PERI builds the first 3D-printed residential building in germany

PERI is building Germany’s first 3D-printed residential building in beckum, north rhine-westphalia. featuring a two-story detached house with approximately 80 square meters of living space per floor, the house is being built with a 3D construction printer.

‘3D construction printing fundamentally changes the way we build and the process of residential construction. as this is the first building of its kind, we are making a point of printing at a slower rate than what is actually possible,’ says leonhard braig, production & supply chain director at PERI GmbH. ‘we want to take the opportunity to gain further experience in day-to-day operations as this will help us to leverage the cost reduction potential of our technology to a greater extent in the next printing project.’

germany’s first 3D-printed building was designed by MENSE-KORTE ingenieure+architekten for their client, Hous3Druck GmbH. to construct it, PERI used BOD2 3D-printers which can move along its frame from any position within the construction and only needs to be calibrated once.

‘the concrete printing process affords us designers a high degree of freedom when we are designing buildings. with conventional construction methods, this would only be possible at great financial cost,’ says architect waldemar korte, partner of the architectural practice MENSE-KORTE ingenieure+architekten. ‘with our printed residential building in beckum, we are demonstrating the potential of the construction printing process.’

the building consists of triple-skin cavity walls, which are filled with an insulating compound. during the printing process, the printer takes into account the pipes and connections for water, electricity, etc. that are to be laid at a later time. the BOD2 has been certified in such a way that it is possible to carry out work within the printing area while printing is in progress. this means that manual work, such as the installation of empty pipes and connections, can be easily integrated into the printing process.