Eight monolithic houses coated in earth-toned plaster and render
From a micro home in India to a fortress-like house in Greece, our latest roundup collects houses covered in earthy shades of plaster and render.
Plaster and render are used to coat walls to create a uniform finish and help add a protective, weatherproof layer to a building.
The houses below show a variety of ways in which the materials can be used and modified to create different effects, including adding brick dust or hemp to change the colour and insulating qualities.
House in Pyrgos, Greece, by Kapsimalis Architects
While most homes on the island of Santorini, Greece, feature a whitewashed finish, Greek studio Kapsimalis Architects covered the exterior of this fortress-style holiday home with an earth-toned render.
Made from reinforced concrete, the angular form of the home references a rocky outcrop and the fortifications of Santorini's old castles.
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Zenith House, Spain, by Nomo Studio
A terracotta-pigmented render cloaks the walls and roofs of this single-storey holiday home in Menorca, which was designed by Spanish architecture practice Nomo Studio to blend in with the local arid landscape.
The coloured render exterior was chosen to accentuate the building's geometry, which is made up of eight connected square modules topped with alternating flat green roofs and four-sided pitched roofs.
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Tiny House, India, by Harshit Singh Kothari and Tanvi Jain
Located on the outskirts of Indore, Tiny House is a micro home prototype designed by Indian architects Harshit Singh Kothari and Tanvi Jain to help meet the affordable housing needs in India.
Brick walls were covered externally in earth-coloured plaster, and inside, materials such as marble flooring, teak window frames and granite worktops were chosen to give the house an "aspirational" feel.
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Casa Plaj, Portugal, by Extrastudio
Local practice Extrastudio used a rough layer of earth-toned lime plaster to coat the simple gabled form of Casa Plaj, which is located near a coastal village in Portugal's Lourinhã region.
The home was raised on a platform atop four concrete walls, allowing its overhanging terraces to extend over the surrounding landscape.
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UA House, Kenya, by Studio Mehta Architecture
The limestone-block walls of UA House in Kilifi, Kenya, were covered with lime plaster mixed with quarry dust, creating a pink hue that was chosen to complement the surrounding landscape.
Designed by Kenyan practice Studio Mehta Architecture, rooms in the house open onto landscaped courtyards to ensure year-round ventilation.
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Casa Magarola, Spain, by Raúl Sánchez Architects
Perched on a steeply sloping site near Barcelona, the concrete structure of this blocky home was concealed with a burnt orange-toned render.
Spanish studio Raúl Sánchez Architects aimed to create a sense of discovery in the house, which unfolds from a minimal single-storey street-facing facade to a two-storey facade overlooking a valley.
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Proclamation House, Australia, by State of Kin
In Western Australia, architecture studio State of Kin created a sculptural concrete house wrapped in a layer of olive-toned hemp render, which gives it an earthy look and improves insulation.
Named Proclamation House, the residence was designed for a couple and one of their elderly parents, and features a landscaped courtyard with a small pool.
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For the renovation of this house in Hyderabad, Indian architecture studio Nowhere covered the exterior in a rough red-brown plaster made from brick and marble dust that was generated while working on the project.
Nowhere wanted to transform the worn-down home by introducing a tactile quality and connecting its residents with nature.
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