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Kankanay House

The Kankanay people lived in northern Luzon in the Philippines and had different house types based on social status. The Binangiyan house was for prosperous families - it was built on stilts with an upstairs living area and attic for storage. The Apa house was simpler with walls built into the ground for less fortunate families. The Allao house was the simplest with a rectangular floor and gable roof extending beyond the walls, requiring no walls at all. Traditionally villages were built on hilltops for defensive purposes.

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Kankanay House

The Kankanay people lived in northern Luzon in the Philippines and had different house types based on social status. The Binangiyan house was for prosperous families - it was built on stilts with an upstairs living area and attic for storage. The Apa house was simpler with walls built into the ground for less fortunate families. The Allao house was the simplest with a rectangular floor and gable roof extending beyond the walls, requiring no walls at all. Traditionally villages were built on hilltops for defensive purposes.

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KANKANAY HOUSE

Brief History

 "Kankanay", also "Kankanai," "Kankana-i" or "Kankana-ey," has no definite etymological derivation.


It refers to the culture, the language, and the people who lived together with a neighboring group
called Ibaloy, comprise the Igorot of Benguet (the southernmost province of the Cordillera region).
 These communities appear to have existed long before the coming of the Spaniards to the
archipelago.
 After the Ifugao and the Bontoc, the Kankanay are the third largest cultural community in the
mountain provinces of northern Luzon. In 1988 their population was estimated at 125,000.
 There are two Kankanay groups: the northern Kankanay (Lepanto Igorot) and the southern Kankanay.

Kankanay House

 Traditionally, Kankanay village was set on the hump of the hill whose elevation afforded a natural
defensive advantage to neighboring groups.
 There are three main house types:
o Binangiyan
o Apa (Inapa)
o Allao
Binangiyan

 For the prosperous members of the community


 Similar to the Ifugao House
o High, hipped roof with the ridge parallel to the front
o Roof drops down from about 1.5 m from the ground
 The house itself rests upon a structure consisting of 3 joists and on 2 girders on four posts
 Close to the ground, there is a wooden platform stretching out to the eaves
 The interior is consisting of sleeping area, kitchen and storage space for utensils
o The space formed by the roof and the walls become useful for storage
 The floor, which is about 1.5m above the ground is not enclosed enabling the members of the
household do chores
 Living room is located upstairs and also the sleeping area and dining area
 Attic is used to store rice There are no windows except a small opening at the roof that serves as a
smoke vent
 Only one entrance (Front door) accessible using a detachable ladder
Apa (Inapa)

 Dwellings for the less fortunate


 Built simpler compared to the Binangiyan
 Like the poor Ifugao’s abode, apa has walls built perpendicular to the ground with the four main posts
standing directly at the corners
 The materials used for the floor are split bamboos and lengths of runo
 Although roof is conical like the binangiyan it is lowered and closer to the ground
Allao

 Dwellings for the less fortunate


 Has a rectangular floor
 Gable shaped roof slopes down beyond the floor and thus simple structure has no needs for walls.

Reference:
https://www.scribd.com/document/260621938/KankaNay-House
http://nlpdl.nlp.gov.ph:81/CC01/NLP00VM052mcd/v1/v28.pdf
Arkitekturang Filipino: A History of Architecture and Urbanism in the Philippines
Book by Gerard Lico
http://ncca.gov.ph/about-culture-and-arts/culture-profile/kankanay/

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