Earth House – June 2025: Building the Roof
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The oak frame and roof structure are now all in place. We almost have a complete structure now,.. Continue Reading >
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Earth House – May 2025: The Frame Arrives
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It’s May, and excitement builds as the oak beams have arrived on site from Oakwrights. Alex and Nick,.. Continue Reading >
Earth House – April 2025: Revealing the Rammed Earth Walls
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It’s April 2025, and the rammed earth walls are progressing quickly. The moment of truth has arrived.. Continue Reading >
Earth House – March 2025: Transforming the Oak
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It’s March 2025, exactly one year on from first breaking ground, and we’re moving on to the.. Continue Reading >
Earth House – February 2025: The Rammed Earth Rises
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February saw the continued progress of the rammed earth walls. It was important to get the strength,.. Continue Reading >
Earth House – January 2025: Milling the Timber
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It’s January 2025. Alex sums up the project’s progress so far, including the materials used from the site.. Continue Reading >
Earth House – December 2024: Forming a Rammed Earth Vernacular
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As the rammed earth walls continue, the landscaping is showing meaningful progression as the ponds and gardens.. Continue Reading >
Earth House – October 2024: Building The Shuttering
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The crescent takes shape as the rammed earth shuttering begins. This will form the back walls of the.. Continue Reading >
Earth House – August 2024: Preparing to Build Up
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It’s time to construct the concrete plinths for the rammed earth walls using shuttering. This project features.. Continue Reading >
Earth House – July 2024: Pouring the Foundations
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The reinforced concrete slab is being laid. For this, we used locally-sourced recycled aggregate for the sub-base. For.. Continue Reading >
Earth House – June 2024: Plotting the Landscape
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We can now see the plan of the house set in the landscape, and the grounds are taking.. Continue Reading >
Earth House – May 2024: Harvesting the Timber
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It’s now May 2024. While April saw the landscaping begin to take shape, with the gentle scooping.. Continue Reading >
Earth House – April 2024: Terraforming
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It’s April 2024, and the digging continues. The extent of the proposed landscaping is starting to emerge. We worked.. Continue Reading >
Earth House – March 2024: Breaking New Ground
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It’s March 2024, and the Earth House earthworks have begun for this exceptional house in an exceptional.. Continue Reading >
