12/06/2023
Mud construction is a critical part of Hunza’s culture. The material used is locally available. It keeps the houses warm in winters and cold in summers along with being eco-friendly. The overall architecture in the town used to be very community centric e.g small fences around the houses to chat with neighbours, mud benches outside the houses for farmers in the town to rest while they carry crops from their fields, chataqs (communal hangout spots) where elder grandparents used to sit and make important community decisions. However, the surge in concrete constructions around the town today shows a threat to this beautiful architecture.