Herdade do Rocim – Winery in Cuba
Building of a winery with visible
rammed earth walls around a reinforced concrete structure. The walls are made of earth and are around 10 metres in height and 60 cm thick.
Betão e Taipa was responsible for the entire building project, choosing, correcting, stabilising and characterising the soil (granulometry and consistency limit) and carrying out strength tests.
Volume of rammed earth 660 m3
Location Cuba municipality
Designed by Carlos Vitorino
Date built 2007