這座建筑可能是澳大利亞或者說(shuō)南半球最大的夯土墻建筑，已經(jīng)入圍西澳大利亞建筑獎(jiǎng)決賽。

The longest rammed earth wall in Australia and - probably - the southern hemisphere, has been selected as a finalist in the (Australian Institute of Architects) Western Australia architecture awards.

230米的夯土墻蜿蜒在山丘邊緣，沙丘下內(nèi)含12戶住宅單元，墻面厚度達(dá)到450毫米，具有極好的熱工性能，確保位于亞熱帶氣候的這些住宅內(nèi)部空間自然涼爽。

夯土墻采用含鐵豐富的砂質(zhì)黏土混合附近河流中的碎石以及本地水源建成。而這些住宅則代表了澳洲西北部住宅新方式。此外沙丘上還有一個(gè)金屬亭子，當(dāng)太陽(yáng)遠(yuǎn)去，人們可以到地表上的亭子中納涼。

At 230 metres long, the rammed earth wall meanders along the edge of a sand dune and encloses twelve earth covered residences, created to provide short-term accommodation for a cattle station during mustering season.   With their 450mm thick rammed earth facade and the sand dune to their rear and forming their roofs, the residences have the best thermal mass available, making them naturally cool in the subtropical climate. 

The rammed earth wall (construction) is composed of the iron rich, sandy clay that is a dominant feature of the site, gravel obtained from the adjacent river and (bonded with) water from the local bore (hole). 

The design of the accommodation represents a new approach to remote North Western Australia architecture, moving away from the sun baked, thin corrugated metal shelters to naturally cooled architectural earth formations.   

↑ 融于自然的夯土墻的土壤采自當(dāng)?shù)�，并從附近的河流運(yùn)來(lái)卵石和礫石加入其中。頂部的亭子是多功能中心，會(huì)議室和教堂。
Rammed earth extracted from the local clay pans, pebbles and gravel quarried from the river bed are the palette of materials that blend into the landscape.  The pavilion at the top is the multi-functional hub, meeting room and chapel.