Concrete House
Houses built primarily from concrete, covering structure, form, climate response and the material's role in residential design.
Concrete houses use reinforced concrete as the main structural and enclosing material, often exposed on walls, slabs and roofs. Architects choose it for thermal mass, durability in harsh climates, and the ability to form cantilevers and sculptural volumes. Its weight and rigidity shape how a house meets the ground, admits light and resists wind.
Members here share projects that test these properties across different sites, from hurricane-prone coasts and hillside lookouts to compact urban plots in Brazil and rural South Asia. Discussion tends to focus on how concrete is combined with timber screens, brick, terracotta and lightweight pergolas to moderate its mass.
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Earth Made Residence: Stacking a Ghanaian Compound House into 36 Units Made Entirely of Earth
Cublo reimagines Accra's traditional compound house as a dynamic, cantilevered block that argues earthen architecture can be iconic.
Earth Made: Rammed Earth Housing in Accra Organised Around an Old African Courtyard
A shortlisted proposal stacks four apartment types around a planted courtyard, letting earthen walls and long openings do the cooling work.
Studio Andre Lenza Shrinks a Family Home into a Single-Storey Goiânia House Behind Timber Screens
A couple's move to a smaller home in eastern Goiânia becomes a single-storey concrete house wrapped in timber screens, around a plunge pool and garden.
Infante Poblete Montt Suspends a Concrete Lookout over Zapallar Bay from the Top of El Morro Hill
On El Morro hill in Zapallar, Chile, a 400 m² board-formed concrete house rises above trees and rock to frame the entire bay in a single gesture.
