Do you know that many ancient buildings and monuments you appreciate are constructed using the rammed earth construction technique? It’s a unique and natural way of construction where a damp mix of soil, clay, sand, gravel, and other earthy materials is used for compacting. Sometimes cement is also used as a stabilizing agent.
Photography
Jeff Goldberg/Esto - DUST
This house was built as a secondary house combining earth, wood and stone structures with very traditional Moroccan finishings: Tadelakt in wall, earth tiles in the ground, sculptured cedar wood, Ourika Stones in the façade and roofs with eucalyptus and bamboo.
Project name
Bsabess Ecodome
Architecture firm
Ecodome Maroc
Location
Bsabess, Benslimane, Morocco
Photography
Ecodome Maroc
Principal architect
Youness Ouazri
Material
Earth, Wood and Stone
Construction
Ecodome Maroc
Typology
Residential › House
The Indian architecture firm Wallmakers led by Vinu Daniel has recently completed Jack Fruit Garden Residence, a single-family home that largely constructed with CSEB (Compressed Stabilised Earth Blocks) and Rammed earth walls.
Project name
Jack Fruit Garden Residence
Architecture firm
Wallmakers
Location
Vengola, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Photography
Anand Jaju, Syam Sreesylam
Principal architect
Vinu Daniel
Material
CSEB (Compressed Stabilised Earth Blocks) and Rammed earth walls with strategically placed openings for cross-ventilation, Brick
Typology
Residential › House
The Tehran-based architecture studio ZAV Architects has recently completed Presence in Hormuz 2, a community of Superadobe earthbag domes that empowers its residents. Built with earth-based materials, these colorful domes were constructed with the help of local residents looking to revive their local economy.
Project name
Presence in Hormuz 2
Architecture firm
ZAV Architects
Location
Hormuz Island, Iran
Photography
Payman Barkhordari, Tahmineh Monzavi, Soroush Majidi, DJI
Principal architect
Mohamadreza Ghodousi, Fatemeh Rezaei, Golnaz Bahrami, Soroush Majidi
Design team
Sheila Ehsaei,Sara Jafari, Payman Barkhordari, Mohsen Safshekan, Kaveh Rashidzadeh, Hossein Panjehpour
Collaborators
Fereshteh Assadzadeh, Somayeh Saeidi, Arshia Hashemipour, Dorsa Tavakoli, Sara Fallahzadeh, Nasim Mosavar
Interior design
Sara Jafari, Taraneh Behboud, Sara Nikkar, Mohsen Dehghan
Civil engineer
Farhad Beigi
Structural engineer
Behrang Baniadam, Rouhi Touski
Environmental & MEP
Pejman Moradian, Saeid Afsharian, Salman Rasouli, Roya Yazdizadeh
Landscape
Maryam Yousefi, Morteza Adib
Supervision
Soroush Majidi, Payman Barkhordari, Sheila Ehsaei
Visualization
Somayeh Saeidi
Tools used
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Dji Mavic Pro
Construction
Amir Tehrani Nobahari
Client
Ehsan Rasoulof, Ali Rezvani
Typology
Residential › Multipurpose cultural residence › Housing
