Exploring the ancient brick masonry of Tozeur, Tunisia. Much like the famous brickwork of ancient Indus Valley cities like Mohenjo-daro or Mesopotamian citad...
The bricks themselves are also more “airy” and not solid.
Some of the more interesting patterns are designed to create a vortex. The roads are narrow so the walls are in shade. It’s a bit more then just the shadinf
TLDW Textured self-shading brickwork acts as passive cooling
TIL about it, quite interesting technique that I hadn’t give much thought about
The bricks themselves are also more “airy” and not solid.
Some of the more interesting patterns are designed to create a vortex. The roads are narrow so the walls are in shade. It’s a bit more then just the shadinf