The document summarizes the architectural features of traditional houses in Vigan, Ilocos Province, Philippines. Vigan houses evolved from lightweight pre-colonial Bahay Kubo to sturdier colonial Bahay na Bato constructed of stone, brick, and timber. Characteristics include tiled roofs, large capiz shell windows, and decorative terra cotta friezes. The document also describes the elegant Antillean houses influenced by European styles, featuring ornate salas, four-poster beds, and separate prayer rooms. Examples highlighted include the Quema House, Sanson-Montinola House, Casa Mariquit, and Casa Manila.

1. ILOCOS PROVINCE-VIGAN
HOUSES

2. IlocosProvince- The Vigan House
• Sturdier look and stronger construction
• Frugality, solidity, durability and no non-sense
practicality

3. Pre-Colonial Features
• Made from lightweight materials
• Airy and easy to clean
• Vulnerable to typhoons and fire
• Bahay-Kubo

4. Spanish Colonial Features
• The locals learned from Spaniards how to quarry,
prepare the stones and make bricks.
• Bahay na Bato
• Fire-resistant building by using mortar
• Still vulnerable to earthquakes

5. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
OF VIGAN HOUSES

6. WALLS
• Ground floor: Mortared brick and stones

7. WALLS
• Second Floor: Timber

8. OPENINGS
• Large sliding windows made of Capiz Shells.

9. ROOFS
• High-pitched tile roof

10. ORNAMENTS
• Made of terracotta and decorative friezes.

11. QUEMAHOUSE
• Ancestral homes of Quema Family in Vigan built in
the 1820’s.

12. LIVING ROOM OF QUEMA HOUSE

13. DININGROOM OF QUEMAHOUSE

14. BEDROOM OF QUEMA HOUSE

15. The Antillean House
• Resemble houses in the Antilles or West Indies.
• Epitome of elegance and graceful living.
• Most owners of the Antillean houses had traveled to
Europe and/or their children studied in Spain, Germany
or France.

16. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
AND SPACE REQUIREMENTS OF
ANTILLEAN HOUSES

17. ZAGUAN OR PATIO
• An outdoor space
for dining and
recreation.
• Usually paved with
stones.

18. SALA OR LIVING AREA
• The bigger the
sala and the more
ornate the
furnishings, the
richer the owner
of the house.
• Chairs are
handcrafted with
embossed floral
and made of the
best and hardest
wood.

19. BEDROOM
• The
bedrooms
have hand-
crafted four
poster beds
with cane-
woven
bottoms.
• With lace
curtains

20. PRAYER ROOM
• Big Filipino Spanish houses have separate prayer
room with a church-size altar with saint statues, a
crucifix, and always a patron saint of the area

21. DINING AREA
• Furnished
with imported
chinaware,
silverware
and
hardwood
furnitures.

22. KITCHEN
• Kitchen is bigger and has enough kitchen
utensils and working space where the
household domestic help works.

23. AZOTEA OR OPEN PORCH
• Usually
provided with
ceramic
balustrade.
• It bears much
of the
household
traffic.

24. PARTS OF AN ANTILLEAN HOUSE

25. OPENINGS, COLUMNS AND WALLS

26. ROOFS

28. Antillean House of Sanson-Montinola
• Found in
Iloilo City
beside
Colegio De
San Jose.
• The Antillan
House was
built by Don
Emong
Montinola.

29. Casa Mariquit
• Built in 1803.
• The former
home of
Philippines
former VP
Fernando
Lopez.
• This also
served as a
bank during
their time.

30. Casa Manila
• A museum
built in 1850
imposing
stone-and
wood
structure.
• One of the
grand houses
in Barrio San
Luis.