Bahay Kubo - A Traditional House of the Philippines (Bahat Kubo Living - Scaled Model)

afterglow (73)in Architecture+Design • 3 years ago

Greetings!

As I come to the conclusion of this series it makes me excited how all the scaled models will look once I put them together. And as I am finishing the last piece of this series which is the Bahay Kubo I decided to make the roof detachable for the sake of using it as a "display" inside our house so that our visitors can see the inside of the Bahay Kubo.

In this way, I could remove all the furniture inside the Bahay Kubo at will or add some in the future and also because I have plans on the scaled models of the furniture that I will be putting inside the Bahay Kubo.

For those who are not aware I started this series by building a scaled model of a Bamboo Chair first, followed by a Bamboo Table, and the third one is a Bamboo Bed. After I built the scaled model of the chair it became the basis of all the scaled model that I going to build in this series until its conclusion.

While I am building the Bahay Kubo I realized that it will take me some time to complete it because of my quite busy daily activities.

With that said, what if would make this a two-part blog? But I retracted. Because I think it would be best to put all the stages in building the Bahay Kubo on a single publication.

TRIVIA: Bahay Kubo is an icon of Philippine Culture. It is characterized by the materials used to build it such as Bamboo, Wood, Cogon Grass, Coconut Leaves, and Buri/Buli Palm.

I started building the Bahay Kubo a day after I finished the bamboo bed. I also indicated the days (as stages) in building the Bahay Kubo.

So, without further ado here's how I started building the Bahay Kubo.

DAY 1

I started by creating the main skeleton of the Bahay Kubo (photo below)

Here are the bamboos that I used to create the main skeleton of the Bahay Kubo

Then I started to glue together the lower rectangular skeleton.

In the photo below I started to glue the first four posts

And then I followed it by gluing the upper rectangular skeleton

Then I followed it up by gluing the middle posts (this ultimately decided that the Bahay Kubo that I am creating will have two main divisions, the kitchen, and the bedroom)

And that's how the first stage of me creating a scaled model of a Bahay Kubo (It took me about an hour to finish this stage)

DAY 2

And comes day two. On this day, I glued the floor of the Bahay Kubo

Here are the bamboos to be used as the floor of the Bahay Kubo

DAY 3

And then day three comes along. On this day, I decided to create the roof skeleton of the Bahay Kubo

Here are the bamboos that I used in building the skeleton of the roof

Here's a nice thing. My son loves to ask me to create a house out of cartons so when he saw that I am building a house he was all smiles and asked me if he could play with it. While he was playing with the Bahay Kubo he asked me to take a photo of him together with the unfinished Bahay Kubo.

My son asked me to take a photo of him with the unfinished Bahay Kubo

DAY 4

And here I am at day four. Most Bahay Kubo has a criss-cross fence at the bottom so I decided to put some

Day 5

On day five it is time to start building the four windows of the Bahay Kubo.

Some of the bamboos that I used to build the windows and walls of the Bahay Kubo

DAY 6

On day six I started to glue the walls of the Bahay Kubo

DAY 7

Day seven is the continuation of gluing the walls of the Bahay Kubo

DAY 8

Then the 8th day comes.

By the way, the days that I indicated in this publication does not mean that I am building the Bahay Kubo on consecutive days, it simply means the number of days of building the Bahay Kubo (sometimes there are days/days that I was not able to spare some time in building the Bahay Kubo).

Day 8 is when I put the doors into place

DAY 9

On the ninth day, I made the stairs of the Bahay Kubo and I started to build the roof (I used cogon grass for the roof)

The stairs turn out to be cute, isn't it?

Here's how it looks when I first put the cogon grass for the roof.

DAY 10

The tenth day is the final day of building the Bahay Kubo. On this day I finally put the final piece of the roof.

Close up of the stairs

And here's the finished product side by side with the bed, table, and chair that I made for this series

The bamboo bed inside the Bahay Kubo

The bamboo table and the bamboo chair inside the Bahay Kubo

And finally, I put the Bahay Kubo on display on our sala

I am a Computer Engineer, blogger, farmer, father, and husband. I love countryside living, nature, farming (rice/vegetables), and has two decades of experience as an I.T. professional

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3 years ago in Architecture+Design by afterglow (73)

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kimloan (63) 3 years ago

Oh my god, it’s so beautiful. 😮

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afterglow (73) 3 years ago

Thank you very much (^_^)

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storiesoferne (71)CREATOR 3 years ago

Amazing! Finally, the culmination of all your dedicated efforts has finally arrived! Congratulations on your superb version of a scaled model for a Bahay Kubo, complete with interior furniture (previously featured in our beloved community)! So far, what are the best learning experiences you've gained from immersing in this interesting activity @afterglow?

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afterglow (73) 3 years ago

Amazing! Finally, the culmination of all your dedicated efforts has finally arrived! Congratulations on your superb version of a scaled model for a Bahay Kubo

Thank you very much @storiesoferne

So far, what are the best learning experiences you've gained from immersing in this interesting activity

The experiences are enjoyable and fulfilling. I found out that creating scaled models is not easy, sometimes while you are in the process of making them a mistake can be made, and sometimes adjustments needs to be made in order to achieve a more desirable outcome.

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storiesoferne (71)CREATOR 3 years ago

Yes, because scaled model-making is a meticulous process, you'll seldom encounter unforeseen errors. I've experienced the same situations when I used to make them for architectural projects. But, the good thing is that these mistakes can always be corrected by patience with an artistic flair.

Now, that you've mastered the art of crafting a tiny Bahay Kubo, perhaps it's high time to build a full-blown mountain village or Filipino barrio in miniature size? What about a Christmas manger in time for December?

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