Gässli 5

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The Gässlihaus is one of the oldest and few largely original houses in the Werdenberg region. A few years ago, it was released from the protection order – demolition seemed inevitable. The only option for its continued use was to dismantle the house into its individual parts and rebuild it at a new location in the village.

In order to keep the Gässli in its original simplicity, it was supplemented by a new building made of rammed earth and embedded in a newly created permaculture garden. The addition of two large, extra-height rooms allows the rooms to be used in different configurations with the old building.

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Category

Living

Attributes

Exterior wall, Opening options, Thermally activated, Load-bearing, Trass lime strips

Architecture

Allen+Crippa

Customer

Private

Time period

2021-2025

Concept

Allen+Crippa & Lehm Ton Erde Baukunst GmbH

Executiom

Lehm Ton Erde Baukunst GmbH

Location

CH, Grabs

Production type

Prefabricated production

Factory-based production, including the creation of production plans, mixing & tamping, as well as drying, packaging, & transport.

Services

Advice & planning

We offer comprehensive technical expertise for rammed earth projects, from initial consultation to detailed specialist planning across all project phases.

Recipe development

Customized research & development of rammed earth mixture – from analyzing local sources or excavated material to adjusting the recipe to fulfil pre-defined expectations.

Products

Wall

Walls made of 100% earth - formed & compacted on site or produced as prefabricated elements, load-bearing or self-supporting.

Floor

Rammed earth floors made from 100% earth - compacted in layers, carefully worked & refined with various finishes.

Building process Model