Rammed Earth Wall
AC Architects Cambridge Ltd has completed work on a new-build house featuring a 5.2m rammed-earth wall, believed to be the tallest in a UK residence. The brief to design a sustainable, low-energy family home led to the use of this ancient low-cost, sustainable technique where soil is compacted into a temporary shuttering.

The rammed-earth structure not only provides thermal mass, but materials can be cheaply and locally sourced, have a low embodied energy and generate little waste. The wall creates an architectural focus, further enhanced in this case by incorporating finds from an archaeological dig at the site.
07/09/2012

Archaeological finds
Rammed Earth Wall - ground floor
Construction of wall