Mud Brick Interiors: Small Openings and Thick Walls for Shade

The interior of a mud-brick building. Walls and ceiling are plastered with mud, in a warm earthy yellow color, with hand-plastered undulations on the surface. The ceiling is supported by a row of date palm wood beams spaced 400mm apart. Reeds mats and earth are laid over the beams. The beams have irregular cross-sections, retaining the shape of tree trunks. Small triangular openings in the wall let in several narrow shafts of light, forming bright triangular light spots on the opposite wall, which are the only light source in the room; the rest of the space is in soft darkness. The floor is compacted earth, covered with hand-woven wool rugs. There are embedded niches in the walls for oil lamps and vessels. Avoid: ceiling made of flat panels, large windows, walls with smooth finishes, adding modern lighting.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一間泥磚建築的室內,牆與天花都是抹泥的,顏色是溫暖的土黃,表面有手抹的起伏。天花由一排間距 400mm 的棗椰木樑支撐,樑上鋪蘆葦蓆與泥土,樑的斷面不規則,保留樹幹的形狀。牆上的三角形小孔透進數道細窄的光柱,在對面的牆上形成明亮的三角形光斑,是室內唯一的光源,其餘處於柔和的暗中。地坪是壓實的泥地,鋪著手織的羊毛毯。牆上有嵌入的壁龕放置油燈與器皿。避免:天花做成平整的封板、開大面積的窗、牆面做成平滑的塗裝、加入現代照明。