My husband and I have been obsessed about the idea of building a rammed earth home for years! We love the aesthetic and environmental appeal of this style of building.
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love the gradation of colors and the thickness of the walls and how this style of building provides instant "age" to your new home... |
here are some examples of how we envision our future rammed earth abode...
This home (below) is my favorite color wise and also incorporates other desired design elements, such as an antique clay tile roof and exterior shutters, but we're thinking more of a courtyard layout and one story. However, lately, I've been drawn to a French farmhouse style (as a one story courtyard) more so than a tropical, Italian or Spanish influence. Although, I'm always drawn to a Balinese style courtyard home...hhmm
also intrigued with the idea of having a separate rammed earth structure on our property that would possibly be used as a combination guest house/studio with a planted concrete roof like the one below, but in the same architectural style as the main house...
This is most definitely something I see happening in our future (way in the future), but we both agree that it will be on a much smaller scale, but with all the character, design, architectural details and appeal of these much larger homes.
Once again, I want to point out that these are all examples of new homes using the centuries old rammed earth construction method (even though they appear old).
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