House of clay
ALL PROJECTS / one-and two-family houses
Tags: Beat Buhler , Bolton Architects , loam , clay loam soil architecture , Martin Rauch , Austria , Schlins
May 2, 2011 00:00
The home and studio of the clay master Martin Rauch is on a steep hillside property in the town Schlins in Vorarlberg. The monolithic block was designed by Swiss architects Bolton. Floors, ceilings, walls, plaster, tile and sink even have up to 85 percent clay, because the client wanted an ecological building, only natural materials. The excavation of the soil was sieved to 0-30 mm and with different processing techniques used in the building process again. Throughout construction, there are no films or foam gaskets, insulation materials only renewable and wind seals made of clay.
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Architects: Bolton Architekten AG, Zurich, Switzerland, www.boltshauser.info and clay loam soil architecture GmbH, Martin Rauch, Schlins, Austria, www.lehmtonerde.at
Location: 6824 Schlins, Austria 's location
Completion: 2008
Photos: Beat Bühler, Zurich, Switzerland, www.beatbuehler.ch
Awards: Nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2011, www.miesarch.com
The private land is not accessible to the public.
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