Mangyan House - History of Architecture

1. MANGYAN
LOCATED AT THE MOUNTAIN/HILLSIDE SIDE OF MINDORO

3. PLAN
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The commercial house is elevated from the ground at 1.50m to the
surrounding platform.
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This one room structure measures 6x10m and is rectangular in plan.
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Flooring is made of smoothened smaller sapling.
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At the central part of the house, leading from the main door is the
called PALAGANAN.
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This passageway is at much lower than the platforms.
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Visitors may sleep at the palaganan but most of the time it is used as
extra storage space for families.
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Flooring is made of large logs laid parallel to each other and attached
to the joints by vines or rattan lashing.

5. 
Individual families are not separated from another by partitions,
rather their space allotment is defined by a material spread on the
floor and also by their individual fireplaces.

6. STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
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Walls are made of bark of trees, and constructed about a meter less
above the floor - this opening allows occupants to observe the
exterior without having seen from the outside.

7. PROTECTIVE ELEMENTS
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Gabled roof with cogon grass thatching.
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Roofs are projected 1m beyond the wall for protection against cold
wind.

8. CIRCULATORY ELEMENTS
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The ascent to the house is thru a ladder
of 4 steps, or sometimes thru a notched
log.
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The ladder leads to a narrow door which
in turn leads to the palaganan.
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There are no windows.
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Openings are provided thru the space
from the flooring, and the underneath
surface of the wall.

9. End of
Presentation.
Presented by:
Cea, Julius B.
Cristobal, Fluorsheim