7 Most Beautiful 3D Printed Cabins And Houses Around The World

Around the world, 3D printing is helping to transform many industries. Therefore, it is of no exception that the construction industry is going through the same thing. Here are 7 examples of 3D printing housing projects around the world.

3D-printed houses are still on the way but the cost for a 3D printed house is much less than the traditional construction methods. For undergoing projects, the costs are around $10,000.

But this cost is only for a small house with two bedrooms. The cost will definitely increase if they are larger constructions.

Since most 3D-printed houses are built using concrete, they can last for a quite amount of time. With continuous habitation and proper maintenance, they can even last as long as traditional concrete constructions.

Most of today’s 3D printed houses are still concept houses. However, there are some projects are for habitation.

1. Tiny 3D houses in Mexico

In Mexico, an entirely new neighborhood is being created using a giant 3D printer. It only takes the printer around 24 hours to build each house. The house is suitable for a small family.

The 10-meter-long printer can 3D-print a house covering 152 m2 area while the roof, the doors, windows, and all the interiors will be fitted later. Non-profit New Story is behind this initiative.

With this endeavor, Mexicans who live in rural areas can move into these new houses. Developments like this could play an important role in solving the growing housing crisis.

2. Off-the-grid smart house

The house, named the PassiveDom House, is meant to be as energy-efficient and sustainable as possible. The house is powered by solar energy can generate water from the air’s moisture using an optional add-on.

The house is created with a large 3D printer in a Nevada factory and could possibly be a game-changer for the housing industry in the future.

The shower in the house’s bathroom can even clean and recycle water.

3. Tiny Italian 3D-printed house

A 3D-printing company from Italy called WASP is showing the abilities of their revolutionary printer called Crane WASP by building tiny houses. Houses created by the printer are in different sizes and formats.

Gaia, the 3D-printed house, covers an area of 30 m2. The house consists of an outer shell along with internal timber beams to support the timber roof of each unit. The video below shows the 3D-printed house in Massa Lombardo, Emilia Romagna. The house was built in October 2018.

4. These strange-looking 3D-printed houses

These 3D-printed houses from the Eindhoven University of Technology look like something from an alien world. The ones behind these houses hope that they could produce a few more units in the future and put them on lease at a reasonable price.

Over the next five years, the Dutch university plans on constructing around 5 more buildings. Each is made almost completely of concrete.

5. This work-of-art 3D-printed house

In 2016, a group of architects from Chicago put forward a proposal for an amazing 3D-printed house design. The house would be made of carbon-fiber panels, glazed walls, and printed plastic. The idea of the team earned them a first prize for the Freeform Home Design Challenge.

The house, called Curve Appeal, looks incredibly bold and modern. The plan was to build the house in Chattanooga, Tennessee and will be completed in 2020.

6. These micro 3D-printed houses

Amsterdam-based DUS Architects want to build 3D-printed micro-homes right in Amsterdam. Each cabin only covers 8 m2 with an internal bathtub. The house looks cozy indeed.

DUS Architects uses bio-plastic to build each 3d cabin. The aim of the project is to show how additive manufacturing help with temporary housing in disaster areas.

The cabin can be destroyed and the materials can be reused once it is no longer needed.

7. These made-of-hemp 3D-printed houses

Australian company Mirreco is the one behind the idea. The company believes that it can use carbon-neutral hemp panels to 3D-print the walls, the floors, and the roof of the houses. The company revealed that they were working with Perth-based architectural company Arcforms.

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