The book on the work of Martin Rauch is truly something of a standard reference on rammed earth construction.
Numerous projects are presented, a wide range of rammed earth construction techniques are shown, and detailed sketches illustrate the build-up of a rammed earth floor or a rammed earth wall. The book is a reference work on rammed earth: how rammed earth is made and how to build a rammed earth wall.
Publisher's description:
A standard work on building with clay – key construction details for earth building from 25 years of experience. For more than 25 years, Martin Rauch has been carrying out research and development in all areas of rammed earth construction. He now wishes to pass on the resulting experience, combined with his knowledge of this building material, in a planning manual. After all, designing and building with clay goes hand in hand with an understanding of the material itself.
The publication is therefore not structured by project but by building component: the construction and execution of floors, walls, ceilings and openings are explained using individual project details from buildings realised by Martin Rauch. These serve as examples of how technical construction problems in earth building can be solved and what design possibilities arise from them.
Essays on the material itself and its specific aspects in the fields of building biology, building physics and approval issues round off this fundamental work. - Martin Rauch's experience from more than 25 years of practical application in earth construction - From construction details and craftsmanship to prefabrication and industrial production - Different solutions for the individual structural tasks, illustrated by completed buildings Authors: Otto Kapfinger, Marko Sauer