{"id":6679,"date":"2026-04-01T09:30:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T09:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=6679"},"modified":"2026-04-10T15:42:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:42:12","slug":"video-reveals-process-behind-rammed-earth-house-by-tuckey-design-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/video-reveals-process-behind-rammed-earth-house-by-tuckey-design-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"Video reveals process behind Rammed Earth House by Tuckey Design Studio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"852\" height=\"852\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-homepage_article_featured size-homepage_article_featured lazyload\" alt=\"Exterior of Rammed Earth House by Tuckey Design\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rammed-earth-house_dezeen_2364_sq_0-852x852-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p>Unstabilised rammed earth forms the walls of a country house designed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/tuckey-design-studio\/\">Tuckey Design Studio<\/a> in Wiltshire, England, revealed here in an exclusive video by photographer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/jim-stephenson\/\">Jim Stephenson<\/a>.<span id=\"more-2310959\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Built on the site of a former brickworks, Rammed Earth House was constructed from both the clay underfoot and an aggregate made from crushed demolition waste.<\/p>\n<p>The build drew on the expertise of Martin Rauch, founder of Austria-based studio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lehmtonerde.at\/en\/start\/\">Lehm ton Erde<\/a>, an expert in rammed earth structures that can endure wet and windy climates without roof overhangs or the addition of cement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tuckeydesign.com\">Tuckey Design Studio<\/a> employed a range of these techniques to design a structure that protects itself against erosion.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2311099\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2311099\" style=\"width: 2364px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2311099 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Aerial view of Rammed Earth House by Tuckey Design\" width=\"2364\" height=\"1892\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rammed-earth-house_dezeen_2364_col_1.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2311099\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It is located in the countryside in Wiltshire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The project allowed the studio, together with contractor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewoodbuilders.co.uk\">Stonewood Builders<\/a>, to explore a form of earth construction that is largely untested in the UK, and certainly not at this scale.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No one had built a rammed-earth building of this scale in the country that we could find,&#8221; said studio founder Jonathan Tuckey during a tour of the house.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The project is a testament to the determination of both Stonewood and the Austrian team to just test, test, test.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2311098\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2311098\" style=\"width: 2364px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2311098 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Courtyard of Rammed Earth House by Tuckey Design\" width=\"2364\" height=\"1891\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rammed-earth-house_dezeen_2364_col_0.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2311098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The house is organised around two walled garden courtyards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As revealed in the video, the build process involved turning the site into a quarry.<\/p>\n<p>When clients Sophie and David bought the property, it contained various brick and concrete buildings. Some were retained, but the rest were demolished.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"related-in-article-wrapper\" id=\"recommended-item-single-story\">\n<article class=\"related-in-article\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/07\/24\/cob-earthen-building-materials-guide\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Can this image be in the exclude lightbox list? --><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"191\" height=\"191\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"excludeLightbox wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"House in Cunha by Arquipelago\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/house-in-cunha-arquipelago-arquitetos-brazil_dezeen_2364_sq-191x191-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-in-article-text\">\n<h1>Read:<\/h1>\n<h2>Dezeen&#8217;s guide to traditional earthen building materials<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n<\/aside>\n<p>This construction waste was combined with equal parts clay, limestone gravel and water to form the mixture for the walls, significantly reducing the need for materials to be delivered to the site.<\/p>\n<p>Layers of lime mortar create strata within the earth walls, forming &#8220;speed bumps&#8221; to stop rainwater from washing the material away. The more exposed walls also integrate locally quarried limestone tiles.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2311114\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2311114\" style=\"width: 1891px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2311114 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Window of Rammed Earth House by Tuckey Design\" width=\"1891\" height=\"2364\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rammed-earth-house_dezeen_2364_col_15-scaled-1.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2311114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lime mortar &#8220;speed bumps&#8221; protect the earth walls from erosion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;The walls are 400 millimetres thick, but we&#8217;ve actually designed them on the basis that they&#8217;re only 350 millimetres,&#8221; explained John Gerrard of Webb Yates, the structural engineer for the project.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This allows some surface erosion to take place without compromising the structural integrity of the wall,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2311118\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2311118\" style=\"width: 2364px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2311118 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Entrance of Rammed Earth House by Tuckey Design\" width=\"2364\" height=\"2364\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rammed-earth-house_dezeen_2364_col_18.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2311118\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A timber and glass kitchen is the heart of the home<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The rammed-earth buildings provide two wings for the 810-square-metre house, linked by a generous timber and glass structure housing a double-height kitchen.<\/p>\n<p>Together with the retained brick cottages, these blocks frame a pair of walled garden courtyards, one facing east and the other west.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2311119\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2311119\" style=\"width: 2364px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2311119 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Kitchen of Rammed Earth House by Tuckey Design\" width=\"2364\" height=\"2364\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rammed-earth-house_dezeen_2364_col_19.