Material Selection - Sustainibility

There are different types of rammed earth, but generally it is made from a mixture of the soil on site, sand, loam, clay, gravel, silt and cement which is compacted between wooden or metal shutters. It's like a recipe and every chef has their own way of doing it.

Plywood frame work filled with layers of moist earth mix with different components like gravel, concrete sand clay.

Earth layers are then compacted using a pneumatic backfill tamper to compress the layers closer to form tighter bonds.

Next layers are then added progressively till the frame work is filled.

Additional layers of rammed earth are added.

Once dry the frame work is removed to reveal the rammed earth wall.