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The torogan served as the customary residence of Maranao aristocracy. The sultan, his wives, kids, and servants all resided there. However, it served as a community house where community affairs were conducted in addition to serving as a household.

Without a torogan, a sultanate was undoubtedly incomplete. In reality, every community governed by sultanates and principalities had one at the height of their power.

There are three different varieties of traditional Maranao homes. First, the torogan, which are the nobles' houses. The "mala-a-walay," or large house, comes in second. The little home, or "lawig," is the last.

Torogans were raised off the ground using "tukod," or massively girthy hard wood trunks. The "tapuwilih" post is in the center, ringed at the base by twenty-five more posts.

Each of them is supported by a precise arrangement of large stones that are half-buried in the ground. Additionally, they serve as shock absorbers, causing the home to shake during earthquakes and severe winds.

The multifunctional ground area made under the wooden beams is known as "doring." The "poro" is the name of the principal residence on the second story. The only objects dividing the open space are clothing and chests.

The "lantay" (flooring) is made out of "barimbingan" planks that are joined by "dolog" wooden floor joists. The wooden staircase, or "towak," and its stringer board are dripping with okir carvings in the traditional style.

The walling boards, or "dingending," are held in place by walls built of "gisuk" and "tartek" wall studs. The "tinai-a-walay," a centrally carved beam inside the building, supports the roof's king post.

More okir carvings adorn the sliding windows and door (paitaw) (rowasan). Also absent are ceilings. They substituted appliqued fabrics.

Ancient Maranao buildings had cogon roofing, or "atup," which was supported by "rampatan" beams and had a "diongal" on top. However, GI sheets took the place of cogon during American times.

The panolong is the torogan's most distinctive feature, which is unique. These end beams are carved. The front is covered in a serpent pattern (niyaga), and the sides are covered in pako okir or fern motifs.

http://www.traveltrilogy.com/2019/08/torogan-traditional-maranao-royal-house.html

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The 16th-century planned Spanish colonial town of Vigan is the best preserved example in Asia. Its architecture is a reflection of the blending of cultural aspects from China, the Philippines, Europe, and Mexico to produce a distinctive culture and townscape that is unmatched in East and South-East Asia. In the Province of Ilocos Sur, Philippine Archipelago, Vigan, a significant trading hub prior to the colonial period, is situated near the Abra River's delta along the northwest coast of the main island of Luzon. The inscribed property spans a total of 17.25 hectares. Two nearby plazas are accessible via the typical Hispanic checkerboard street layout. An open space in the shape of a L has the Plaza Salcedo as the longer arm and the Plaza Burgos as the shorter arm. The St. Paul's Cathedral, the Archbishop's Palace, the City Hall, and the Provincial Capitol Building dominate the two plazas. The Ley de la Indias required all new cities in the Spanish Empire to follow the Renaissance grid plan, and the town's urban design largely complies with this requirement. The Historic Core (also known as the Mestizo area), where the Latin legacy is moderated by strong Chinese, Ilocano, and Filipino influences, is where Vigan stands apart from contemporary Spanish colonial towns in Latin America. Two nearby plazas are accessible via the typical Hispanic checkerboard street layout. An open space in the shape of a L has the Plaza Salcedo as the longer arm and the Plaza Burgos as the shorter arm. The St. Paul's Cathedral, the Archbishop's Palace, the City Hall, and the Provincial Capitol Building dominate the two plazas.

The Ley de la Indias required all new cities in the Spanish Empire to follow the Renaissance grid plan, and the town's urban design largely complies with this requirement. The Historic Core (also known as the Mestizo area), where the Latin legacy is moderated by strong Chinese, Ilocano, and Filipino influences, is where Vigan stands apart from contemporary Spanish colonial towns in Latin America. their homes' lower levels served as their businesses, offices, and storage areas, while the upper floors served as their living spaces. Vigan is home to a number of noteworthy public structures that exhibit multi-cultural influences in addition to its residential and commercial architecture.

Particularly its grid street design and old urban layout, Vigan is exceptional in that it has retained much of its Hispanic colonial heritage. The significance of this is also found in the way that the many architectural elements have been merged to provide a uniform townscape.

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/502

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After being married in 1872, Efigenio Lizares and Enrica Alunan soon acquired a large amount of land and began making sugar in their home Negros. The Lizares family was among the first to set up mechanical sugar mills on the island, according to a history of the sugar industry. The family is claimed to have maintained a modest lifestyle while their wealth grew. Efigenio and Enrica Lizares had high expectations for their 17 children despite leading a humble existence; many of them went on to become renowned hacenderos and businesspeople in the area. The Lizares-Alunan children's residences, which ranged from enormous haciendas and Spanish-Mediterranean estates to Art Deco mansions, could be seen all throughout Negros and Iloilo as adults. Concepcion Gamboa's eighth child, Emiliano, created his company and residential development in Jaro, Iloilo.

