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Rammed earth
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The rammed earth construction method is a process of compacting a mixture of soils or aggregates into formwork (or shuttering). The mixture is then compressed (or tamped) manually or mechanically, to form foundations, floors, walls and so on. When made into walls, these rammed earth components are sometimes referred to as pise (see Designing Buildings - The Construction wiki).
Some South African examples:
The pump-house at Buffelsdrift (2017) by Jaco BOOYENS.
Buildings on this website in Rammed earth style