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2311119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside, the earth walls are sealed with a layer of casein<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The arrangement echoes the layout of old English farmsteads, giving the owners plenty of space to grow flowers, herbs and vegetables.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wiltshire has got lots of these low, agricultural courtyard buildings,&#8221; said Tuckey. &#8220;They have a humility and an embedded nature that we felt was quite suited.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The thickness of the earth walls is revealed by deep window reveals, as well as by benches integrated into the facade.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2311122\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2311122\" style=\"width: 1891px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2311122 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Living room of Rammed Earth House by Tuckey Design\" width=\"1891\" height=\"2364\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rammed-earth-house_dezeen_2364_col_22-scaled-1.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2311122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The living room looks out over the landscape<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The earth surfaces are also celebrated in the tile-floored kitchen, where they are left exposed but coated in casein, a clear coating that protects from dust and gives a natural shine.<\/p>\n<p>Clay plaster coats the walls in other rooms, offering a more robust finish while allowing the material to breathe.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2311123\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2311123\" style=\"width: 2364px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2311123 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Bedroom of Rammed Earth House by Tuckey Design\" width=\"2364\" height=\"1891\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rammed-earth-house_dezeen_2364_col_23.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2311123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The primary bedroom has its own suite<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The room layout allows the house to adapt to varying numbers of occupants, with wings that can be effectively closed up when only Sophie and David are there.<\/p>\n<p>The primary bedroom suite and the main living room are positioned along the southwest elevation, benefitting from the best views.<\/p>\n<p>The two-storey northeast wing provides four additional bedrooms and a snug, while an annex contains staff accommodation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2311127\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2311127\" style=\"width: 2364px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2311127 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Staircase of Rammed Earth House by Tuckey Design\" width=\"2364\" height=\"2364\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rammed-earth-house_dezeen_2364_col_27.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2311127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The spiral staircase is a self-supporting piece of joinery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The sense of craft extends throughout the interiors, which were designed in collaboration with London studio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.todhunterearle.com\">Todhunter Earle<\/a>, with various elements were made bespoke.<\/p>\n<p>Among the most striking is the spiral staircase, a self-supporting piece of joinery that rises up through a curved rammed-earth cylinder.<\/p>\n<p>The project is the latest in a series of recent building projects by Tuckey Design Studio, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2024\/04\/27\/tuckey-design-studio-old-chapel\/\">a converted chapel in Devon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/04\/05\/tuckey-design-studio-lake-como-villa\/\">a villa on Lake Como in Italy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2311133\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2311133\" style=\"width: 2364px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2311133 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Rammed Earth House by Tuckey Design\" width=\"2364\" height=\"2364\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rammed-earth-house_dezeen_2364_col_33.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2311133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The house was designed to resemble an old English farmstead<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It allowed Tuckey to realise a long-held ambition to build in rammed earth, having long been an admirer of the work of Rauch and Rowland Keable, another rammed earth expert who works in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>The project draws further attention to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2024\/07\/10\/cement-stabilised-rammed-earth\/\">an issue flagged by Dezeen back in 2024<\/a>, that many so-called rammed-earth buildings are &#8220;essentially concrete&#8221; due to the amount of cement used as a stabiliser.<\/p>\n<p><em>The film and photography are by <a href=\"https:\/\/admin.dezeen.com\/2016\/07\/29\/jim-stephenson-photography-eero-saarinen-mit-chapel-massachusetts-usa\/\">Jim Stephenson<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Project credits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Architectural design:<\/strong> Tuckey Design Studio<br \/>\n<strong>Project leader: <\/strong>Emaad Damda, James Moore<br \/>\n<strong>Design team:<\/strong> Emma Carroll, Emaad Damda, Ross Langtree, James Moore, Karolina Szlauer, Jonathan Tuckey, Molly Wheeler<br \/>\n<strong>Interior design:<\/strong> Todhunter Earle Interiors<br \/>\n<strong>Structural engineer:<\/strong> Webb Yates Engineers<br \/>\n<strong>Quantity surveyor:<\/strong> Dadson &amp; Butler<br \/>\n<strong>Contractor:<\/strong> Stonewood Builders<br \/>\n<strong>Services engineer:<\/strong> SGA Consulting<br \/>\n<strong>Landscape architect:<\/strong> Pip Morrison<br \/>\n<strong>Lighting consultant:<\/strong> John Cullen Lighting<br \/>\n<strong>Sustainability consultant:<\/strong> The Healthy Home<br \/>\n<strong>Rammed Earth consultant:<\/strong> Lehm Ton Erde<br \/>\n<strong>Ecological consultant:<\/strong> Peach Ecology<br \/>\n<strong>Timber framers:<\/strong> Timber Frame Company<br \/>\n<strong>Stair joinery:<\/strong> Robert Lynch<br \/>\n<strong>Joinery:<\/strong> Somer, Willow &amp; White, Oakwrights Monk, Edward Collinson, Penchard, William Garvey, Orwells Furniture<br \/>\n<strong>AV specialists:<\/strong> Edison Projects<br \/>\n<strong>Planning consultant:<\/strong> Brimble, Lea &amp; Partners<br \/>\n<strong>Kitchen joinery:<\/strong> Orwells Furniture<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2026\/04\/01\/rammed-earth-house-video-tuckey-design-studio\/\">Video reveals process behind Rammed Earth House by Tuckey Design Studio<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\">Dezeen<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unstabilised rammed earth forms the walls of a country house designed by Tuckey Design Studio [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6679"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6679"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6693,"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6679\/revisions\/6693"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}