This article discusses Batanes's sustainable living strategies, especially its stone houses' architecture, and how they can be replicated in other regions.

2024年12月2日 · Have you ever seen an Ivatan house up close and personal? The Ivatan houses of Batanes are a testament to the ingenuity and resilience of the Ivatan people. These unique structures, built with thick stone walls and cogon grass roofs, stand as a stark contrast to the more common Filipino dwellings.

2021年9月12日 · The image below is Batanes’ oldest Ivatan house, known as the “House of Dakay,” built last 1887. It is the only Ivatan house that remained after an intense earthquake occurred on September 13, 1918.

2020年10月3日 · If you’ve ever wondered what typhoon resilience looks like, look to the Ivatan of Batanes and how their homes have been designed to withstand the strongest of elements. The traditional house of the Ivatan is called the Rakuh.

2022年9月6日 · The Ivatan are the people who live in Batanes, a group of 10 islands in the northernmost part of the Philippine archipelago and the smallest province in the country, with most of its estimated area of 20,930 hectares being mountainous.

In similar respect, the Austronesian architecture of lightweight construction is observed to have similarities all over the region. Ivatans evolved their own architecture variation to respond to strong winds, typhoons, and earthquakes. This is the Batanes environmental reality.3

Unpredictable weather conditions and the distance that isolate the islands most of the year have led to preservation of many of this historic folk architecture. The Province of Batanes in the Philippines consists of ten or more volcanic islands located …

This document provides an overview of the traditional architecture found in the Batanes Islands of the Philippines. It discusses two main house types - wood-and-thatch structures and lime-stone-wood-and-thatch structures.

This document summarizes various traditional architectural styles found in the Batanes islands.

2022年9月29日 · Batanes is well-known for its beautiful waters, rugged terrain, and clean environment. It is also known for the distinct culture of the Ivatans, the island's original settlers. It is also rich in marine resources, including some of the world's rarest sea corals.