Local Colors in Rammed Earth Construction: 50 Projects Revealing Earth's Vibrant Palette

With the proper know-how, readily available earth, sand, chalk, lime, or gravel can yield a versatile, strong, and durable construction material. Its colorful results vary from region to region, depending on the natural soil component, climate, and treatment. While some prefer to minimize any added processing, others relish the exploration of rammed earth surfaces. Different textures and mesmerizing layers of multitoned or multicolored earth can be used to create a solid surface that enriches the visual quality of a space and carries a sense of warmth to any project. 

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In recent times, this ancient construction technique has recurrently been revived by global architects and designers that are opting for rammed earth as a visually stimulating addition, combined with complementary raw materials ( such as wood or concrete) but also as a sustainable alternative, such as in these 50 colorful Rammed Earth projects.

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Valois Building / José Cubilla

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Ovenbird House / BAUEN

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Jack Fruit Garden Residence / Wallmakers

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Orange

Lung Vai School / 1+1>2 Architects

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House in Cunha / Arquipélago Arquitetos

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Montemor House / Brasil Arquitetura

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Yellow

Earth Farmhouse / Studio Verge

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Circular Brick House with Rammed Earth Wall / AST 77 Architecten

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Beige

Morocco Pavilion Expo 2020 Dubai / OUALALOU+CHOI

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Casa Ballena Art Center / RIMA Design Group

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Village Collective Housing / No10-Architects

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Vigna Maggiore / Orma Architettura

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ReYard House / Team Bosphorus from Turkey

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Moonah Tree House / Kirby Architects

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Wood and Rammed Earth Nursery / Atelier Régis Roudil Architectes

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Edgars Creek House / Breathe Architecture

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Aireys House / Studio Nicholas Burns

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Innovative Lab of Architecture & Art / CLAB

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Pink

Mud House / Sketch Design Studio

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Modus Operandi Merewether Brewery / Prevalent

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Above Board Living / Luigi Rosselli Architects

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TANAH Pottery Studio / Blancostudio

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Earth-Ship House / Luigi Rosselli Architects

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Brown

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La Luciernaga House / uno más uno + Moro Taller de Arquitectura

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Dapi Mountain Pavilion / Galaxy Arch

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Rammed Earth Yoga Studio / Invisible Studio

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Casa Sal / RIMA Design Group

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Community Hall of Dahei New Village / One University One Village

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Gray

A Natural Pavilion / ReVærk

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Thirteenth Beach House / MGAO

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Golden Vale House / J Mammone Architecture

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Kiln Tower for the Brickworks Museum / Boltshauser Architekten

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Multicolored

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The Earth House / Art and Architecture Associates

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Earth House / TAY Arquitetura Ecológica

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Green School South Africa / GASS Architecture Studios

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Nikon Shanghai Flagship / Lukstudio

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Cite: Abdel, Hana. "Local Colors in Rammed Earth Construction: 50 Projects Revealing Earth's Vibrant Palette" [Colores Locales en la Construcción de Tierra Apisonada: 50 Proyectos que Revelan la Paleta Vibrante de la Tierra] 23 Aug 2023. ArchDaily. (Trans. María Francisca González) Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/894341/rammed-earth-construction-15-exemplary-projects> ISSN 0719-8884

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