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Slot windows in the thick rammed-earth walls allows natural light to stream in, while still keeping the home nice and cool. Photo 6 of 19 in A Rammed-Earth Home in Texas Echoes the Landscape in Mesmerizing Fashion. Browse inspirational photos of modern homes.

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Rammed earth is both a building method as well as a material. The rammed earth material is a combination of earth, gravel, silt, clay and lime/cement as a stabilizer combined into a damp mix and is then rammed into forms in order to create a monolithic wall.Rammed earth construction has been around for many years, one of the most popular rammed earth walls in history is part of the great wall of china. Rammed earth construction isn't new, but it's going through a renaissance today. This…

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Image 12 of 18 from gallery of The Gateway to the McDowell Sonoran Preserve / Weddle Gilmore Black Rock Studio. Photograph by Bill Timmerman