The Earth Refinery reinforces the linearity of the natural ceramics process through its form. The building transitions from below grade to above grade as the program shifts from refinement to display. Materiality is meant to reflect the activities housed. 2 foot thick walls are constructed from rammed earth, derived directly from the soil displaced during excavation. The east wall of the submerged portion of the building is left carved out of the terrain, leaving a feeiling of progress and unfinishedness in the refining portions of the building (mixing space, studio). The building is capped by a wooden roof with a downward scoop in the courtyard to force air through the space, and a recipricated move to house the kiln chimney.