Modern Rammed Earth

Soil stabilization gave a great input to rammed earth as well as mechanization. The traditional wooden rammer has been replaced by pneumatic rammers. Heavy wooden formworks evolved into light composite ones, made of plywood, wood and steel or sometimes aluminium. Pneumatic rammers, dumpy loaders, mixers, ban conveyors, etc. allowed to build faster and get a better quality finish. Structures are most of the time built with pier walls, meaning that walls are built up to their full height at once. This way of building changed totally the design pattern of structures.

Australia and Western USA have seen the widest development. David Easton in California http://www.rammedearthworks.com/ does wonderful works. More and more development happens also in Canada, and other countries of Europe such as UK with “Earth structure Europe” http://www.earthstructures.co.uk/ and Austria with Martin Rauch http://www.lehmtonerde.at/. Since a few years stabilised rammed earth is being more and more used in Auroville, as well as in the rest of India.

USA, California, David Easton - Mix supply
USA, California, David Easton - Ramming
USA, California, David Easton - Ramming
USA, California, David Easton - Vertical form
Australia – Kooralbyn resort by David Oliver
Australia – Kooralbyn resort by David Oliver
Australia – Kooralbyn resort by David Oliver
Australia – Apartments at Kangaroo Island by David Oliver
Australia – House in Queensland by David Oliver
Australia – House in Queensland by David Oliver
Australia – Church by David Oliver
 
Australia – House at Buderim by David Oliver
Australia – Office at Buderim by David Oliver
France, Isle d’Abeau – Village de la terre
France, Isle d’Abeau – Village de la terre
France, Ceyreste – House
 
France, Saint Etienne – Prefabricated rammed earth
France, Albon – Ramming a wall
 
France, Albon – Farm cooperative
 
Austria, Pielach – Offices by Martin Rauch
Austria, Rankweil – Offices by Martin Rauch
Germany, Berlin - Church by Martin Rauch
Germany, Weilburg an der Lahn - Apartments
 
Korea - House at Sanchon by Shin Geun Shik
Israel - Works by Adama Building and Architecture
 
Israel - Works by Adama Building and Architecture
 
India, Goiarsama - Ramming a circular house by Abhiyan
India, Goiarsama - Ramming a quadrangular house by Abhiyan
India - Bunga by Hunnarshala
 
 
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