Welcome to LehmTonErde
Lehm – Ton – Erde. Loam - Clay – Earth. These three words has been significant for the work of Martin Rauch for over 30 years. For us these words have a symbolic character and describe the whole philosophy of our work. Loam stands for handcraft and technology, Clay for artistic design, Earth for the sustainability of earth construction.
The company is based on our wide experience and ongoing innovation. We are capable of designing, planning and realising projects of any size. In our projects we set our standards very high. The focus of our work is concentrated on the rammed earth building technique – proven over thousands of years with new perspectives and developments.
Martin Rauch won together with Anna Heringer, Nägele-Waibel Architekten and Salima Naji the competition for a school of sustainable development in Marrakesh, Morocco. The project was awarded with the Holcim Awards Bronze 2011 Africa Middle East and is participant of the Holcim Global Awards 2011.
Don't just talk about sustainable buildings. Get your hands dirty!
MudWorks, a demonstration project to highlight the environmental benefits of earth buildings, will begin construction March 17 on the most prominent corner of Harvard's Graduate school of Design.
MudWorks is organized by the 2012 Loeb Fellows with design support from GSD students. The installation will be supervised by Anna Heringer and Martin Rauch.
