Revisiting the Southeast Asian House: An Outlier’s Perspective

• Main Author: Zialcita, Fernando N
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2021
• Subjects: Philippines; Java; Vietnam; vernacular architecture; architectural identity; westernisation; houses on piles; Architectural History and Criticism; Construction Engineering; South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/sa-faculty-pubs/98; https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-16-2438-4_12
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Overviews of Southeast Asian houses often overlook Hispanised Philippine houses. This chapter suggests that we need a perspective that will include not only such houses but also vernacular houses using brick or stone in northern Vietnam and South Sumatra. The argument is framed around a number of ke...