The Lizares mansion, which Don Emiliano Lizares finished in 1937 for his wife, their two sons, and their three daughters, was intended to be the only building on the 100 hectares of land that made up the Lizares estate. Emiliano Lizares lived outside of Iloilo, a city that still lived up to its moniker of "Queen City of the South," and had his siblings' opulent estates to contend with (brother Simplicio Lizares built an Art Deco villa in Negros near their childhood home that was completed in 1936 and designed by architect Juan Nakpil). Public and private structures created by the top architects of the day were swiftly constructed in Iloilo during the 1930s, according to publications from the time. The famed Filipino painter Juan Luna's son, Andres Luna de San Pedro, was engaged by Lizares to create his new house.

The Lizares Mansion is made of concrete that has been painted to resemble brick and squared limestone stones. The façade has a tower with a conical roof and round-topped arches over the windows. The Lizares mansion's overscaled embellishments were typical of Beaux-Arts façades. Although the façade is not symmetrical, the composition is balanced by the mansion's small but striking colonnade in the middle. The mansion's grand gesture is its tower, which features a full row of stained glass windows and the most opulent surface ornamentation. The house is eye-catching from the road, and as one gets closer, the features get deeper until the strings of Christmas lights that are wired to the façade start to muddy the fine details.

"The interior's floor plan concludes with a single grand room. The sala belonged to the Lizares family. It is now the chapel of the Iloilo-based Angelicum School, which has been using the property for more than 30 years. Inside the tiny chapel, the dark wood flooring are still beautifully polished. The balcony that overlooks the area on the second story is decorated with metal accents. The ceiling and wall paintings are illuminated by windows on the first and second stories."

https://bluprint.onemega.com/lizares-mansion-angelicum-school-iloilo/

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The Ocampo Pagoda Mansion was one of the more well-known buildings constructed in the Philippines during the Japanese colonization. This home in Quiapo, Manila, the Philippines, has a three-story building with a seven-story tower in the northwest corner that resembles a pagoda. A Japanese castle was the design's inspiration.

Jose Mariano Ocampo ordered the construction of this palace in the years leading up to the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in 1941, and it gained notoriety as a result of its role as a sanctuary for neighbors during the World War II air combat between Japanese and American planes.

In terms of architecture, this mansion combines Western and Japanese influences. It includes elaborate bargeboard-adorned Japanese dormer gables, while the tower's base is decorated with concrete gables in a very medieval Western design rather than serving as a roof. Additionally, it has machicolations and teeth-like crenellations on the top, both of which are characteristics of Western medieval architecture.

https://filipinaarchitect.com/ocampo-pagoda-mansion/

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The idea for Araneta Coliseum first came to J. Araneta, Amado The entrepreneur travelled much and observed what his countrymen were lacking. He desired something remarkable and beautiful that was also affordable for regular Filipinos.

The 35-hectare Cubao site that is currently the Araneta City was acquired by Araneta from Radio Communication of America in 1952. (RCA). The property's boundaries are Edsa, Aurora Boulevard, P. Tuazon, and 15th Avenue, which includes the Araneta family residence. It serves as the hub of Araneta City and provides a one-stop location for dining, shopping, and entertainment. Other establishments in Araneta City include Fiesta Carnival, the first year-round indoor amusement complex in the Philippines, Ali Mall, the first multi-level commercial mall in the nation, and New Frontier Cinema, the biggest movie theater in the nation with over 3,500 seats.

It is strategically located in the busiest area of the nation's metropolis, which is easily reachable by nearly every method of transportation. The intersection of the two largest public rail transit systems, the Metro Rail Transit 3 and the Light Rail Transit 2, can only be found here.

The Araneta Coliseum's construction began in 1957 and was completed in late 1959. The Coliseum was acknowledged as the "Biggest covered coliseum in the world" between 1960 and 1963. With a dome diameter of 128 meters, it continues to be one of the largest clear span domes in the world and the largest indoor facility in Southeast Asia. Its overall land size is about four hectares, and its floor space is two thousand three hundred square meters.

On March 16, 1960, Filipino boxer Gabriel "Flash" Elorde defeated American Harold Gomes to win the title of World Junior Lightweight. More than 33,000 people came to see the competition. Back then, reserve seating cost five pesos and general entry cost 80 centavos. The commitment of J. has been upheld by the Araneta Coliseum management over the years. Amado Araneta wanted to offer the best entertainment to the Filipino people at the most affordable price. The Ali-Fraizer World Heavyweight Championship Fight, the Philippine Basketball Association Games, and the Bb each year were some of the most well-remembered performances. the Philippine Beauty Pageant.

The Araneta Coliseum recently had a 250 million peso restoration that started in July 1999. The management's dedication to attracting world-class events and artists to a world-class facility is demonstrated by the considerable capital investment. The creation of opulent locker, dressing, production, and press rooms is part of a total back-of-the-house revamp included in the renovation. In the patron and lower box levels, every seat in the premium sections has been replaced.

In addition to hosting a four-sided center hanging scoreboard, the only one of its kind in the Philippines, a new aluminum grid/catwalk has been constructed and is prepared to meet the most technically demanding event setups. The Araneta Coliseum will undergo numerous additional important renovations and improvements on both the inside and outside in order to solidify its status as the nation's exclusive hub for entertainment and related activities. It is the only genuinely versatile public assembly space, enabling it to host seven different configurations of concerts over the course of seven days.

https://smartaranetacoliseum.com/the-big-dome