Rammed earth

Compacted earth walls: thermal mass, colour and load-bearing soil.

7 entries

Rammed earth wall with a timber-framed window overlooking a coastal landscape with green dunes and ocean waves.

Field Notes

Rammed Earth at Kommetjie: Seasonal Shifts in a Colonial Cabin

This piece examines the reinterpretation of rammed earth in a Colonial Caribbean-influenced beach cabin near Kommetjie, Cape Town, focusing on its seasonal adaptation.

17 Aug 2026

Earthen ksar interior with a glowing oil lamp on a stone shelf, complementing the mud plaster and timber ceiling.

Details That Matter

Aït Benhaddou: Dry-Stone Vernacular and the Ethics of Revival

Examining the dry-stone masonry of Aït Benhaddou, this piece explores the ethical considerations and practicalities of preserving and adapting heritage structures in Morocco.

15 Aug 2026

Rough, dark rammed earth wall meets glossy black square tiles, a material contrast in the Copenhagen rammed earth research ce

Architect Minds

Copenhagen’s Black Earth: Mughal Tiles and Rammed Earth Colour

Exploring a contemporary research centre in Copenhagen where the deliberate choice of black ceramic tiles and pigmented rammed earth shapes its aesthetic and functional narrative.

10 Aug 2026

Highlands Rammed Earth Hammam with textured earth walls and stone foundation in a rugged landscape.

Future Living

Rammed Earth Retreat: A Highlands Hammam Reimagined with Critical Regionalism

A contemporary hammam in the Scottish Highlands demonstrates how critical regionalism and rammed earth construction can create architecture deeply rooted in place.

22 Jul 2026

Modern white concrete building facade with textured lower walls and upper sections showing horizontal striations from rammed

Global Icons

Rammed Earth Formwork: Precision in Vienna's Carbon Pavilion

Rammed earth, an ancient construction method, finds new purpose in the precision formwork for a carbon-fibre exhibition pavilion in Vienna, influencing perception and experience.

20 Jul 2026

Rammed-earth wall to the left of an ornate glass door, with a smooth plaster wall and concrete floor to the right.

Adaptive Reuse

Cape Cod's Gothic Dacha: Reimagining a Russian Vernacular

This piece explores the adaptive reuse of a Gothic-era Russian dacha on Cape Cod, examining its material transformation and the integration of hand-forged ironwork. The project emphasizes regional vernaculars and the sensory experience of built space.

16 Jul 2026

Facade of a building constructed with rammed earth, featuring a stone lintel over a shadowed entryway, framed by desert plant

Architect Minds

Rammed Earth Cabins: Climate Cost of Rajasthani Coastal Construction

Rammed earth (pisé) offers a low-carbon alternative for coastal construction in a conceptual Renaissance Rajasthan, addressing embodied carbon and material lifecycle concerns through its localized sourcing and inherent thermal properties.

27 Jun 2026

Nearby topics

Timber Brick Stone Concrete Lime & plaster Terracotta & tile Steel Copper, zinc & aluminium