The world's first 3D-printed house This mourning I have heard at the radio an interesting reportage about the latest invention about construction. Fortunately I have found easily some article about that. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22152212 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/ultratravel/the-next-big-thing/10110195/The-worlds-first-3D-printed-house.html In Amsterdam the famous DUS architects firm will build soon a canal house with the first 3D-printer homes. The machine is called KramerMaker, that means in Dutch “the room maker”. This contraption will make architectural projects from the computer screen graphic into a real buildings. They plan to complete the main facade before the end of the year. After that it's the turn of the other external walls, the other parts of individual rooms and the ceilings. The machine will be able to produce the furniture as well! Those, who saw the KramerMaker, describe that as a big printer,that is tall 6m and could fit in a average sitting room. For the moment you can assist to the construction of the canal house model in 1:20 scale. The head of the printer is connected to a flexible tube running from the ceiling and pouring the heated plasticized material. the material used is plastic and wood fibers. With this first 3D-printer homes version it won't be possible to build up complex and luxury houses, but simple building for social housing. I think is a genial invention to save wasted material that usual is produced during traditional construction way. Plus, after the ultimate some detail and developing this kind of huge printer, I am sure building an house will be faster and easier. In the last few years we saw in the architectural field many effort toward eco-building, for the environment conservation. I have some doubt about the ecology of the material that DUS architects uses for its canal house. However I look forward to seeing this marvel of the Hi-Tc in actin to quickly rise the space station on Mars for the beginning of the human galaxy conquest.