Earthen Architecture

SUSTAINING THE VERNACULAR WITH

EARTHEN ARCHITECTURE

SAURAV SHRESTHA

9 projects designed with Rammed Earth Technology

3 completed and 3 under-construction projects built with Rammed Earth

HOW WE ARE DOING IT ?

Pidhi

Aangan

SPACE SCALE & PROPORTION MATERIAL

Bardali

Bardali , Pidhi , Angan

Tiled Roof

Timber Struts

Timber Post

Matoghar I

First Floor

Circulation 15%

Matoghar I

Ground Floor

Rooms 57%

Wall Area 27%

Circulation Area 288.12 SQ.FT

Wall Area 545.83 SQ.FT

Rooms 1085.63 SQ.FT

Total Area 1919.68 SQ.FT

rooms.

Modularity in Formwork & Wall Index of repetition of formworks

8 or more

6 or more

4 times

3 times

2 times

Unique

Modularity ensures faster and easier construction thereby reducing waste and energy consumption during construction.

Sloped

Rammed Earth Wall

Rammed Earth Wall

Rammed Earth Wall

Wall Section

Matoghar VI

Budhanilkantha

Wall Section

Matoghar VIII

Panauti

Rammed Earth Wall is likely to take around 20-30% of Total Built-up Area, decrease in wall thickness can also reduce the consumption

18” THK

14” THK

RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION : PASSIVE DESIGN

REUSE IN FLOORING

RECLAIMED TILES FOR ROOFING

RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION : LOCAL & NATURAL

EARTH FLOOR STONE FLOORING WOODEN STAIRS

3.2

BiodiverCity: Addressing Environmental Disaster through Healthier cities

RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION : REUSE & RECLAIM

REUSE IN FLOORING

Construction Waste used for flooring

REUSING RECLAIMED CLAY TILES

3.3

MERGING WITH NATURE CULTURE

MINIMUM FOOTPRINT MODEST SCALE NATURAL MATERIALS

BiodiverCity: Addressing Environmental Disaster through Healthier cities REVITALISATION OF THE SITE 4.1

Newly built Matoghar IV at Namobuddha merges with its cultural and natural landscape through its design and choice of material use.

BiodiverCity: Addressing Environmental Disaster through Healthier cities

REVITALISATION OF THE SITE

MINIMUM FOOTPRINT MODEST SCALE NATURAL MATERIALS MINIMUM FOOTPRINT MODEST SCALE NATURAL MATERIALS BEFORE DURING AFTER

4.2

The empty plot of land is transformed as rammed earth building grew along with vegetations around it.

BiodiverCity: Addressing Environmental Disaster through Healthier cities

REVITALISATION OF THE SITE 4.3

MINIMUM FOOTPRINT MODEST SCALE NATURAL MATERIALS BEFORE DURING AFTER

The empty plot of land is transformed as rammed earth building grew along with vegetations around it.