ADVANTAGES
Nipa Huts are original ancestral home and still the home of Filipinos in many rural areas. Nipa Huts are usually found in provinces, and if you're planning on constructing a Nipa Hut on your land, then why not? It's a very good idea to build these kind of houses especially if you're planning on putting up a vacation house in a not-so-very secluded place, in a farm or something, usually these Nipa Huts are elevated from the ground to safeguard you from flood, and from bloodthirsty wild animals, however you can also keep farm animals undernearth the wooden house. The Nipa Hut makes you get in touch with nature for once in a while and put up a modernized touch in your own and creative architecture so the essence of nature, the cool and natural breeze, dancing flowers in the wind, the whistling leaves will be felt in a very beautiful panorama while you enjoy the sensation and comfortable scenario in your own house.
The Nipa Hut is very resourceful because it is naturally filtered light coming from the sun, so you don't need to worry about those electricity bills and you only have to worry about those modern stuffs you just put on your own Nipa Hut. The windows of the Nipa Hut are widely made to feel the cool wind, this relaxing wind came from one of the greatest gifts of nature, the trees; because of these trees, these natural air-conditioners, you don't need to inhale-exhale those chlorofluorocarbon/Freon coming from air-conditioners, which means that you are not only saving money for the electricity bills but you are extending one day of your life to survive in everyday.
The Nipa Hut is very resourceful because it is naturally filtered light coming from the sun, so you don't need to worry about those electricity bills and you only have to worry about those modern stuffs you just put on your own Nipa Hut. The windows of the Nipa Hut are widely made to feel the cool wind, this relaxing wind came from one of the greatest gifts of nature, the trees; because of these trees, these natural air-conditioners, you don't need to inhale-exhale those chlorofluorocarbon/Freon coming from air-conditioners, which means that you are not only saving money for the electricity bills but you are extending one day of your life to survive in everyday.
DISADVATAGES
However with great advantages comes also with disappointing disadvantages. The Nipa Hut is made up of light materials, such as wood, planks, bamboo, leaves, and grass. The Nipa Hut is very prone on catching fire easily. Ironically, your hearth will become a hearth.
Another is, that those rabid and bloodthirsty wild animals will destroy your house if it is made of very light materials and it depends on how the architecture was made. Also, those pesky insects and bugs swarming inside your house especially houseflies, cockroaches, mosquitoes etc.
Most of all when a raging storm/typhoon hits your area. Say bye-bye to your natural and indigenous house, but if it's made by strong wood and sturdy materials, and also layered by concrete then that would be no longer a problem. Also concrete absorbs heat coming from the sun during daytime, and when it's nighttime, where it's cold, you will go to feel the warmth, the heat that was absorbed by the concrete in daytime. The problem with concrete is that if you have an air-conditioner, concrete is hard to cool. The Nipa Hut also can be a pain in the neck because once in a while you check on everyday if the support is fine or the roof is still strongly thatched. Imagine you have a mischievous pet dog and keeps on doing its business in the front of your lawn. Yes, the Nipa Hut's leaves keeps on falling as it dries, everyday you need to sweep these leaves just to keep your lot clean.
Despite all these advantages and disadvantages, the "Nipa hut" is a very beautiful architectural invention, made up by the Filipinos because it now a popular icon of the Philippine Culture as it represents the Filipino's creativity, resourcefulness, environmental-friendly ideas, and especially "Bayanihan".
Another is, that those rabid and bloodthirsty wild animals will destroy your house if it is made of very light materials and it depends on how the architecture was made. Also, those pesky insects and bugs swarming inside your house especially houseflies, cockroaches, mosquitoes etc.
Most of all when a raging storm/typhoon hits your area. Say bye-bye to your natural and indigenous house, but if it's made by strong wood and sturdy materials, and also layered by concrete then that would be no longer a problem. Also concrete absorbs heat coming from the sun during daytime, and when it's nighttime, where it's cold, you will go to feel the warmth, the heat that was absorbed by the concrete in daytime. The problem with concrete is that if you have an air-conditioner, concrete is hard to cool. The Nipa Hut also can be a pain in the neck because once in a while you check on everyday if the support is fine or the roof is still strongly thatched. Imagine you have a mischievous pet dog and keeps on doing its business in the front of your lawn. Yes, the Nipa Hut's leaves keeps on falling as it dries, everyday you need to sweep these leaves just to keep your lot clean.
Despite all these advantages and disadvantages, the "Nipa hut" is a very beautiful architectural invention, made up by the Filipinos because it now a popular icon of the Philippine Culture as it represents the Filipino's creativity, resourcefulness, environmental-friendly ideas, and especially "Bayanihan".