SANTA ANA

MANILA
EXPERIENCE
- HERITAGE -
 The house is situated at Santa ana Manila
where it is known for its architectural heritage
known as Santa Ana Heritage District which is
composed of numerous historic ancestral
houses, Plaza Hugo, and the Santa Ana
Church. Also, it is one of the capital’s
historically and culturally rich areas.

Santa Ana, Manila

 The house is 61 years existing since it was
built in 1958. The year before my
grandparents had their first child which is my
uncle. It has really sentimental value for us
especially this house came up against
calamities and still managed to be resilient.

“ Hindi mo matatawag na bahay ito kung

lahat tayo ay susuko agad dahil tayo ang
pundasyon para manatiling matibay ‘to”

Santa Ana, Manila

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A mother of 2 siblings – Rosa Cruz and

Honorio Cruz. Emiliana was a legitimate
resident of New Panaderos st., Sta. Ana,
Manila since 1958 the year when the house
was built. She dreamed to have a
substantial house ever since she
graduated college in 1930’s, so the
moment she had earned she abruptly
made a decision to make her dream into
reality.

Emiliana Montealegre Cruz

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Cruz Family (circa 1960’s)
It is not only the house are
maintained, but also the
furnitures
Furniture and fixtures
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 1.) Its age. 61 YEARS

WHAT
MAKES IT
HERITAGE?
 • In the old plan of the house, it can be
seen that it was on stilts because the past
context of its community was a huge rice
field where it needed to be elevated for
protection from vermin and against
flooding.

• Underneath the house is called “Silong”

used to store things and animals.

Old Facade • The house undergone expansion due to

Front Elevation the increment of family members

Old Gate
2.) Its wooden windows

Wooden sliding window Perciana, louver window

A window with wooden frame and thin slanting

Wooden slats that is either fixed or movable
As solar protection to admit natural ventilation.
 •The windows as well as the doors at
the upper floor are retained. The
windows are originally built of Capiz
and wood. Unfortunately, when
Philippines hit by a typhoon, the
capiz windows were changed into
glass.

Capiz Window
3.) Its transom window 4.) Wall

Mamposteria, Rubble
Wooden wallboard
Wooden window carvings
A masonry wall built out
Thick exterior wallboards
of small or broken stones
that are installed vertically
or cobbles of irregular
or horizontally
shapes
5.) Its Fretwork 6.) Its Volada
Kalado, calado, Fretwork
One of the upright
ornamental wood panels,
With decorative patterns,
formed by perforations
As decorations for
windows or doors
Bolada, Volada, upperfloor projection
A portion of the upper floor structure that
protrudes the lower floor exterior wall to
provide additional space on the upper floor
and shades for the lower floor. Bolada is
said to be a shortened term of “Galleria
Volada” (flying gallery
7.) Its Awning 8.) Its staircase

Medya agwa, Awning Hagdan, escalera, Stair Barandilya, Railing

A roof-like structure The wooden means of A wooden rail for

above the windows to accessing upper floors grasping with hand and
provide protection from comprised of a series of wood panels or upright
the sun and the rain steps, landing, and posts(balusters) at regular
decorative balustrades on intervals as supports
both sides
 •The original built of the stairs are retained yet
its direction was rotated 10 years after (1968)
as the Ground floor were constructed to have
additional spaces such as dirty kitchen, bigger
dining and living area, toilet and bath. There
is a storage area or “Bodega” at the rear part
of the house.

Stairs
8.) Its floor 9.) Its Door

Wooden Floor Tabla,tablasuelo,

Floorboard

The board is 1” thick,

fixed to the floor joist
as finished surface of
a room

Square floor tiles

Wood carving detail

Baldosa cuadrada, Square
floor tiles Birdo, growing vine/scroll-
like motif

The most common

ornamental design
symbolizing continuity both
for interior and exterior
uses.
LONGITUDINAL SECTION
CROSS SECTION
INTAGIBLE
REASON
WHY THIS
HOUSE IS
SIGNIFACT
 MEMBERS:
CRUZ, KRISTELLE CHARLOTTE B.
DEL CARMEN, ERROL
RODIL, AUGUSTO JODEL
SADIASA, ELLAINE
VASQUEZ, RYAN
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