Rammed Earth Construction Site

This is a house using rammed earth for the walls and floor. The walls are poured 300mm wide and in 4 layers 600mm high in total, then the next line of formwork is built up on top of this. This shows the formwork going up.


the first pour.
the walls progressing.

Builders: BDH Constructions

Location: Lorne, Victoria

Rammed Earth Construction

I think rammed earth is a great material to use in construction, even though it is predominantly used in domestic and small-scale architecture, it comes with benefits that are sustainable and functional. It can also look great and create a great aesthetic.

A great site discussing the benifits of rammed earth construction is http://earth-architecture.com/benefits/ . It also has great photographs.

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