Rammed coffee

Sweden is ranked number four in coffee consumption around the world. Coffee grounds are re-used in compost or many other ways, can we find a new way to re-use coffee waste? I received two buckets of coffee grounds from Casa Progreso, the idea was to mix coffee and clay, and ram it to see the results. It was very interesting to see the possibilities of this combination; but, since coffee is an organic material it can mould. Maybe a different way of drying the rammed coffee would help?

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Rammed paper

I have been experimenting with ramming paper. I am especially interested in that material with regards to mobility and recyclability. I am focusing on it’s potential for temporary tactical urban interventions, for example as in the flower pot in the pictures. How it will withstand weather is still an ongoing experiment.

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Rammed earth course with Ulf Henningsson

The 13th of April we had a rammed earth course with eco-builder Ulf Henningsson (ekoulf.se).  The idea was to further develop our knowledge of using earth as a building material and to introduce it to the rest of the Jordstad group. We used fiber such as straw, hemp and wood. After doing comparative testing of different material mixes we made two larger objects, outdoor furniture that can serve as planters, seats or tables and they are stackable. The planters shell is only 8cm thick, which we expected to be quite fragile but they have already survived a ride on a pickup truck through Gothenburg.

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