ILOCOS PROVINCE-VIGAN HOUSES

Ilocos Province- The Vigan House

• Sturdier look and stronger construction • Frugality, solidity, durability and no non-sense

practicality

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

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

GENERAL CHARACTERISTIC

S OF VIGAN HOUSES

WALLS• Ground floor: Mortared brick and stones

WALLS• Second Floor: Timber

OPENINGS• Large sliding windows made of Capiz Shells.

ROOFS• High-pitched tile roof

ORNAMENTS• Made of terracotta and decorative friezes.

QUEMA HOUSE• Ancestral homes of Quema Family in Vigan

built in the 1820’s. 

LIVING ROOM OF QUEMA HOUSE

DINING ROOM OF QUEMA HOUSE

BEDROOM OF QUEMA HOUSE

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.

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS AND SPACE REQUIREMENTS

OF ANTILLEAN HOUSES

ZAGUAN OR PATIO

• An outdoor space for dining and recreation.

• Usually paved with stones.

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.

BEDROOM• The

bedrooms have hand-crafted four poster beds with cane-woven bottoms.

• With lace curtains

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

DINING AREA

 • Furnished

with imported chinaware, silverware and hardwood furnitures.

KITCHEN• Kitchen is bigger and has enough kitchen

utensils and working space where the household domestic help works.

AZOTEA OR OPEN PORCH

• Usually provided with ceramic balustrade.

• It bears much of the household traffic.

PARTS OF AN ANTILLEAN HOUSE

OPENINGS, COLUMNS AND WALLS

ROOFS

Antillean House of Sanson-Montinola

• Found in Iloilo City beside Colegio De San Jose.

• The Antillan House was built by Don Emong Montinola.

   

Casa Mariquit• Built in

1803.• The former

home of Philippines former VP Fernando Lopez.

• This also served as a bank during their time. 

Casa Manila• A museum

built in 1850 imposing stone-and wood structure.

• One of the grand houses in Barrio San Luis.