In the Netherlands, the first tenants have moved into a house made from a 3D printer
Amsterdam – In the Dutch city of Eindhoven, the first tenants received a digital key to a house with load-bearing walls created by a 3D printer on Thursday. Advocates of using this technology in construction claim it will bring savings and enormous possibilities in terms of shape and style in the future.
The creators of the bungalow in Eindhoven were inspired by the shape of a boulder, which would be challenging and costly to create using traditional methods. This is the first of five residential houses that the company Weber Beamix, part of the French conglomerate Saint-Gobain, plans to build on land by the local canal.
The Guardian notes that while construction partially using 3D printing technology has emerged in the United States and France over the past two years, the bungalow in Eindhoven is the first house with official approval for rental housing. The living area of the two-bedroom house is 94 m², and a retired couple, who previously owned a shop in Amsterdam, has moved in. They are very pleased with their new home, feeling as safe in the boulder-like bungalow as in a bunker.
The house was supposed to be completed two years ago, but the project, which also involves Eindhoven University of Technology, has been delayed. During the "printing" of the house, a giant robotic arm equipped with a nozzle sprayed layer upon layer of specially formulated concrete that has the consistency of whipped cream. The house consists of 24 concrete elements, which were printed one by one elsewhere in Eindhoven and then transported to the construction site, where they were placed on the foundations. The roof and window frames were then added to the house. The designers hope that the fifth of the planned buildings, which will have three floors, can be successfully created on site, which will reduce transportation costs.
The residents of the "boulder" pay a rent of 800 euros (20,700 crowns) per month, and their contract is for six months. The market rent would normally be about double that. The developer expects that the other houses will not be loss-making for them.
The Guardian states that while the use of 3D printing technology in construction is still in its infancy, many consider it a way to reduce costs and lessen the environmental burden by limiting the amount of material used. In the Netherlands, "printer houses" could also help address the issue of a shortage of skilled bricklayers.
The creators of the bungalow in Eindhoven were inspired by the shape of a boulder, which would be challenging and costly to create using traditional methods. This is the first of five residential houses that the company Weber Beamix, part of the French conglomerate Saint-Gobain, plans to build on land by the local canal.
The Guardian notes that while construction partially using 3D printing technology has emerged in the United States and France over the past two years, the bungalow in Eindhoven is the first house with official approval for rental housing. The living area of the two-bedroom house is 94 m², and a retired couple, who previously owned a shop in Amsterdam, has moved in. They are very pleased with their new home, feeling as safe in the boulder-like bungalow as in a bunker.
The house was supposed to be completed two years ago, but the project, which also involves Eindhoven University of Technology, has been delayed. During the "printing" of the house, a giant robotic arm equipped with a nozzle sprayed layer upon layer of specially formulated concrete that has the consistency of whipped cream. The house consists of 24 concrete elements, which were printed one by one elsewhere in Eindhoven and then transported to the construction site, where they were placed on the foundations. The roof and window frames were then added to the house. The designers hope that the fifth of the planned buildings, which will have three floors, can be successfully created on site, which will reduce transportation costs.
The residents of the "boulder" pay a rent of 800 euros (20,700 crowns) per month, and their contract is for six months. The market rent would normally be about double that. The developer expects that the other houses will not be loss-making for them.
The Guardian states that while the use of 3D printing technology in construction is still in its infancy, many consider it a way to reduce costs and lessen the environmental burden by limiting the amount of material used. In the Netherlands, "printer houses" could also help address the issue of a shortage of skilled bricklayers.
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