Land as Raw Material: Latin American Homes Built With Locally Sourced Soil

Chontay House / Marina Vella Arquitectos. © Gonzalo Cáceres DancuartOrganizing, shaping, stacking. Transforming raw materials from the soil into architecture. This is a challenge that many Latin American architects embrace, demonstrating that scarcity can be daunting but also a rich opportunity to unleash creativity.The use of materials extracted from the local soil serves a dual purpose. In regions with limited industrialization, using locally sourced materials makes economic sense