The world's first 3D printing house

From food to medical equipment, 3D printing technology can seem to be used to create everything. Now a group of ambitious Dutch architects also apply this technology to build the 'world's first 3D printing house', located next to a canal north of Amsterdam.

Amsterdam-based architecture firm Dus says it uses an industrial-scale 3D printer to print plastic parts and they will be assembled together to make everything from walls to furniture. of the House. This architecture is described as 'a showcase, research and construction site for 3D printing architecture' , which connects the scientific community, building and designing together.

KamerMaker 3D printer

The house consists of 13 fully built ' rooms ' and concrete is the only material used for the foundation. According to the Daily Mail newspaper, KamerMaker printers manufactured by Ultimaker company will pump plastic melted layer by layer to form structural materials designed on the computer, like the process of 3D printers. often. However, this giant printer pumps 10 times as much plastic as a standard 3D printer and can create walls 2 meters wide, 3.5 meters high and 2 meters thick.

Using computers to design and print every part of the house allows architects to create a homogeneous, aesthetically pleasing home. Moreover, with the design of individual parts before assembling into walls and furniture, experts can check their safety.

It is known that the 3D printing house has been constructed for about a month and so far, the architects team has completed a wall angle of about 3 meters high, weighing 180kg. Because the parts are designed to be honeycomb, there is still room inside the walls for people to put wires, cables and water pipes. According to the architects' group, the plastic used to build the house is bioplastic, with 80% of the materials of natural origin. It is 'a beautiful, durable and recyclable material as well as being able to compete with existing building materials' - they assert.

Currently, the honeycomb panels are reinforced with concrete, the materials are difficult to recycle and are not environmentally friendly, so the development team will also find alternatives.'We are still perfecting the technology and will continue testing for the next 3 years' - Hedwig Heisman, Dus company representative, said.

Complete house

If the 'first 3D printing house in the world' was built successfully, architects hope that 3D printing technology will mark a new era in the housing construction industry. The cost of transporting construction materials and waste will be significantly reduced thanks to new technology and the house can also be dismantled easily when new construction is needed, while old materials can be completely recycled.

'This could revolutionize the way we build cities. Although this is just the beginning, its potential for use is limitless, from 'printing' functional infrastructure for slums and disaster areas, to high-class hotel rooms. orders , 'Mr. Heinsman said.