11 Glorious Rammed Earth Homes That Celebrate the Landscape

"A well-performing house extension facing south on a small inner-city block built in rammed earth is not easy to achieve," says architect Steffen Welsch. "However, in this challenge was our opportunity: We decided that our extension will curl around to capture the sun, creating a communal courtyard and allowing the occupants to look at their own house rather than a paling fence."