the floor of the masters bedroom right underneath his bed.

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pantry attached to the wall

A slatted woodn stick dishack attached to a dining room or a kitchen window.

It is used for air-drying newly washed tableware and kitchen utensils before they were kept in the platera.

Kitchen or cooking and preparation area sometimes built separately but connected to the house.

Dining room or where families and friends gather to feast and drink.

An antesala, an all purpose rm. for dining, sewing, & dancing.

It was suspended from the ceiling of a room and pulled by the means of a rope and pulley by servants or slaves.

Comes from the Spanish word Vilar and also refers to Cantilevered walkway that runs along the window side around the house.

English meaning of the Spanish word Vilar.

Pierced wooden panels above doors or walls of each room that allow light and air to circulate in the house.

Living room or where families usually gather and welcome guests of teh house.

Latticework panels that framed the translucent capiz shells used to completely shut windows at night or during a storm.

Bedroom or sleeping area

Prayer room and is ually located at entresuelo, where altar can be found.

A hat and cane rack placed at the caida or the staircase landing.

Stairs and the First 3 steps made of stone concrete then succeeding steps made of wood.

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