Building with Earth: Design and Technology of a Sustainable Architecture

All walls of this academic accomodation
building on the campus of Charles Sturt Uni-
versity are built with rammed earth.
Mechanical cooling ducts allow air to circu-
late throughout the building. There is a con-
crete slab floor between the first and sec-
ond floors with large floor airspaces in the
foyer, finally a concrete slab roof venting to
mechanical vents.

189 Cultural, Educational and Sacral Buildings

Academic accommodation

building, Charles Sturt University

at Thurgoona, New South Wales,

Australia

Architect and builder: Terry Wright, Riverina
Rammed Earth Constructions, Table Top, NSW,
Australia
Completion: 2005
Area: 420 m^2

FIRST FLOOR PLAN