INNOVATIVE DESIGN - Rammed
Earth Walling System
This system was pioneered by
Airey Taylor Consulting and Stephen Dobson of Ramtec Pty Ltd in Darwin
in 1976. The technology has now achieved community acceptance and
has been used for buildings ranging from churches to industrial
facilities, in seismic and high wind cyclonic zones.
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Dobson House ,
Cottesloe: This
multi-award winning project, built in 1982, was Perth’s first
rammed earth house, with advanced use of post-tensioned, cement
stablised rammed earth construction.
Home of Year Award, 1982. Winner of Innovation
Award to Ramtec Pty Ltd. Winner of Individual Designed Homes (to
$80,000) Group 1. Winner of the James Hardie Innovation Award. |
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Transperth Palmyra Bus Depot :
Winner of the Architectural Bronze Medal Award, George Temple Poole
Trophy, RAIA Architectural Design Award and AISC Architectural Steel
Design Award 1995.
Airey Taylor Consulting were specialist consultants
for the cement stabilised earth walls system which was utilised on
this project. |
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