Rammed Earth

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Rammed Earth House sees Planned Living Architects combine ideas of privacy, protection and immersion to propose a secluded and calming abode.

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For thousands of years, rammed earth has been a hallmark of sustainable construction - thick insulating walls made from rock and earth sourced from the building site itself, or just nearby. Rammed earth has gone through a renaissance of sorts over the past 30 years with the craft being celebrated

In this post we look at rammed earth construction, how it works and some examples of some great rammed earth contemporary projects.

Rammed earth house with an open-plan living space, private home office, large entryway, and spacious bedrooms with terraces and Jack and Jill bathrooms.

Image 17 of 29 from gallery of Casa Sal / R/MA Rivero Mas Asociados. Photograph by Rafael Gamo

This LEED for Homes Gold project is situated on a walnut ranch in the Central Valley. Marrying modern details with the age-old tradition of rammed earth, this home sets the standard for green design. It harnesses both passive and active heating and cooling strategies including thermal mass, geothermal heat pump, solar thermal and solar PV systems. Project Architect for Feldman Architecture Photography by Joe Fletcher

Stories about Mexican houses, including a coastal home in Colima that curves around a tropical garden and a beachfront cabana in San Juan de Alima.

Architecture Research Office (ARO) built this sleek, aluminum-clad chicken coop for a Hamptons backyard, both for the challenge and for "the sheer ridiculousness" of the project.