3D printed two-story house rises in 18 hours

Most 3D printed houses that we cover are either arranged on one floor or later added one on the upper floor with a wooden cover. However, this example, recently printed by Contec Australia in both floors in just 18 hours 3D, was completely 3D print.

The project is located in Perth and is the only 3D printed house that we have seen in which both floors are actually printed, with the exception of the experimental Kamp C project. This means that the build process is optimized and accelerated, compared to the installation of an additional wooden shell such as Müllerhäuser from icon.

Essentially, a large 3D pressure robot, which was produced by the Netherlands, extruded a cement-like mixture in layers to build the basic shell of the house on site. This process is the part that lasted 18 hours. However, we should point out that human builders were brought in from there to add the roof, cabling, flooring and everything else to transform a shell into a viable home. This took much longer and overall the entire project lasted five months.

“The special concrete mixture of Contec prints a layer of sewers by layer without the need for formwork or scaffolding,” explains the company. “The mixture is self -supporting, sets hard in less than three minutes and reaches 50 MPa [megapascal, a unit used to measure compressive strength]More than three times the strength of standard stones (15 MPa). The walls are rated with the cyclone, thermally efficient, Termit -Proof and both fire and waterproof, which is a strong fit for the U -Bahn and regional conditions of WA. “

The finished house looks good and modern. It has a mixture of both treacherous “ribbed” wall financing of a 3D printed house and smoother walls. There are also three bedrooms and two bathrooms as well as a garage area and a small balcony. Thanks to the generous glazing, there is also a lot of daylight.

We have no message about the exact costs of the house, but we turned to Contc Australia, and a representative told us that the house was cheaper compared to a normal local masonry house with conventional construction methods.

Source: Contec Australia