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Lime Clay Plaster Desert Villa

Saudi Arabia

Lime-clay mixture for treating the facade of a house in the desert. With thanks to Martijn Heinsius, Armin Ardi and all the apprentices who made this project a true desert rose. The exterior walls are up to 80 cm thick and built from sun-dried mud bricks. The owner wanted a house like his ancestors had. With such thick walls, air conditioning is not necessary.

Lime clay Plaster
Lime clay Plaster earth dome
Lime clay Plaster plastering wall
Lime clay Plaster earth build
Lime clay Plaster plastering tadelakt
Lime clay Plaster earth build
Lime clay Plaster with front door

Lime clay plaster

This villa is located in the middle of the desert. Tierrafino supplied all the materials and provided training for local craftsmen. The craftsmanship of the builders was truly impressive. In the end, they created a wonderful piece of work with our lime and clay plaster. We would love to build more of these kinds of treasure houses.

Lime clay Plaster 9
Lime clay Plaster earthen cobbauge

Used in this project:

Tadelakt Stone
Base
Duro