Rammed Earth is an earth building technique which, like cob and adobe, uses sub-soil as the main structural material. Some examples around 8000 years old!
Hemp House, a dual occupancy home for three generations, was built in a combination of rammed earth, timber and Hempcrete walls.
Motel in Norseman. www.norsemangreatwesternmotel.com.au/
Image 3 of 24 from gallery of Rammed Earth House / Estudio Piloti Arquitetura + Stepan Norair Chahinian. Photograph by Luis Claudio Marques Dias
Rammed earth has been used for centuries, for buildings that have stood the test of time, including China’s Great Wall. It’s also cheap and environmentally friendly, so why aren’t modern architects embracing it?
Cherem Arquitectos used soil to create the rammed-earth walls of this house in Mexico which was one of the winning houses in the Architizer A+ Awards.
A very special home in Skinners Shoot, designed and built by the occupants from local materials.
Traditional building techniques are combined in this plastered earth house with a contemporary flair.
Allan Shope Architects designed a solar-powered earth-bermed home in upstate New York that is made entirely out of recycled materials.
A very special home in Skinners Shoot, designed and built by the occupants from local materials.
Sarah, Brad, and their family live on a 100-acre property and run their furniture making / design business called Nicholls Design from it.
Lake Flato Architects created an amazing rammed earth house that acts as insulation against the harsh climate of the desert in Marfa, Texas.
