Rammed
Earth House

The Rammed Earth House is a minimal dwelling using cores to explore concepts of openness, fluidity, and spatial ambiguity.

location

Arizona, USA

status

In-Progress

collaborators

Ottocrete

Two competing tendencies are at play. On one hand, the efficient packing of services in the earthen walls creates a concise use each room. On the other hand, the cores are detailed in a manner that dissolves the boundaries between rooms and creates a fluid sequence of spaces.

When doors are open, the earth cores are revealed as volumes blending interior and exterior into an ample shared space.

Set in the Arizona desert, the minimal footprint of the Rammed Earth House is enhanced by stacking glass partitions that pocket into the walls, creating an uninterrupted flow between interior and exterior spaces. The envelope of the house dissolves into the structure, rendering the house into an open air pavilion. The rammed earth walls, composed of the same aggregate that the structure sits on, rise from the ground plane to hold a large roof overhang which creates a covered patio and outdoor dining space.

The Rammed Earth House is just one iteration of a larger investigation into Core logic and the history of their use in buildings of all scales. Read our essay on Medium to learn more.