Bahay na bato

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Bahay na bato is a traditional Filipino stone-and-wood house style from the Spanish colonial period, characterized by a masonry ground floor, wooden upper story, and wide ventanillas and capiz-shell windows.

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Bahay na bato canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style
traditional Filipino house type
architecturalFeature large sliding windows
overhanging upper floor
raised living quarters
thick stone walls on ground floor
ventilated ventanillas below main windows
architecturalStyle Hispanic-Filipino architecture
country Philippines
culture Filipino culture
designedFor earthquake resistance
flood protection
tropical climate
function residential building
hasPart azotea
bodega
caida
capiz-shell windows
escalera (staircase)
masonry ground floor
media agua (window awnings)
persiana (sliding wooden windows)
sala
steep tiled roof
ventanilla balustrades
ventanillas
wide eaves
wooden upper story
zaguan
heritageStatus many examples declared heritage houses in the Philippines
historicalPeriod Spanish East Indies
inception Spanish colonial period in the Philippines
influencedBy Chinese architectural elements
Spanish Colonial architecture
surface form: Spanish colonial architecture

bahay kubo
materialUsed brick
capiz shell
stone masonry
wood
roofMaterial clay tiles
roofType hip roof
typicalLocation Cebu NERFINISHED
Intramuros, Manila
Pampanga NERFINISHED
Taal Lake
surface form: Taal, Batangas

Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines
surface form: Vigan, Ilocos Sur
usedAs provincial ancestral house
urban townhouse

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