This week, we're highlighting a selection of the best images of projects built using rammed earth. These 15 works show the attractive aesthetic finish created by the superposition of multiple layers of compressed soil. Despite having been neglected as a construction technique for years, this type of construction is now experiencing a renaissance in architecture. Read on for a selection of images from prominent photographers such as Filip Dujardin, João Morgado, and Nic Lehoux.
Shannon McGrath
Layer House / Robson Rak Architects and Interior Designers
Stefan Müller
Sparrenburg Visitor Centre / Max Dudler
Filip Dujardin
Observation Tower Negenoord / De Gouden Liniaal Architecten
Cade Hayes
Casa Caldera / DUST
Iwan Baan
Ajijic / Tatiana Bilbao
Filip Dujardin
Observation Tower Negenoord / De Gouden Liniaal Architecten
Rory Gardiner
Los Terrenos / Tatiana Bilbao
Edward Birch
The Great Wall of WA / Luigi Rosselli
Sun Haiting
SanBaoPeng Art Museum / DL Atelier
João Morgado
Vineyard House / Blaanc
Jeff Goldberg/Esto
Tucson Mountain Retreat / DUST
Iwan Baan
Ricola Kräuterzentrum / Herzog & de Meuron
Norman Müller
House Gulm / Aicher Ziviltechniker GmbH
Leo Espinosa
Earth House / earthLAB Studio
Toshihiro Misaki
Zenkonyu / Tadashi Saito + Atelier NAVE
Nic Lehoux Photography
Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre / DIALOG
Editor's Note: This article was originally published on November 25, 2018.
