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Alberobello
The Mediterranean
Hot dry summers, mild wet winters.
TemperateHot & dry
Whitewash and stone mass, courtyards and shade: the Mediterranean shares the hot-dry playbook. Puglia's trulli corbel limestone into cones that stay cool all summer, roofs harvest winter rain into cisterns below the floor.
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TrulloDry-stone corbelled roofPuglia (Alberobello), Italy
Thick whitewashed limestone walls and a conical roof of dry-laid stone give huge thermal mass that holds the interior cool through the day, while t…
Store & slow heatHot & dryTemperate
Aangan / SahnCourtyard stack ventilationPersia · Arab world · …
The shaded courtyard collects dense cool night air; by day, hot air rises out of the open top while cooler court air is drawn into the surrounding rooms.
Catch & move airHot & dryWarm & humid