© Prue Ruscoe
Share
Share
Or
https://www.archdaily.com/1036832/rose-terraces-luigi-rosselli-architects
© Prue Ruscoe
Luigi Rosselli’s new “build to rent” homes often feature rammed earth: a slow, sustainable material affordable only for those with the time to build them, deep pockets to cover the costs, or both. Now the Sydney architect is experimenting with another highly sustainable material on a row of four terraces in Bondi Junction with walls that go up “like a Lego kit.” Designed as a low-cost version of a terrace, the homes use prefabricated cross-laminated timber (CLT) made from layers of wood stuck together to shrink construction time from “one-and-a-half years [conventional build] to just six months.”
