Ifugao / Mayoyao
Native houses.
The Mayoyao native house is a pyramidal structure perched on four wooden posts. The house is erected by properly fitting together carefully shaped parts. Even without a single nail used, the house can withstand the strongest typhoon. It is also made in such a way that rats cannot enter, since granary occupies the top portion of the structure.
The posts are made out of molave, which can last for three generations. The beams, the floor and the walls are made of solid narra.
Alas, the native houses nowadays are built with red galvanized iron sheets for their roofing, which give them the distinctive red color instead of the traditional brown cogon roofing.
Native houses are also replaced little by little by more spacious houses build with concrete hollow blocks.
The houses are damn good!!!!Lovely!!
Posted by: Process Modelling | December 03, 2009 at 06:51 PM
Their houses are really so nice!!!!Beautifully built!!!
Posted by: Car races in middle east | December 02, 2009 at 07:28 PM
there's the real traditional one =)
Posted by: ayie | November 25, 2009 at 07:38 AM
looks like the roofs are angled 45 degrees or more. in countries like Japan, such "praying hand" angles are used so that the roof will not cave in under the thick snow. I wonder what's the functional use of those types of roofs for the Ifugaos
Posted by: lantaw | November 23, 2009 at 04:27 PM
very interesting reportage
Posted by: yz | November 22, 2009 at 06:57 PM
The traditional house in the first photo is much better because it is using the original materials...
Posted by: dodong flores | November 22, 2009 at 02:35 PM
I don't think I have ever seen similar houses!
The color are beautiful as ever.
Posted by: Zhu | November 22, 2009 at 05:40 AM
Very intersting, regards Sidney.
Posted by: Legabal | November 22, 2009 at 12:34 AM
Dommage... mais c'est un problème aussi de cout financier, on retrouve le même phénomène avec les maisons traditionnelles sur l'Ile de "Sumba" en Indonésie et aussi sur l'Ile de Niais au sud de Sumatra.
Posted by: JMS* | November 21, 2009 at 10:49 PM
Obviously, I prefer it the way it was.
Posted by: pieterbie | November 21, 2009 at 03:17 PM
On voit bien l'évolution sur la dernière ! Bonne journée.
JP
Posted by: jpla | November 21, 2009 at 03:17 PM
wow they look so amazing. and using no nails to build them is quite an accomplishment as well. i'm glad you can share this with us, thanks. =]
Posted by: Liang | November 21, 2009 at 03:03 PM
No nails? Amazing! But no walls either... quite interesting!
Posted by: Toe | November 21, 2009 at 11:44 AM
we should learn from this indigenous architecture...it is certainly earth-friendly and sturdy!
Posted by: fortuitous faery | November 21, 2009 at 09:09 AM
i guess it does get a bit cubersome to be using those old materials.. :)
Posted by: rian | November 21, 2009 at 08:43 AM
So beautiful.
Posted by: Agnes | November 21, 2009 at 06:37 AM
Fascinating images, really like the dark one. Great captures of the interesting architecture in your country. Excellent compositions.
Posted by: John Maslowski | November 21, 2009 at 05:41 AM
Tes photos sont vraiment très belles merci pour le voyage...
Posted by: Joelle | November 21, 2009 at 04:24 AM
Ik sta met bewondering te kijken naar de "ingenieurs" van het dorp. Want ingenieus zijn, zonder enige twijfel.
Posted by: Jules | November 21, 2009 at 02:39 AM
Nice photos Sidney! Despite the native houses were replaced by houses built with concrete you can still see that they are somewhat following the same architecture.
Posted by: Charles Ravndal | November 21, 2009 at 01:17 AM