rammed earth.

One of my all time favourite materials has got to be rammed earth. Perhaps what I love most is the way it works with light. Light falls so beautifully on the texture of the material adding instant romance and drama to even the most austere of spaces. The light also reveals that inviting tactility of the material.

Okay, now somebody call me and ask me to design a cottage in the country. Or a winery in the hills. Stat.

The School of Visual Arts of Oaxaca by Taller de Arquitectura-Mauricio Rocha. Photography by Luis Gordoa. Image via Arch Daily.

Tarra Warra Museum of Art by Allan Powell. Photography by Peter Bennetts. Image via Peter Bennett's website.

(Above two) Rauch Family Home by Boltshauser Architeckten. Photography by Beat Buhler. Images via Architonic.

Johanna Home by Nicholas Burns. Image via Nicholas Burns.

Mission Hill Family Estate Winery by Olson Kundig Architects. Photography by Paul Warchol. Image via Olson Kundig.