×

SIGN UP

Already have an account? Log In




Connect with:
Facebook Google
Signing Up
  • News
  • Design
  • Lifestyle
  • Environment
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • News
    • Agriculture
      • Fisheries/Fishing
      • Innovations
      • Pesticides
      • Sustainable Agriculture
    • Animals
      • Conservation
      • Endangered & Extinct
    • Business
      • Corporate Responsibility
      • Positive Efforts
      • Problematic Practices
    • Clean Energy
      • Biomass
      • Nuclear
      • Solar
      • Wind
    • Climate Change
      • Ice Melt
      • Positive News
      • Rising Temperatures
      • Warming Oceans
    • Politics
      • Bills and Laws
      • Elections
      • Government Organizations
    • Pollution
      • Air
      • Food Waste
      • Fossil Fuels
      • Plastic
      • Waste Disposal
      • Water
    • Science
      • Health
      • Space
      • Technology
      • Weather
    • Transportation
      • Air Travel
      • Bikes and Scooters
      • Electric Vehicles
      • Public Transit
  • Design
    • Architecture
      • Businesses
      • Homes
      • Hotels
      • Landscape Architecture
      • Public Spaces
      • Schools
    • Art
      • Exhibits
      • Performance Art
      • Public Art
    • Automotive
      • Auto Parts
      • Design
      • Electric Vehicles
      • Hybrids
    • Fashion
      • Accessories
      • Clothing
      • Eco Textiles
      • Jewelry
      • Shoes
    • Furniture
      • Decorative
      • Flexible/Transforming Furniture
      • Kids
      • Outdoor Furnishings
      • Seating
      • Storage
    • Interior Design
      • Bathroom
      • Bedroom
      • Kitchen and Dining
      • Lighting
      • Living Room
      • Office
    • Technology
      • Apps
      • Electronics
      • Other Gadgets
      • Robots
      • Smart Home
    • Tiny Homes
      • Bus Conversions
      • DIY
      • House Boats
      • Rural Tiny Homes
      • Tiny Homes On Wheels
      • Treehouses
      • Urban Tiny Homes
      • Van Conversions
    • Transportation
      • Air Travel
      • Bikes and Scooters
      • Public Transit
      • Trains
      • Water Travel
  • Lifestyle
    • Beauty
      • Hair Care
      • Makeup
      • Personal Care
      • Skincare
    • DIY
      • Beauty
      • Crafts
      • Decor
      • Gifts
      • Home Improvement
      • Household
    • Food
      • Drinks
      • Food Waste
      • Organic
      • Recipes
      • Sustainable
      • Vegan
      • Vegetarian
    • Gardening
      • Indoors
      • Outdoors
      • Plants
      • Urban Gardening
    • Health
      • Avoiding Toxins
      • Fitness
      • Mental Health
      • Nutrition
      • Wellness
    • Holidays
      • Christmas
      • Earth Day
      • Halloween
      • New Year
      • Other Holidays
      • Thanksgiving
      • Valentine's
    • Parenting
      • Activities
      • Clothes
      • Education
      • Food
      • Health
      • Toys
    • Pets
      • Health
      • Pet Care
      • Pet Food
      • Pet Shelters
      • Toys and Accessories
    • Sustainable Living
      • Homesteading
      • How To
      • Off-Grid
      • Zero-Waste
    • Travel
      • Activities
      • Cabins
      • Destinations
      • Glamping
      • Hiking/Camping
      • Hotels
  • Environment
    • Agriculture
      • Farmers Markets
      • Innovations
      • International Agriculture
      • Organic Farming
      • Urban Farming
    • Animals
      • Conservation
      • Endangered & Extinct
    • Community
      • Empowerment
      • Profiles/Interviews
      • Smart Cities
    • Conservation
      • Energy
      • Land
      • Nature
      • Water
    • Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
      • Donating
      • Recycling
      • Reducing
      • Reusing
      • Upcycling
    • Renewable Energy
      • Alternative Sources
      • Biomass
      • Nuclear
      • Solar
      • Wind
    • Science
      • Climate Change
      • Research
      • Space
      • Technological Advancements
  • About Inhabitat
    • About Us
    • Inhabitat Staff
    • Advertising
    • Contact Us
  • SUBSCRIBE
    • Privacy Policy
    • Cookie Policy
    • Terms of Use
    • Manage Preferences Your Privacy Choices

Swirling Australian Earth House Looks Like a Green Crop Circle from Above

04/19/2011
by
Flip It Share Tweet Pin Start Slideshow
Start Slideshow
  • Earth House by Jolson Architecture
    If you took a look at this Earth House from above, you might mistake its swirling lawn for a verdant <a href="http://inhabitat.com/amazing-natural-ads-printed-in-sand-snow-and-grass/">crop circle</a>. We have to say that the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/off-grid-rammed-earth-house-on-navajo-nation-catches-the-wind/">beautiful rammed earth house</a> certainly is out of this world with its clean architecture, and lovely landscaping. Designed by <a href="http://www.jolson.com.au/" target="_blank">Jolson Architecture</a>, the Earth House is also built from local materials and carefully considers the idyllic <a href="http://inhabitat.com/residence-a-house-with-a-tree-tattoo/">Victoria, Australia</a> site it sits upon.
    1
  • Earth House by Jolson Architecture
    Earth House is a 4 bedroom, 465 sq m (5,000 sq ft) house composed of separate living modules containing each living zone, including the lounge, dining, bedrooms, bathrooms, study and kitchen.
    2
  • Earth House by Jolson Architecture
    The courtyard frames the large infinity pool on a lower level and looks out over the coastal landscape.
    3
  • Earth House by Jolson Architecture
    The modules are connected by a corridor, a 'disappearing street' that frames views and facilitates the movement through the house.
    4
  • Earth House by Jolson Architecture
    A large central courtyard anchors the home with the main and guest wind on either side.
    5
  • Earth House by Jolson Architecture
    Locally sourced Dromana crushed rock is used to form the rammed earth walls used to form the home.
    6
  • Earth House by Jolson Architecture
    The east face of the home is glazed to pull in the early day light.
    7
  • Earth House by Jolson Architecture
    While the west face is protected from the hot afternoon sun with formidable rammed earth walls.
    8
  • Earth House by Jolson Architecture
    These walls temper the sun's heat and radiate that heat throughout the night and they also protect the home from strong winds.
    9
  • Earth House by Jolson Architecture
    Interior furnishings were also expressly designed to accentuate the architecture and the landscape.
    10
  • Earth House by Jolson Architecture
    The entrance to the home is a beautiful scene of sculpted concentric circles and a inscribed labyrinth inscribed inside.
    11
  • Earth House by Jolson Architecture
    From above the landscape stands out most of all against the stoic form of the adjacent home.
    12
1/12

Earth House by Jolson Architecture

If you took a look at this Earth House from above, you might mistake its swirling lawn for a verdant crop circle. We have to say that the beautiful rammed earth house certainly is out of this world with its clean architecture, and lovely landscaping. Designed by Jolson Architecture, the Earth House is also built from local materials and carefully considers the idyllic Victoria, Australia site it sits upon.

READ MORE...
read full article
Categories:  Architecture, Design, Landscape Architecture
Thank you!
Keep an eye out for our weekly newsletter.
Join Our Newsletter
Receive the latest in global news and designs building a better future.