# Ultra-Affordable Printed Houses New Story is Creating Low-Cost Dwellings in Latin America By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2019-03-13 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/printed-houses References: [fastcompany](https://www.fastcompany.com/90317441/there-will-soon-be-a-whole-community-made-of-these-ultra-low-cost-3d-printed-homes) & [newstorycharity.org](https://newstorycharity.org/3d-community/) Latin America will soon be home to a series of innovative 3D-printed houses that will go up rapidly thanks to the Vulcan II, a large-scale machine capable of creating the frame for a small house within just one day. This is a project from New Story, a Silicon Valley-based nonprofit that is working with Icon, the construction tech company that created the new machine. The homes were designed by Yves Behar’s Fuseproject and will be available for significantly less than traditional homes. Beyond rapidly creating a low-cost housing community in Latin America, New Story has tremendous potential to support other areas of the world. As Yves Behar describes, "New Story’s focus, obviously, is the developing world. But I can’t stop thinking about Northern California and the tremendous need we have for housing." ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.9/10 - Popularity: 100% | Activity: 99% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: South America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **3d-printed Houses:** The use of Vulcan II machine to create 3D-printed houses facilitates the rapid creation of low-cost housing in Latin America and other areas of the world. - **Affordable Housing:** New Story's initiative in creating ultra-affordable printed houses has the potential to tackle the global challenge of providing affordable housing for the less privileged. - **Construction Technology:** Icon's tech innovation in creating Vulcan II has the potential to revolutionize the construction industry beyond the creation of affordable homes in developing countries. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Construction Industry:** The use of 3D-printing technology in creating homes has the potential to disrupt the construction industry by reducing the time and cost of building houses. - **Nonprofit Organizations:** New Story's successful initiative in creating ultra-affordable printed houses for the less privileged has the potential to catalyze positive impact through collaboration with other nonprofit organizations. - **Architecture and Design:** Design firms have the opportunity to innovate sustainable and stylish 3D-printed homes that cater to affordability, aesthetics, and functionality. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Record-Breaking 3D-Printed Neighborhoods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/icon-and-big.md) - [3D-Printed Neighborhood Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wolf-ranch.md) - [Compact 3d-Printed Housing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tiny-house-lux.md) - [3D-Printed Sturdy Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cobod.md) - [3D-Printed Austin Residences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/michael-hsu.md) - [Inaugural 3D-Printed Social Housing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lnen.md) - [3D-Printed Home Prototypes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-tiny-house-lux.md) - [Fully Recyclable 3D-Printed Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/biohome3d.md) - [Fire-Safe 3d Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/verovistas.md)