Photo: Houben/Van Mierlo architecten
New homes in the Netherlands are being created with a 3-D printer.
Now for something completely different: how those creative Dutch are using 3-D printers to create homes.
Gianluca Mezzofiore reports at CNN, “Living in a community of 3D-printed homes will soon be reality in the Dutch city of Eindhoven.
“In what is considered a world first, a single-floor, three-room house made of 3D-printed concrete will be ready for occupation in 2019. More than 20 people have already registered their interest in the house since Dutch construction company Van Wijnen announced the project. …
” ‘We need a technical revolution in the constructing area to respond to the shortage of skilled bricklayers in the Netherlands and all over the world,’ Rudy van Gurp, a manager at Van Wijnen, told CNN. ‘3D printing makes things quicker, better, cheaper and more sustainable by using less material. It also fosters creativity and freedom in the design.’
“Working along with the Eindhoven University of Technology, the construction firm is printing a special type of concrete for the house’s exterior and inner walls by adding layer upon layer.
In laying concrete only where it is needed, the amount of cement being used is significantly lower, which helps cut down on costs and environmentally destructive carbon-dioxide emissions. Van Gurp estimates that 3D-printed walls of the new houses will be 5 centimeters thick, while normally they would be about 10 to 15 centimeters. …
“At the moment, research costs and regulation restraints outweigh the benefits of 3D houses, but we may see mass production of these in the next few years, van Gurp said.”
For more pictures and details, go to CNN, here.
Photo: Houben/Van Mierlo architecten
A 3-D printer lays down layer upon layer of concrete for a new home.
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Wonder what they will come up with next! My son and daughter were in Dollywood … there they were making little people statues. Russell said to have an image made of yourself an inch high cost $100
Oh, my! Amazing!
I’m still quite mystified by the idea of 3-D printing. I need to see it done–maybe I’ll go to Dollywood! I like the idea of houses being made quickly and well and affordably, how ever it’s accomplished.
Layering. Maybe like cloisonné. Or frosting flowers?