Architecture of Vigan and the principle of Antillean houses

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.