Taos Pueblo. Hlaauma or North House.

Title/Reference:
Taos Pueblo. Hlaauma or North House.
Author: G. Arboleda

Image No.: 393
Code No.: D05VIII15-I-05324

Approx. shoot date:
August 15, 2005
Date uploaded:
November 13, 2005

Orig. File Size: 14.4 MB
Original Media: Digital

Filed under:
Built landscape Vernacular building Digital 10-20 MB 2005 USA Arboleda, G. Mud Pre-15th century architecture Architecture - Exterior

Related notes:
Lecciones sobre consumo (y sobreconsumo) de energía, tras un viaje de costa a costa Lessons on energy after a trip cross-country

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Place

USA – New Mexico. Taos Pueblo, North House.

Description

Hlaauma or North House, the most photographed of the two large structures in Taos Pueblo.
The natural cooling solution here came from packing together independent housing units, leaving very little space for sunlight to come in. Besides, using thick mud walls helped to thermally insulate the interior.

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