after years of torque and development large-scale 3d printing technology it's
finally coming of age and starting to enter the construction industry the
technique is steadily evolving from novelty to practical application and the
prospect of seeing 3d printed houses in towns and cities around the world is now
looking increasingly likely 3d printing is the process of creating a
three-dimensional object by laying down many layers of the material in
succession on an industrial scale this has many advantages over traditional
manufacturing techniques and it's fast become a valuable tool for rapid
prototyping in the manufacturing sector if successfully scaled and applied in
the construction and engineering industries it could reduce on-site time
and project costs it also has advantages for sustainable construction at very
little material is ever wasted during the build process several organizations
around the world are now racing to effectively scale 3d printing and to
develop viable solutions for the building sector with a particular focus
on housing we've rounded up the current frontrunner perhaps more than any other
company shanghai-based Winton have captures the world's imagination when it
comes to 3d printing full-scale building winsome generated headlines back in 2014
when they claimed to have printed not one but ten houses in a single day the
single-story detached properties were created using for large printers each
standing 20 feet or some 6.6 meters tall at a cost of around 4,800 u.s. dollars
each the houses were printed from a concrete aggregate that was part formed
from recycled construction waste although the houses are not very refined
they certainly captured the world's attention
initiated by DUS architects canal house is an ongoing attempt to print a
full-scale classic canal side house in the center of Amsterdam partially funded
by the municipality of Amsterdam the 13 room home is being developed as a
publicly accessible research project to investigate the potential of various
materials and techniques the team are working with a six metre tall printer
that uses sustainable bio plastics containing over 80% vegetable oil inside
the printer granular plastic is heated to 170
degrees Celsius before being compressed to form a homogeneous liquid this is
then extruded from the printer head to create each component the components are
being printed on-site piece by piece and then assembled in the United States
Architects Skidmore Owings Merrill have worked in partnership with the US
Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory to create a 3d
printed prototype pavilion formed in a reinforced carbon fiber material for 38
feet 11.6 meter long building was the world's largest 3d printed polymer
structure when it was first completed the pavilion is composed of 3d printed
panels that act as exterior cladding while providing structural support
insulation and moisture protection solar panels integrated into the roof feed a
generator under the building which in turn powers destructive lighting at
night
divide office of the future claims to be the most advanced 3d printed building in
the world the 2600 square foot 250 square meter structure was completed in
2016 and now how does the Dubai Future Foundation designed by US architectural
practice Gensler the office was printed by Winson in shanghai using a 20 foot or
6 meter tall 3d printer before being shipped to divide printing took 17 days
in total and the full installation was completed on-site in just 58 hours
subsequent work on the building services interiors and landscape took
approximately three months to complete the project team estimate that 3d
printing reduced labor costs by 50% and construction waste by more than 30%
while not technically a house this office clearly demonstrates the quality
of buildings that can now be achieved with 3d printing the office of the
future looks set to be the first of many 3d printed structures in Dubai the
government has announced that it aims to be 3d printing 25% of all the new
buildings in the emirate by 2030
currently leading the pack is the house that was printed in less than 24 hours
in 2017 the ten thousand US dollar building is the closest anyone has come
to 3d printing a fully formed house created by San francisco-based startup
at his core working with the Russian home building company pics group the
house would print it at a test site just south of Moscow while 3d printing a home
typically involved manufacturing components off-site and then assembling
on-site this four hundred square foot 38 square meter house was printed entirely
in situ it was formed with an impressive large-scale mobile 3d printer which has
a rotating manipulator arm capable of covering a 1400 square foot or 130
square meter area from a single point the printer was removed from the center
of the new house once these structural elements had been formed installation
was then placed in the walls before the roof and windows were added and finishes
applied the result was a fully functioning home with the first 3d
printed skyscraper now being looted in Dubai and the Saudi Arabian government
inviting Winston to print 1.5 million homes over the next five years it seems
we'll be seeing much more large-scale 3d printing in the construction sector if
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