Tilt up concrete house

Insulated Concrete Forms (ICFs) by LiteForm, offer superior alternatives to build sustainable, safe & environmentally conscious concrete structures.

Here are 13 examples of modern concrete houses that show how concrete can be used in a number of different ways to create a number of different looks.

Long since popular in Europe, the concrete house now makes its way to American soil.

The LiteForm TILT® system allows for a lighter, faster and more energy efficient casting bed for all kinds of site-cast, tilt-up concrete walls.

Architecture firm OLSON KUNDIG have designed 'Sawmill', a industrial-modern house that that lies in the desert of California.

Articles about six concrete boxes make jaw dropping marthas vineyard home. Truth to materials is a major tenet of modern architecture. Concrete is one place we see this axiom in action. Historically concrete that was used in construction would be clad to make it appear as something other. Modern architecture uses concrete where appropriate and then exposes it. The Brutalist Movement was the height of concrete celebration.

Designed and built by GreenSpur, this off grid cabin retreat provides a compact getaway thats all about unplugging and being one with nature.

Learn more about this tilt-up project.

Tilt-up construction is a technique that facilitates construction, making working with concrete a quick and convenient job. It involves the casting of concrete elements such as walls, pillars, and supports, horizontally on top of concrete slabs. This includes the building’s floors, and other temporary concrete castings, to be set on a flat surface. There are numerous techniques that can be used to construct with concrete, including slipforming, jumpforming, flying slabs, tunnel forming, lift…

Vernacular barn forms have come to town in this double gable house – an exhibition of precision in concrete and steel. Expertly handled natural light across precast and in-situ concrete creates a warm and bold interior. Intense attention to European-influenced detailing has created a controlled and defined home of very high quality. Clever planning has reduced the large kitchen and scullery areas typical of houses of this type, ensuring an appropriate scale is maintained.