Scarlett Lee
Could tarpaulin-formed rammed earth be a housing solution for flood-affected people?
Tarpaulin is one of the commonly distributed materials by humanitarian agencies in emergency conditions. This tarpaulin is woven...
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Scarlett Lee
- Sep 18, 2022
Sensual earth
During the ramming course, fabric make changes in its form while meeting earth - bulging, stretching, pulling and tension. The dramatic...
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Scarlett Lee
- Aug 20, 2022
Is it possible to build fabric formed rammed earth with an electric rammer?
While I have gained earthen construction knowledge and experiences, I have not had a chance yet to use an electric rammer. Have been...
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Scarlett Lee
- Dec 21, 2021
Unearthing the quality of rammed earth through fabric formwork
Since I have been building a number of rammed earth with fabric formwork, I have found that the technology is honestly revealing the...
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Scarlett Lee
- Dec 18, 2021
Wish you a Merry Christmas!
The Myeong-rang house was built with fabric formed rammed earth. She loves to live in the house because it is warm in the cold winter...
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Scarlett Lee
- Dec 1, 2021
Fabric formed earth roof design and construction for a doghouse
The roof design for Myeong-rang house was developed with consistent design iteration. The doghouse was designed and built not only to...
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Scarlett Lee
- Sep 20, 2021
Morphological change revealed through fabric formed rammed earth construction process
A morphological change observed during fabric formed rammed earth construction process is an interesting performance that cannot be found...
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Scarlett Lee
- Aug 27, 2021
Design and fabrication of fabric formed rammed earth doghouse/ Phase 2 construction
Design iteration of Phase 2 rammed earth doghouse I have resumed Phase 2 rammed earth doghouse construction. Before conducting a...
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Scarlett Lee
- Jul 17, 2021
Repairing the rammed earth doghouse
After completing the phase 1 construction of the rammed earth doghouse in October 2020, there have been three changes – bricklaying,...
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Scarlett Lee
- Jun 23, 2021
'Weave' Senegal Elementary School is featured at Design Nuance
My proposal 'Weave' Senegal Elementary School is featured at the architectural web magazine Design Nuance. You can see the article here.
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Scarlett Lee
- Jun 4, 2021
To what extent is the fabric formed rammed earth wall eroded after 5 months?
The erosion of earthen walls is a natural process being affected by environmental factors especially rainfalls. Even concrete walls are...
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Scarlett Lee
- May 28, 2021
Flood-resilient Earthen Construction Technology Lecture at the University of Art and Design Linz
I am very much excited that I am invited as a guest lecturer at the University of Art and Design Linz, Austria to introduce my PhD...
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Scarlett Lee
- Dec 23, 2020
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Bodrami gave birth to 5 babies and they are about a month old now. It was an unexpected surprise for my family but I am very happy to...
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Scarlett Lee
- Dec 21, 2020
Build a doghouse with earth_Part3: ramming course and the completion of fabric formed rammed earth
Before compacting rammed earth, the rammers with rounded heads were prepared. I cannot stress enough the importance of the use of curved...
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Scarlett Lee
- Oct 30, 2020
Build a doghouse with earth_Part2: The Design and Fabrication of Fabric Formwork
The design and construction of the kennel was conducted with repetitive feedbacks between computational design and practical production....
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Scarlett Lee
- Sep 10, 2020
Build a doghouse with earth_Part1: Plan and Foundation
Since I’ve learnt earthen architecture, I’ve wanted to build a doghouse for one of my dogs. My family has three dogs, and two of them are...
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Scarlett Lee
- Mar 16, 2020
Rammed earth + Darts
Darts are one of fascinating ways to design and shape fabrics transforming 2 dimensional fabrics into 3-dimensional forms. In the fashion...
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Scarlett Lee
- Nov 29, 2019
Rammed Earth + Fabric Formwork
When I travelled to Jeju island with my family, Suwolbong (수월봉) has left a great impression on me. Its stratification and exposed rocks...
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Scarlett Lee
- May 16, 2019
Baek In-je House: erosion checks, water-resistant earth construction technique
I would like to introduce one of interesting earth construction techniques to reduce the impact of rainwater, which is erosion checks....
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Scarlett Lee
- Mar 31, 2019
The importance of water-resistant earth construction techniques in developing countries
After Cyclone Idai hit Beira in Mozambique on 14 March, local communities have been severely affected suffering from a scarcity of food,...
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