Endangered Wooden Architecture Programme Blog

In the heart of Old Manila and, 600 kilometers away, on the serene island of Bohol stand the fading remnants of a bygone architectural era: the Bahay na bato at kahoy—a hybrid Filipino house type that emerged from centuries of adaptation and colonial influence. The Bahay na bato emerged in the 17th century, reached its peak in the 19th century, and quickly began to disappear in the 1950s shortly after WWII. These structures are the subject of an ambitious heritage documentation initiative known as DOMUS: Documenting Old Manila’s Urban Structures. Today, the complete DOMUS archive is publicly accessible through the Endangered Wooden Architecture Programme (EWAP). The digital collection can be explored at:  EWAP Archive – DOMUS Project Suarez House, Bohol, Philippines https://doi.org/10.60491/ewap2030sg032025002 The DOMUS project is a multidisciplinary effort to digitally document and reconstruct eleven endangered Bahay na bato structures in San Nicolas and Binondo, Manila, and in Ta...