Church of All Saints Sedlec – rammed earth floor / rammed earth wall
- Architect
- RCNKSK architekti - Prague
- Earthen Company
- consulting by earthman / RCNKSK architekti - Prague
- Project manager
- Matej Jansky
- Collaborators
- Martin Maly, Martin Petrik, Marie-Anne Poully, Marie Spackova, Adam Sustek
- Client
- Church of All Saints - Sedlec
- Program
- rammed earth wall / rammed earth floor
- Photo credits
- RCNKSK architekti - Prague
- Construction Period
- Sep, 2019 - Jul, 2020
The renovation of the world famous Sedlec Ossuary was partially given to a young and ambitious group of architects - RCNKSK architekti - who take a very sensitive approach with deep respect of the existing structure.
The consequence was to incorporate earth as a building material and thus rammed earth as the technique, a beautiful and archaic expression.
Café Restaurant Mäntsälä – Finland
- Architect
- collaboratorio
- Earthen Company
- consulting by earthman/ execution pending
- Client
- private
- Program
- laod bearing rammed earth eaxterior walls / rammed earth interior walls / rammed earth floors
- Photo credits
- collaboratorio
- Construction Period
- Aug, 2019 - Sep, 2019
From Earth to Architecture – Experimental Rammed Earth Project of Päivölä.
The property owners originally wanted to have a garden plan that would respect the old protected building from the 1950´s which they had saved by turning it into modern office and work spaces. The location in the heart of Mäntsälä town center as well as the history of the place inspired to design an addition to the same spot where the old demolished building wing used to be. A vision to replace the parking lot with a “lap-like” gathering place for the city residents was born.
The aim of the project is also to enable a calming and down to earth spatial experience by experimental use of rammed earth and clay.
collaboratorio office / Helsinki – Finland
- Architect
- collaboratorio
- Earthen Company
- consutling by earthman / execution by earthman + collaboratorio
- Project manager
- collaboratorio
- Collaborators
- Carl Petersen
- Client
- collaboratorio
- Program
- rammed earth floor
- Photo credits
- collaboratorio
- Construction Period
- Aug, 2019 - Sep, 2019
Collaboratorio has renovated their office space in Kapteeninkatu, Helsinki with natural and less processed materials.
In collaboration with Vihdin Betoni and Hanno Burtscher Earthman they managed to make the first rammed earth floor (using Finnish clay, sand and stones) in Helsinki. The walls are clay painted and new partitions clay plastered. Furniture is hand made from wood and iron.
A clear statement to prove the vision of collaboratorio architects!
160 tons of earth on the 22nd floor, Asuncion, Paraguay
- Architect
- earthman / interior design: Susanne Benoit
- Earthen Company
- earthman
- Project manager
- earthman
- Collaborators
- Daniele Belle / Leo Koenig / Martin Rauch / Dominik Abbrederis / Christopher Jarvis / Pauline Semon / Elias Binggeli / local workers
- Program
- architectural design / site managing / earth construction
- Photo credits
- Pauline Semon / Christopher Jarvis / earthman
- Construction Period
- Jun, 2015 - Jul, 2016
King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, Saudi Arabia
- Architect
- Snohetta (Oslo)
- Earthen Company
- Lehm Ton Erde GmbH
- Client
- Saudi Aramco / Saudi Oger Ltd.
- Program
- project preparation / setup prefab area / supervision throughout all construction steps
- Project manager
- Hanno Butscher for Lehm Ton Erde GmbH
- Photo credits
- Lehm Ton Erde / earthman Hanno Burtscher
- Construction Period
- Sep, 2013 - Mar, 2014
To create a space to honor the past, bring into close conscious where we are at the present moment and to spotlight visionary ideas which have the potential to create a bright future where life as we know it today is coexisting in equilibrium.
The Cultural Center will provide for a wide range of activities serving the local population and becoming a cultural landmark on both a regional, national and global horizon. When completed, the project will contain diverse cultural facilities, including an auditorium, cinema, library, exhibition hall, museum and archive.
Rammed earth has been chosen to create a link between the ancient construction material - earth - which was used in most parts of Saudi Arabia until the seventies, but got replaced with concrete buildings.
The rammed earth elements in this project show up how sophisticated an ancient technique can be shaped.
The dimensions of the earth walls are impressive.