Rammed Earth

Lightly moistened soil excavated from the site or nearby is compacted in a shuttering similar to concrete for monolithic walls. The walls may be stabilized as in this case with an addition of 5% of cement to the soil mixture which makes the walls water resistant.

Usage of this material was something that I thought about as this works out cheap and could be of great help considering the economy of the people that I am designing the buildings for.

The material also gives a sense of closeness to the nature which the tribal people are known for.it is also easy to construct and can be useful. I am thinking of using this with a lime wash finish in my design.



I have seen this kind of material being used in villages across the country where the weather is really hot. The lime finish would help to cool the structure down.


These are some of the village houses made of rammed earth and lime finish in India

The material and construction technique is shown below