World’s First 3D-concrete Printing Housing Project in Eindhoven
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The city of Eindhoven will start the realization of the first of five planned 3D-printed concrete houses this year. The municipality of Eindhoven, Eindhoven University of Technology, contractor Van Wijnen, real estate manager Vesteda, materials company SaintWorld’s First 3D-concrete Printing Housing Project in Eindhoven
The city of Eindhoven will start the realization of the first of five planned 3D-printed concrete houses this year. The municipality of Eindhoven, Eindhoven University of Technology, contractor Van Wijnen, real estate manager Vesteda, materials company Saint Gobain-Weber Beamix, and engineering firm Witteveen+Bos are the project partners and have already revealed the design.The first-of-its-kind residential scheme “Project Milestone,” will be coming up in the Eindhoven city expansion area Meerhoven over the next five years. The first single-floor house is expected to be ready for occupation in the first half of 2019. The other four houses will be multi-storey houses.Vesteda is the prospective buyer and will let the houses to tenants. The concrete dwellings will be subject to all the regular building regulations and will meet the demands of current-day occupants concerning comfort, lay-out, quality, and pricing.“The design of the houses is based on erratic blocks in a green landscape. The irregular shape of the buildings can be realized thanks to one of the key features of 3D-printing: the ability to construct almost any shape. The design aims at a high level of quality and sustainability. For example, the houses will not have a natural gas connection, which is quite rare in the Netherlands,” says the Eindhoven University of Technology.Research on concrete printing will be done for new innovations during the project. The five houses will be built consecutively, so every time these innovations and all lessons learnt can be applied in the next house. The building elements of the first house will all be printed by the concrete printer at the university. It is the intention to gradually shift the whole construction work to the construction site. The last house will be fully realized on site, including the print work.“Eindhoven is a hot spot for 3D-concrete printing, with the research group of concrete technology professor Theo Salet and its concrete printer as pivotal elements. The group recently printed world’s first 3D-printed concrete bridge for cyclists in the village of Gemert,” adds the University.http://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more