Couple living in 3D printed concrete home for $1,400 a month reveal what it's like
The house is built by thinly layering concrete on top until it creates a wall, and allows for more flexibility in design
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The house is built by thinly layering concrete on top until it creates a wall, and allows for more flexibility in design
A Dutch couple have become Europeâs first tenants of a fully 3D printed house in a development that its backers believe will open up a world of choice in the shape and style of the homes of the future. Elize Lutz (70) and Harrie Dekkers (67), retired shopkeepers from Amsterdam, received their digital key â an app allowing them to open the front door of their two-bedroom bungalow at the press of a button â on Thursday. âIt is beautiful,â said Lutz. âIt has the feel of a bunker â it feels safe,â added Dekkers. An exterior view of the two-bedroom bun...
First tenants move into 3D-printed home in Eindhoven A boulder-shaped concrete house in the Netherlands has become the first lived-in 3D-printed home in the country after its tenants received the key on April 30. Located in a suburb of Eindhoven, the single-storey home was built as part of a five-home 3D printing scheme named Project Milestone, and is said to be the first 3D-printed home in Europe where people actually live. Top: the home forms part of a series of 3D-printed homes. Above: it has a boulder-like appearance "I saw the drawing of this house and it was exactly like a fairytale gar...
New home in shape of boulder is first legally habitable property with load-bearing walls made using 3D-printing technology
Date Time First resident of 3D-printed concrete house in Eindhoven receives key Today, April 30, the first tenant of the first ever Dutch 3D-printed concrete home receives the key. The house in Eindhoven – the first of five within ‘Project Milestone’ – fully complies with all of the strict building requirements of The Netherlands. Uniquely, the project partners have realized a home with an entirely original design thanks to extensive R&D that enlarges the freedom of form in concrete printing. Project Milestone is a joint construction and innovation project of Eindhoven University of T...