Ofenturm für das Ziegelei-Museum

Boltshauser Architekten, Cham, Switzerland, 2021

Scale: 1:50
Materials: rammed earth
Type: prototype, form-finding
Detail: 5/7
Student: Daniel Pollok, FS24

A 1:50 study model of the Ofenturm (kiln tower) for the Ziegelei-Museum by Boltshauser Architekten, built from individually cast and stacked rammed-earth blocks separated by thin timber or metal plate shims that replicate the horizontal lift joints of full-scale rammed-earth construction. The model depicts a U-shaped portal tower — two piers supporting a solid head mass — and foregrounds the material texture and layer stratification of pisé construction rather than any applied finish or opening detail. A single horizontal strut element near the top of the piers is explicitly articulated, suggesting a structural or formwork tie at that level.