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Brick can hold heat for hours. One of the
reasons for adobe brick houses is that the heat trapped in the day is slowly
released at night. Spraying with water will only get the top skin of the
brick and the rest of the heat will still slowly come out. Brick will look
nice, but may not be as functional for that reason.
From a thermodynamic point of view, I'd suggest
wooden siding painted white. If you ever see an old-fashioned weather
station instrument box, that's what they look like (although they often have
open wooden louvered sides which you probably don't want to go for!). I
don't know how that will match your garden though. You can always play
shrubs or a climber like ivy around it, which will help to shade
it.
Jeff Anderson-Lee
Sacramento, CA
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