I recently toured a house that had mostly single wythe brick walls. They were not attached to a stick frame or masonry structure with ties, and there simply were small, column-like sections on the wall that were double wythes.

The house seemed structurally sound. It was the first time I saw houses built this way, though I’ve seen freestanding garden brick walls looking the same. Is there a term for it?

Now I’m interested in building one myself. Is this common enough practice in NA? It seems more approachable than building a whole house with multiple wythes of bricks.