Vernacular is derived from the Latin word (ALL CAPITAL)

Vernaculus means all, except;

• Origin
• domestic
• native
• indigenous

A Category of architecture based on local needs & Construction materials & reflecting local traditions

• Vernacular Architecture
• VERNACULUS
• Local Architecture
• Land Architecture

It can Address the most common of structural problems w/ simplicity & logical arrangement of elements

• Vernacular Architecture
• Minimalist
• Brutalist
• Biomimicry Architecture

These are the 5 Principal Features of Vernacular architecture except;

• The vernacular architecture portrays its land, its people and its culture in accordance of an idea
• The builders, whether artisans / those who planning to live in the bldgs, are non professional architect / engineer
• There is consonant adaptation, using natural materials, to the geographical
• The actual process of construction involves intuitive thinking, done w/o the use of blueprints / any for construction drawings
• There is balance between social/economic functionality and aesthetic features

These are the 5 Principal Features of Vernacular architecture except;

• Architectural patterns and styles are not subject to a protracted evolution of modern traditional stypes specific to an ethnic domain
• Architectural patterns and styles are subject to a protracted evolution of traditional styles specific to an ethnic domain.
• There is balance between social/economic functionality and aesthetic features
• The builders, whether artisans / those who planning to live in the bldgs, are non professional architect / engineer
• There is consonant adaptation, using natural materials, to the geographical

It inspired the invention of a new structural system which made possible the soaring skyscrapers of chicago school

• Philippine Vernacular Architecture
• Vernacular Architecture
• Vernaculus
• Philppine Architecture

It is Southeast Asian culture descendants. They are population group present in Southeast Asia or Oceania who speak / had ancestors who spoke, one of the Austronesian languages. Water-born lifestyle (similar to Badjao)

• Austronesian People
• Nomad
• Barangay
• Pleistocene People

These are the features of Archetypal Austronesian House, except;

• Windowless
• Elevated post
• Thatch Pitch Roof w/ extended ridges
• Settlement has direct connection to bodies of water
• Aquatic base of life

This is pure, Southeast Asian type of domestic architecture found in non-hispanized, non-anglo saxon communities in the country.

• Bahay Kubo
• Bahay na Bato
• Balai
• Archetypal austronesian House