earthLAB

Workshop på KTH! ✨ Alexandra utforskar farm-to-table-koncept för restauranger i sitt examensarbete, med fokus på lokala material och cirkularitet. 🌍🍴 Som en del av hennes forskning skapade vi ett materialprov i stampad jord med en snygg gradient som går från grått till rött! 🔥

earthLAB Studio is proud to partner with Stockholm-based interdisciplinary artist Ayesha Quraishi. Operating at the interface of the archaic and the contemporary, this collaboration adapts traditional earth-building techniques for the modern world—extending architectural structures into the realms of interior objects and artistic expression. By merging earthLAB’s material expertise with Quraishi’s vision of art as a force that shapes reality, we aim to craft objects and environments that engage the senses and re-examine the intersections of memory, systems, and the built environment.

"Länge leve lera". Intressant reportage om lerans potential och framtid i branschen. Tillsammans med andra experter intervjuades vår kollega

There is a lot of research about the impact of physical space in our well-being. Designing our building environment is probably more important now than ever. Data indicates that people are getting lonelier while cities continue to grow. In Sweden we spend around 90% of our time indoors (Boverket). earthLAB believes that one way to create a healthy space is to build with earth. Earth is natural, it improves indoor air quality ... and also earth is beautiful. Personal dream? Getting old in an earth house with crazy views towards this beautiful city of ours.

Test #2, earth cyilinder. We are developing a series of light sculptures made of rammed earth. The minimalistic LED light blends with the heaviness of the earth creating an elegant contrast. Let us know what do you think.

We are developing a series of light sculptures made of rammed earth. The minimalistic LED lighting blends with the heaviness of the earth creating an elegant contrast. Let us know what do you think.

Collaboration with Ing. Arturo González Garza in Mexico. Project with natural materials like stone, wood and earth.

Workshop with MER Arkitekter was a blast!

Sketch, formwork and soil test for the workshop with MER Arkitekter.

Here are some photos of this gorgeous rammed earth wall in Alingsås. Don't forget to check our web page!

/David

Rammed earth heart-wall Location: Alingsås, Sweden.Proyect year: 2021 When you enter the house you see an ten meter long wall punctuated by three door openings, leading to the bedrooms behind. The wall faces a large bay w…

While the building industry in Sweden is facing a cement crisis, alternatives as to importing cement from abroad are being considered. It makes me think about the role we as architects have. I believe that alternatives such as rammed earth buildings could substitute cement in some cases; the problem is that research about earth building is far behind research of cement production.

/David

P.S Thanks Sanna Gunnar Elg for sharing this article! ❤

Svensk cementproduktion kan ersättas om tidigast fyra år - DN.SE Tidigast om fyra år kan den inhemska produktionen effektivt ersättas – dock till högre kostnad och större risk för miljöpåverkan.