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Driveway for the caroza and storage for gain harvest and old furniture
Zaguan
Caroza
Quadra
Bodega
Where santos are placed during fiesta processions and parades
Zaguan
Caroza
Quadra
Bodega
Horse stable
Zaguan
Caroza
Quadra
Bodega
Storeroom
Zaguan
Caroza
Quadra
Bodega
Grand stairway
Escalera
Caida
Azotea
Sala
Antesala from the stairs, traditional receiving area, separates the living area from private rooms and may double as home office
Escalera
Caida
Azotea
Sala
Open terrace for washing and drying clothes and for afternoon tea
Escalera
Caida
Azotea
Sala
Largest room in the bahay na bato, also the living room
Sala mayor
Caida
Azotea
Sala
Kitchen
Cocina
Dispensa
Comun
Aljibe
Pantry
Cocina
Dispensa
Comun
Aljibe
Toilet
Cocina
Dispensa
Comun
Aljibe
Water cistern
Cocina
Dispensa
Comun
Aljibe
Toilet
Latrina
Cuarto
Entresuelo
Balcon
Toilet
Bano
Alcoba
Patio
Volada
Bedroom
Latrina
Cuarto
Entresuelo
Balcon
Bedroom
Bano
Alcoba
Patio
Volada
Bedroom
Dormitorio
Calado
Pasamano
Comedor
Mezzanine, quarters for household help
Latrina
Cuarto
Entresuelo
Balcon
An open gallery at the front of the house; anteroom or lounging area
Latrina
Cuarto
Entresuelo
Balcon
Courtyard
Bano
Alcoba
Patio
Volada
Hanging gallery, the outward projection of the second floor in a bahay na bato
Bano
Alcoba
Patio
Volada
Pierced transom between walls and ceilings
Dormitorio
Calado
Pasamano
Comedor
Wooden door casement
Dormitorio
Calado
Pasamano
Comedor
Dining room
Dormitorio
Calado
Pasamano
Comedor
Red, high-polished tiles associated with the Spanish Coloninal houses in Vigan
Vigan tiles
Vajilera
Butaca
Tres de Luna
Wooden balusters
Barandillas
Media agua
Bandejado
Banggera
Protective awnings over windows of ancestral houses
Barandillas
Media agua
Bandejado
Banggera
Tray-like panel that decorated wall sidings
Barandillas
Media agua
Bandejado
Banggera
Wooden overhang made of bamboo slats located in the kitchen to dry plates and utensils and where the banga is laid out to dry
Barandillas
Media agua
Bandejado
Banggera
Place for tertulias or social gatherings
Sala mayor
Ventana
Sala
Ventanillas
Sophisticated layerings of sliding mechanisms comprised of capiz, Louvre, and wood panels and of coloured glass
Sala mayor
Ventana
Sala
Ventanillas
“Little window” under the wooden casement protected by either wooden balusters or iron lacework grills and closed from behind by wooden panels sliding in floor grooves
Sala mayor
Ventana
Sala
Ventanillas
Prayer room
Oratorio
Despacho
Descanso
Columnilla
Home office
Oratorio
Despacho
Descanso
Columnilla
Stair landing
Oratorio
Despacho
Descanso
Columnilla
Decorative colonette that divides windows into two sides
Oratorio
Despacho
Descanso
Columnilla
Latticework panels in capiz shells frame
Concha
Coquina
Biombos
Postigo
Coral rock as alternate to adobe limestone used as ground floor materials
Concha
Coquina
Biombos
Postigo
Service door on side of the main doors
Concha
Coquina
Biombos
Postigo
Transom windows
Espejo
Mirador
Dulang
Persiana
A small room at the tower of the highest floor of a bahay na bato topped with a weather vane
Espejo
Mirador
Dulang
Persiana
Dining table with extremely low height used in the traditional homes
Espejo
Mirador
Dulang
Teja de Curva
Clay roof tiles that were laid carefully on the roof of a bahay na bato. A tile roof traditionally kept the bahay na bato cool.
Espejo
Mirador
Dulang
Teja de Curva
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