ABSTRACT
This paper explores a new tilt-up logic for constructing unstabilized rammed earth (pisé), adapting a technique commonly used with materials like wood, concrete, and steel. Producing walls on the ground and tilting them into place minimizes labor-intensive, elevated work. Tilt-up can also reduce the environmental impact of external material extraction, processing, and transportation when the Product Stage is done on-site. Unlike factory-prefabricated systems, this method can retain the low embodied carbon of traditional, on-site rammed earth. Building on recent innovations in rammed earth construction, the research takes on material testing, formwork design, and construction protocols, culminating in the design of a single-family house, exploring new possibilities for rammed earth construction. The introduction of the paper-doll plan, a tool adapted from concrete tilt-up, further advances the method by integrating structure, assembly, and design in one process. This work contributes to efforts of evolving rammed earth design and construction into a more efficient, scalable practice.
