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on Sunday January 29 2023, @02:48PM
from the good-luck-trying-to-pry-that-off-the-bed dept.
from the good-luck-trying-to-pry-that-off-the-bed dept.
A 3D printer is taking home building to a new level — literally:
The enormous printer weighing more than 12 tons is creating what is believed to be the first 3D-printed, two-story home in the United States.
The machine steadily hums away as it extrudes layers of concrete to build the 4,000-square-foot home in Houston.
Construction will take a total of 330 hours of printing, said architect Leslie Lok, co-founder of design studio Hannah and designer of the home.
[...] The project is a two-year collaboration by Hannah, Peri 3D Construction and Cive, a construction engineering company.
Also at NPR and Yahoo! News. Originally spotted on The Eponymous Pickle.
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(Score: 2) by sjames on Sunday January 29 2023, @07:28PM
If necessary, it probably wouldn't be too hard to set anchors into the wall as it's printed, either by the machine or manually for a variety of siding options.
In the Victorian era, curved doors to fit into curved walls weren't uncommon. It wouldn't be that hard to do today with modern sheet steel with foam core doors.