The '3D Print Canal House' Explores the Use of 3D Printing for Architecture
Rahul Kalvapalle — March 19, 2014 — Tech
References: 3dprintcanalhouse & time
Dutch architecture firm 'Dus' is undertaking its most audacious project yet -- '3D Print Canal House' -- a 3D-printed house in Amsterdam. The project is not intended to produce a house for someone to actually live in, but is an experiment that looks to understand possible applications of 3D printing technology in architecture.
Given the size of the project, a regular 3D printer would not be usable. For that reason, the architects are using a a giant 3D printer custom-built inside a shipping container. Small versions of the walls and other elements were created on normal desktop printers, however, a large printer was required to scale up the various structural elements.
At present, it takes about one week to print a 3-meter high block. The architects hope to eventually bring that time down to two hours, which would allow them to finish the first of 12 rooms in one year, and the entire '3D Print Canal House' in less than three.
Given the size of the project, a regular 3D printer would not be usable. For that reason, the architects are using a a giant 3D printer custom-built inside a shipping container. Small versions of the walls and other elements were created on normal desktop printers, however, a large printer was required to scale up the various structural elements.
At present, it takes about one week to print a 3-meter high block. The architects hope to eventually bring that time down to two hours, which would allow them to finish the first of 12 rooms in one year, and the entire '3D Print Canal House' in less than three.
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