Mud Brick Settlements: Layered Earth-Colored Volumes

An aerial view of a historic mud-brick settlement. Hundreds of two-to-three-story square volumes are tightly connected, sharing walls, with almost no gaps, only narrow alleys less than 2 meters wide interspersed among them. All buildings are uniformly colored in earthy ochre, making the entire settlement appear to grow out of the ground like a natural landform. Roofs are flat, with parapet walls and triangular serrated copings; some roofs are stacked with date palm leaves. At the edge of the settlement is a thicker city wall and several circular towers. Surrounding it are green date palm groves and a dry riverbed. Avoid: wide gaps between buildings, sloped roofs, color variations, adding modern additions.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一片歷史泥磚聚落的鳥瞰,數百棟兩到三層的方形量體緊密相連,共用牆體,幾乎沒有間隙,只有寬不到 2 公尺的巷道穿插其間。所有建築的顏色完全一致,都是泥的赭黃,因此整片聚落看起來像從地面長出來的地形。屋頂是平的,上面有女兒牆與三角鋸齒收頭,部分屋頂堆放著棗椰葉。聚落的邊緣有一道更厚的城牆與幾座圓形的塔樓。周圍是綠色的棗椰林與乾涸的河谷。避免:建築之間留出寬闊的間距、屋頂做成斜坡、顏色出現差異、加入現代的加建物。