{"id":240603,"date":"2023-12-10T20:15:59","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T20:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/colorful-rammed-earth-natural-building-blog\/"},"modified":"2023-12-10T21:14:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T21:14:44","slug":"colorful-rammed-earth-natural-building-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/colorful-rammed-earth-natural-building-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorful Rammed Earth \u2013 Natural Building Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p>As a process that involves the layer-by-layer compression of gravel, sand, silt, and clay, rammed earth appears as horizontal stratification of earth tones. This can be controlled and explored through patterns, texture, pigmentation, and natural clay colors.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The type of soil not only affects the mechanical properties of the rammed layers (the denser the material, the higher its compressive strength) but also influences the appearance of the walls. Natural clay comes in different colors, including red, white, yellow, and purple.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22569\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbuildingblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/designing-the-appearance-of-rammed-earth-walls-the-interplay-between-natural-clay-colors-and-pigmentation_9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbuildingblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/designing-the-appearance-of-rammed-earth-walls-the-interplay-between-natural-clay-colors-and-pigmentation_9.jpg 768w, https:\/\/naturalbuildingblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/designing-the-appearance-of-rammed-earth-walls-the-interplay-between-natural-clay-colors-and-pigmentation_9-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/naturalbuildingblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/designing-the-appearance-of-rammed-earth-walls-the-interplay-between-natural-clay-colors-and-pigmentation_9-150x96.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/>Hive Earth, in Ghana, showcases a mastery of harmony and contrast using natural clay colors and pigments. They skillfully design layers with waves and natural textures, blending earth tones and creating striking contrasts with pigmentation. Each wall construction is intentionally crafted and every wall cast within a formwork is unique.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22574\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbuildingblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/designing-the-appearance-of-rammed-earth-walls-the-interplay-between-natural-clay-colors-and-pigmentation_13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbuildingblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/designing-the-appearance-of-rammed-earth-walls-the-interplay-between-natural-clay-colors-and-pigmentation_13.jpg 780w, https:\/\/naturalbuildingblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/designing-the-appearance-of-rammed-earth-walls-the-interplay-between-natural-clay-colors-and-pigmentation_13-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/naturalbuildingblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/designing-the-appearance-of-rammed-earth-walls-the-interplay-between-natural-clay-colors-and-pigmentation_13-150x136.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbuildingblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/designing-the-appearance-of-rammed-earth-walls-the-interplay-between-natural-clay-colors-and-pigmentation_13-768x694.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\"\/>The interior of&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/naturalbuildingblog.com\/colorful-rammed-earth\/\"target=\"_blank\">Read full article originally published on naturalbuildingblog.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a process that involves the layer-by-layer compression of gravel, sand, silt, and clay, rammed earth appears as horizontal stratification of earth tones. 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