Prvok - the first Czech 3D printed house
Experimental 3D printed house (living sculpture or houseboat) Prvok utilizes modern technologies in construction. The architecture inspired by the organic world is designed by sculptor Michal Trpák and his team of architects from FA ČVUT in Prague. It has been materialized into reality thanks to a robotic arm. The outer concave-convex relief of the walls, inspired by drapery, demonstrates the possibilities of 3D printing, offers new visuality for architecture, and simultaneously stiffens the wall. The central part of the house and the roof come to life thanks to plants, in contrast to the lifeless concrete walls. Thus, the house connects several construction approaches as well as ideological aspects of green building for the future.
Curves are also projected in the interior - partitions optically divide it into a bathroom with a toilet, a living room with a kitchen, and a bedroom. At the same time, it is one freely flowing space. The house employs 3D printing even in the interior and promotes an ecological approach: here, sockets, hangers, and switches are printed from recycled plastic bottles. The faucet in the bathroom is printed from metal. The speakers are 3D printed from sand and infused with resin.
The prototype was produced in České Budějovice. The rough construction was completed in 24 hours. It was printed by an industrial robot that applied concrete in layers 12 mm high and 45 mm wide. The concrete for printing is enriched with polypropylene fibers, plasticizers that improve plasticity and allow for better creation of organic shapes, and a hardening accelerator. The finishing works took another two months. The relocation of the 35-ton house, measuring 13.5 meters in length, to Prague took ten hours. First, it was divided into three parts and transported on a special trailer to the port in Prague's Holešovice, where it was assembled on a pontoon. Subsequently, it passed through three locks to reach Střelecký Island, where it was ceremoniously presented to the public on August 18, 2020. Until the end of September, it was possible to visit this first 3D printed floating building in the world here.
Curves are also projected in the interior - partitions optically divide it into a bathroom with a toilet, a living room with a kitchen, and a bedroom. At the same time, it is one freely flowing space. The house employs 3D printing even in the interior and promotes an ecological approach: here, sockets, hangers, and switches are printed from recycled plastic bottles. The faucet in the bathroom is printed from metal. The speakers are 3D printed from sand and infused with resin.
The prototype was produced in České Budějovice. The rough construction was completed in 24 hours. It was printed by an industrial robot that applied concrete in layers 12 mm high and 45 mm wide. The concrete for printing is enriched with polypropylene fibers, plasticizers that improve plasticity and allow for better creation of organic shapes, and a hardening accelerator. The finishing works took another two months. The relocation of the 35-ton house, measuring 13.5 meters in length, to Prague took ten hours. First, it was divided into three parts and transported on a special trailer to the port in Prague's Holešovice, where it was assembled on a pontoon. Subsequently, it passed through three locks to reach Střelecký Island, where it was ceremoniously presented to the public on August 18, 2020. Until the end of September, it was possible to visit this first 3D printed floating building in the world here.
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