Congratulations to our very own Farid Younesi and his team who have won The Rammed Earth Pavilion competition with their eco-friendly greenhouse! Organised by Architecture Competitions // Buildner (Bee Breeders), a leading architecture competition platform, participants were tasked with designing a temporary or permanent pavilion structure constructed of rammed earth material in a location of their choice.
The winning idea, called Hooke Garden, is a pavilion made out of earth excavated from the site to form its full-length rammed earth wall. Sitting above a handmade stone-masonry base, to combat the rainy conditions of the site, the pavilion uses forest timber and lime instead of cement for more sustainable construction. The wall acts as a thermal insulator for the greenhouse, absorbing heat during the day and releasing it at night, creating an atmosphere suitable for growing fruits and vegetables. The Hooke Garden pavilion was praised for blending new ideas with traditional ones for greenhouses, as well as for utilising sustainable approaches.
