mud houses
Clay-built rural homes
Mud houses are dwellings built primarily from earth mixed with water, sometimes combined with straw or other binding materials.
Construction methods include adobe bricks, rammed earth, and cob.
Found across cultures from the American Southwest to West Africa to the Middle East, mud houses offer natural insulation and use locally available materials: The village's mud houses stayed cool even in summer heat.
- adobeSun-dried clay bricks
- rammed earthCompacted soil as building material
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- thatchDried plant roof covering
- hutsSmall crude dwellings
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Dwellings made from clay blocks
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Dwellings with integrated automation
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Fortified underground chambers
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