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Stone house built by ancient people


Ancient stone house

Modern people have just learned that temperatures in houses can be moderated by using stones.

However, the knowledge was known already hundreds of years ago by ancient people. And this beautiful old stone house gives one of the many proofs.

Located in a hot-climate area of Croatia, this old house was built by using high thermal mass materials, such as stone, masonry and wood.

The materials amazingly absorb the hot daytime sun, bringing down interior heat. And at night, the materials will release the heat into the interior, delivering warmth in the cold evenings.

Just notice the thick stone walls of the old house. That’s one of the secrets that make this house comfortable.
Hundreds of years ago, people had been so advanced in architecture.

House with high thermal mass materials

The stone material

Thick stone walls

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