RETHINKING BUILDING FROM FIRST PRINCIPLES
Trader studio interior, Wyoming, US
Sublette County Library, Wyoming, US
Naked Stables, China
dining area, rammed earth passive houseMassive walls block the passage of sound, creating acoustic sanctuary
SIREWALLs block sound with mass and differential vibration.
Massive materials vibrate at such a low frequency that the energy of sound can be largely absorbed.
Laminating rammed earth, foam, and then rammed earth makes it near impossible for any sound vibrations to get through the density shifts.
“When touring large groups of people through our home, we position someone by the kitchen window whose job it is to say when a car drives by. We live right next to the busiest road in our community, and usually can’t hear any traffic noise at all… although sirens, yes, we do hear them a bit.”
“When touring large groups of people through our home, we position someone by the kitchen window whose job it is to say when a car drives by. We live right next to the busiest road in our community, and usually can’t hear any traffic noise at all… although sirens, yes, we do hear them a bit.”
