The traditional vernacular architecture of Sarat Abidah in Saudi Arabia comprises mud houses with distinctive slates protruding from the walls. The area receives rain all year round, and the east wind carries dust from the desert. Therefore, the locals developed a kind of vernacular architecture comprising stone homes in the hills and mud houses in the valleys. The walls of the mud buildings are 50 cm thick and get thinner as the wall gets higher. There are also slates placed in parallel lines on the walls to drain the rainwater, protecting the clay walls.

Richard Mortel

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