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|a ABSTRACT Using the case study method, this paper sought to determine the early 20th century lifestyle of the original residents of the Bautista House in Malolos, Bulacan as reflected by its interior spatial allocation along with the interior spatial treatments and ornamentation of the house. Through deductive analysis, an ample study of the spatial allocation and spatial treatments of the Bautista House was used in determining the early 20th century lifestyle of the original residents of the Bautista House in Malolos, Bulacan as reflected by its interior spatial allocation along with the interior spatial treatments and ornamentation of the house.. Through deductive analysis, an ample study of the spatial allocation and spatial treatments of the Bautista House was used in determining the early 20th century lifestyle of the original residents. The house was chosen not only because of its historical significance in the town of Malolos but also because of the researcher's interest on the lifestyle, name and authority of its original residents. Another thing that was taken into consideration was the accessibility of the house to the researcher, and its location. The study employed various methods of research including: site observations, interview with the current owner and descendant of the original owner of the house in the early 20th century, Antonio Bautista, photo documentation, ocular inspection, document review, and narrative analysis. References on the subject of Spanish Colonial Ancestral Houses, the Filipino Elite Lifestyle during the 19th century, and Proxemics were used as bases for the research. It identified the different interior design elements in the house in terms of interior planning and treatments and verified if there had been changes made in the original structure. The paper analyzed the characteristics of the interior design of the Bautista House in relation to the culture of the town during that period and established the lifestyle of the Bautista Family in the early 20th century, as mirrored by its interior spatial allocation and interior spatial treatments. It discussed and analyzed the interior elements of the house, but was limited to a comparison with its exterior. Likewise, a socio-historical framework of analysis using the narrative personal histories of the family was applied in coming with possible meanings behind the spatial allocation and treatments in the house interior. The stories, reminiscences, and other physical sources such as the layout and treatments were used to reconstruct the underlying lifestyle of the Bautistas in the early 1900s. Through the aforementioned methodology, it was established that a number of spaces in the Bautista House had been changed regarding their interior spatial allocation, and that most of the present ornamentation did not exist in the house in the early 1900s, with the exception of the structural interior spatial treatments. The interiors depict the transition from the Geometric and Floral styles (1800s-1930s) as shown in its original interior structural elements while the exterior façade portrayed the Revivalist Style of Neoclassicism. The Bautista House was a political structure - a house of authority, wealth, and power more than anything else. The lifestyle of the family residing in the Bautista House during the early 20th had been determined to be lavish and political in nature, with great value in religion, privacy, and the family as shown in almost all the interior spaces at the second floor of the house. The multiple spaces, sizes of the rooms, and even the dimensions of the house and its location were status symbols that insinuated the lifestyle of the Bautistas in that period. For future studies on historical narratives, it is recommended for upcoming designers that certain elements in the study must be verified first of its authenticity to ensure accuracy and correctness in the research process and to obtain equivalent results.
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