Asked to find an ecologically sustainable building solution, blaanc turned to a vernacular building technique that still thrives in certain pockets of rural Portugal, rammed earth. Photo 3 of 12 in 11 Glorious Rammed Earth Homes That Celebrate the Landscape from This Vineyard Hideout Is One with the Land, Literally

11 Glorious Rammed Earth Homes That Celebrate the Landscape

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Asked to find an ecologically sustainable building solution, architecture firm blaanc turned to a vernacular building technique that still thrives in certain pockets of rural Portugal: rammed earth construction.