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First 3D Printed Houses For Rent Will Be Built In the Netherlands This Year (qz.com)
Since there aren't enough construction workers in the country to keep up with housing demands, the city of Eindhoven in The Netherlands is turning to robots for help. The city will soon boast the world's first commercially-developed 3D-printed homes, a endeavor known as Project Milestone. The project is being handled by Dutch construction company Van Wijnen and researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology. Quartz reports: Construction on the first home begins this year and five houses will be on the rental market by 2019, project organizers say. Within a week of releasing images of the new homes, 20 families expressed interest in dwelling in these postmodern pods, according to the project website. the project website. "The first aim of the project is to build five great houses that are comfortable to live in and will have happy occupants," developers say. Beyond that, they hope to promote 3D concrete printing science and technology so that printed housing "will soon be a reality that is widely adopted."
The "printer" in this case is a big robotic arm that will shape cement of a light, whipped-cream consistency, based on an architect's design. The cement is layered for strength. The project developers say that the consistency of this concrete and the precision of the printer will make it possible to mix and use only as much cement as is needed, which makes it environmentally-friendly and less expensive than classic construction methods. The printer and unique cement will also allow them to create unusual forms that challenge conventional notions of home design.
The "printer" in this case is a big robotic arm that will shape cement of a light, whipped-cream consistency, based on an architect's design. The cement is layered for strength. The project developers say that the consistency of this concrete and the precision of the printer will make it possible to mix and use only as much cement as is needed, which makes it environmentally-friendly and less expensive than classic construction methods. The printer and unique cement will also allow them to create unusual forms that challenge conventional notions of home design.
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General Relativity: Space-time tells matter where to go; Matter tells space-time what shape to be.
How are these walls reinforced? Typically you need rebar in a concrete structure to prevent it to becoming ruble - especially in area that has any seismic activity.
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Odd looking design. They remind me of the tombs of the ancient kings in the Narnia stories.
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People who are intolerant of other people's cultures and the Dutch.
3-D printed tiny homes. They sure look futuristic, but I wouldn't buy one.
Seems like a pointless exercise, the biggest cost in buying a home is the land price. Construction costs are small in comparison and when spending money on a long term investment like a house you would probably want to pay a little extra to have something with somewhat higher quality standards than something that looks like it has been made from PlayDoh.
they look more like Flinstones houses!
Im all for future building techniques, but seeings how there are no inside pics, im assuming the inside is dismal, and small, and grey....
First bs, the netherlands has more than enough construction workers. second bs, it's by far not the first 3D printed housing in the world. Third bs, the University of Eindhoven is far from being the leader in 3D printing...