The Dutch are building the first house using a 3D printer in Amsterdam

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14.03.2014 17:50


Amsterdam - Near one of Amsterdam's canals, a house is now rising that will likely be the very first structure made using 3D printing technology. The architectural design of the building by the Dutch studio DUS outwardly corresponds to the typical style of the well-known brick houses that line the banks of Amsterdam's canals, but the final shape of its interior is not entirely clear according to the authors. It is expected to take three years to build, and the interior of the house may change depending on how 3D printing evolves during that time.

The architectural company first “printed” a model of the house at a scale of one to twenty last year. Following a successful experiment, according to the AP agency, they decided to construct a giant 3D printer, which was delivered to the site by a crane, and in March began producing the individual parts from which the building will be created.
The printer, the size of a spacious newsstand, can produce parts with maximum dimensions of 2.2 by 2.2 by 3.5 meters. The façade of the house is to have the classic appearance of buildings that have been rising in Amsterdam for several hundred years - it will be a multi-storey slender house with a triangular gable. According to the architects' plans, the interior should be a so-called smart building, which will be completely controlled by a computer. However, for this goal to be achievable, it is important whether the development of 3D technology will allow them effectively to embed the necessary sensors and devices into the printed parts of the house.
The main purpose of the building, according to its authors, is not to provide housing but to test the possibilities of new technology for the production of building materials and the construction of buildings. "There is only one way to do it. Build a house,” said DUS studio member Hedwig Heinsman.
The authors have conceived the construction of the house as an exhibition, which is open to the public for a fee of 2.5 euros (less than 70 crowns).

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