这座建筑可能是澳大利亚或者说南半球最大的夯土墙建筑，已经入围西澳大利亚建筑奖决赛。
The longest rammed earth wall in Australia and - probably - the southern hemisphere, has been selected as a finalist in the (Australian Institute of Architects) Western Australia architecture awards.
230米的夯土墙蜿蜒在山丘边缘，沙丘下内含12户住宅单元，墙面厚度达到450毫米，具有极好的热工性能，确保位于亚热带气候的这些住宅内部空间自然凉爽。
夯土墙采用含铁丰富的砂质黏土混合附近河流中的碎石以及本地水源建成。而这些住宅则代表了澳洲西北部住宅新方式。此外沙丘上还有一个金属亭子，当太阳远去，人们可以到地表上的亭子中纳凉。
At 230 metres long, the rammed earth wall meanders along the edge of a sand dune and encloses twelve earth covered residences, created to provide short-term accommodation for a cattle station during mustering season. With their 450mm thick rammed earth facade and the sand dune to their rear and forming their roofs, the residences have the best thermal mass available, making them naturally cool in the subtropical climate.
The rammed earth wall (construction) is composed of the iron rich, sandy clay that is a dominant feature of the site, gravel obtained from the adjacent river and (bonded with) water from the local bore (hole).
The design of the accommodation represents a new approach to remote North Western Australia architecture, moving away from the sun baked, thin corrugated metal shelters to naturally cooled architectural earth formations.
↑ 融于自然的夯土墙的土壤采自当地，并从附近的河流运来卵石和砾石加入其中。顶部的亭子是多功能中心，会议室和教堂。
Rammed earth extracted from the local clay pans, pebbles and gravel quarried from the river bed are the palette of materials that blend into the landscape. The pavilion at the top is the multi-functional hub, meeting room and chapel.
