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remaining open to the elements, the project has been conceived as an expansive landscape that changes with the seasons and the weather.
the two-story residence is complete with a large outdoor terrace.
the staircase comprises 630 pieces, which were assembled and glued on site, piece by piece.
the bridge was 70 meters in length with the two 20-meter-high towers linked by a passageway platform.
connections: +300
I want to live in that world. A world in which “profit” is an afterthought, while quality of life is front and center.
So, four or more months to build a single family igloo with no window (just one skylight for all that space?), no light, no way to install electrical and hydraulic plants if not outside of the walls or breaking that texture created by the printing process? Looks like a logistic nightmare to live in there too. And good luck finding affordable furniture that fits.
I think 3D printing must be integrated in the process of building, but pretending that a solution like this could “solve the housing problems” is like saying that once we build a car body then we have a great car. Wheels? Engine? Seats?
Also, single family homes are surely the less sustainable way to supply house for people. Just the soil consumption for installing only 1.000 of these houses is clearly already the less sustainable way to build a city. For example, the logistic nightmare for public transport of Los Angeles didn’t teach anything?
3D printing is great and will be part of the future of construction, but examples like these are the wrong ones, in my opinion.
They can just be taken as experiments to show a part of it, to be integrated in a complete design process that involves all the connections and interactions that every building require.
Love the concept! I think they need to go one step further and vary the material for interior finishes vs exterior. That rough interior wall looks like a nasty wasp hive – pun intended. They need to develop another mixture of clay that’s finer/smoother to the touch for the inside layer.
Great concept! New technology leads to new ideas and designs. Why build rectangles with a system that can make any shape?