Rammed earth pieces on a long plank

We play with earth

Grond Studio works with raw earth.

A Brussels based practice founded in 2020, shaping clay, sand and gravel into architecture, interiors and objects.

Earthen stools in the workshop

No cement, no additives. Only the ground, worked by hand and by press.

The Regenerative Garden, Almere

01

Rammed earth

Walls, floors and monolithic elements made from compacted layers of local soil.

02

Clay & earth plasters

Hand applied finishes that regulate humidity and carry the colour of the ground.

03

Cast lime & gypsum

Cast pieces and surfaces, from stools and lamps to sculptural objects.

04

Furniture & objects

Tables, seats and modules where earth meets wood and other natural materials.

05

Interior architecture

Earthen interiors for homes, shops, bars and hotels, designed with partner architects.

06

Material research

Soil tests, mixes and prototypes to find the right recipe for each place.

Oscilator
Hana

About

Based in
Brussels, Belgium
Founded
2020
Material
Raw earth: clay, sand and gravel
Fields
Architecture, design, research

Earth is not a style. It is a way of building with what is already there.

Materials

  • Clay
  • Sand
  • Gravel
  • Lime and gypsum

Techniques

  • Rammed earth
  • Compressed earth blocks
  • Clay plasters
  • Casting

Applications

  • Architecture
  • Interiors
  • Furniture
  • Objects

Partners

  • OpenStructures
  • Lionel Jadot
  • BC architects
  • Nicolas Godelet

How we work

Slow, local and honest from soil to surface.

01

We work with matter, not narrative

Every project starts from the soil on site, its colour, its grain and what it can carry.

02

Technique, not doctrine

Rammed, pressed, cast or plastered: we choose the method that fits the place and the brief.

03

Process, not artifice

What you see is what it is made of. No cement, no additives, nothing to hide.

@grond_studio

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Requiem for Nicodemus. Calcined gypsum, back to the forest.
Architecture should be taught as music is taught.
Santa Maria di Leuca. Earth, lime, silence.
Eat natural rice, stay grounded.
From the studio.
From the studio.