Building with Earth: Design and Technology of a Sustainable Architecture

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This sumptuous residence is located near Taos, New Mexico, a town and area that has a long tradition in adobe constructions. The ...

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The rooms are grouped around a central staircase whose dark red coloration is highly visible from outside. The house is autonomo ...

The solar chimney exhausts warm air via a funnel effect. In winter, a wood stove pro- vides additional heating as needed. The lo ...

The predominant elements of this residence, which is situated in a large vineyard, are the rammed earth walls. The living area e ...

169 Residences ...

This owner-built house of 180 m^2 area required 9 years of work. The structure was built of recycled timber, the adobes formed b ...

171 Residences ...

172 Built examples The residence is situated at the foot of a mountain, on a site difficult to access. It has been built of loca ...

173 Residences ...

174 Built examples The 5,000 m^2 research and training centre includes three distinct groups of buildings: a teaching and admini ...

175 Cultural, Educational and Sacral Buildings ...

176 Built examples This office building was constructed in order to prove that domed and vaulted rooms built of earth blocks are ...

177 Cultural, Educational and Sacral Buildings ...

178 Built examples Architect: Mats Wedberg, Hallstavik, Sweden Completion: 1993 Area: 140 m^2 The two-storey building belongs to ...

179 Cultural, Educational and Sacral Buildings ...

The kindergarten has a central dome, built from loam (mud) bricks and with a free span of 10 m, over a multi-purpose hall. Its t ...

181 Cultural, Educational and Sacral Buildings ...

182 Built examples Cultural Centre, La Paz, Bolivia Architect: Gernot Minke, Kassel, Germany Supervisor: Alexander Fischer, La P ...