{"id":170,"date":"2015-10-28T17:53:20","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T07:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inspectmyhome.com.au\/blog\/?p=170"},"modified":"2025-06-02T16:20:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T06:20:57","slug":"vaucluse-house-of-rammed-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspectmyhome.com.au\/blog\/vaucluse-house-of-rammed-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaucluse House Of Rammed Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>A Vaucluse house, which is seeking expressions of interest of more than $5 million, is said to be an architectural masterpiece.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Michael Pallier of Sydney Sotheby\u2019s International Realty said, \u201cIt\u2019s a designer bespoke home and one thing\u2019s for sure, your neighbour wouldn\u2019t have one the same and that\u2019s what people like.\u201d<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>So what makes this house so different? Many of the feature walls are made of rammed earth which is a technique commonly used in Spain and France whereby you compress mixtures of gravel, sand, silt and clay between flat panels. It\u2019s an ancient building method but it is seeing a bit of a revival as it is a sustainable building material which adheres to natural building methods.<\/p>\n<p>The 996sq property was bought 15 years ago for $1.41 million and the original bungalow was demolished 5 years ago to make way for this masterpiece. The house is one of two located in Vaulcuse to use this building method and it certainly sits well in its environment.<\/p>\n<p>If you are in a position to purchase a designer bespoke home, be sure to get a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspectmyhome.com.au\/building-pest-inspections-sydney.html\">building and pest inspection<\/a>\u00a0to make sure the building is structurally sound and free of defects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailytelegraph.com.au\/realestate\/prestige-property\/built-with-earthy-materials-this-vaucluse-home-is-an-architectural-masterpiece\/news-story\/70b93401ced97eee0447ef3bdec8c3d6?sv=3beda696fbe659bce69dc62ba9c24212\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">READ ARTICLE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Jesse Wagstaff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Vaucluse house, which is seeking expressions of interest of more than $5 million, is said to be an architectural masterpiece. 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