adobe wall

Earthen sun-dried partition

A wall made from adobe—sun-dried bricks of clay mixed with straw or other organic material.

Adobe walls are characteristic of traditional construction in arid regions like the American Southwest and Mexico, prized for their thermal mass that keeps interiors cool in summer and warm in winter: The old mission's adobe walls were three feet thick.

Related
  • mudWet soil mixture
  • clayMoldable earth for ceramics
  • brickFired clay building unit
  • stuccoDecorative wall plaster
  • plasterWall-coating paste

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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G