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Rammed earth ties a contemporary home to the rocky New Zealand landscape

Emerging out of the landscape like a series of boulders, the Kanuka Valley House set into a lush valley in Wanaka,...

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Modern rammed earth home embraces the desert landscape

Named after the way light bounces off of its angled walls and ceilings, Dancing Light is an award-winning dwelling...

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This rammed earth home in India uses recycled materials throughout

When a family of six approached Indian architectural practice Wallmakers for a low-cost home, the architects saw...

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Rammed earth walls tie this modern home to the Arizona desert landscape

Architect Brent Kendle of Kendle Design Collaborative married architecture with the desert landscape in Desert...

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Striking rammed earth home blends into the hills of Santa Fe

This incredible Santa Fe residence by Studio GP Architects was inspired by the rich landscape of New Mexico's Chaco...

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Decrepit cave transformed into a beautiful modern home in China

Cave homes may conjure up thoughts of primitive living, but that’s not the case with this dreamy residence in...

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Mexican winery built from recycled wood and rammed earth blends into the valley landscape

Mexico’s booming wine country of Valle de Guadalupe in Baja California recently welcomed the chic BRUMA winery,...

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Rammed earth walls form the core of this modern Australian home

Innovative, eco-friendly materials and contemporary design form the basis for Willow Grove, a modern home in the...

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The Bardessono is Napa Valley’s Newest Eco Resort and Spa

The Bardessono eco-resort is Napa Valley's newest luxury hotel, and it hits all of the green marks, from a gorgeous,...

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Solar-powered Bush House exemplifies chic eco-friendly living in the Australian outback

Built for minimal maintenance, the 168-square-meter Bush Home was constructed with prefab steel frames and clad...

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Vineyard House uses rammed earth to stay cool in Portugal’s hot summers

The 319-square-meter house comprises three interconnected rectangle volumes clustered around an existing tree and...

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Net-zero Spring Ranch boasts enviable views of California’s Central Valley

Located at the base of a large hill, the 6,445-square-foot Spring Ranch overlooks eastward rural views along the...

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Rammed Earth Thornbury House Updates a Classic Bungalow in Australia

The owners of the Thornbury bungalow tasked Steffen Welsch Architects to create a more sustainable home that met...

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Herzog & de Meuron Complete Rammed Earth Herb Center for Ricola

Herzog & de Meuron just completed a new production facility for Ricola, the Swiss manufacturer of herbal cough...

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Rammed Earth Muyinga Library Provides a Bright Learning Experience for Deaf Kids in Burundi

The construction process was preceded by two months of research and fieldwork, which enabled the architects to...

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Elephant Room Gets an Award-Winning Eco Upgrade at Wellington Zoo in New Zealand

Tasked with this challenging adaptive reuse project, Assembly Architects was careful to minimize their environmental...

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Crumbling Stone Barn Renovated Into Rammed Earth Ihlow House in Germany

The original stone barn has been renovated with a new addition that takes the place of a former timber addition....

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Think Thick: Thermal Mass Construction Produces Energy-Efficient Homes that Resist Fire and Decay

Most of us know that a full refrigerator uses less energy than an empty one, because anything’s that denser than...

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Circular Hakka Houses Create Self-Sustaining Communities

Settled in the mountainous southwest of the Fujian province, these communities are known as Tulou and are essentially...

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Local, Modular and Efficient Eco-Affordable Housing For Ghana

A lot of concept houses come across our desk here at Inhabitat, but we were really impressed with this design for...

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Rock-Solid Rammed Earth Office by David Marchetti

High-tech building materials may be all the rage, but ancient materials can be just as effective at creating energy-efficient...

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