The first family to move into a house built with a 3D printer

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3D printers have already been created in the world of residential construction.

Nantes, France, recently became the first in the world to move to a 3D print house.

The property has 95 square meters and is designed for a family of five persons with four bedrooms.

Its design includes curved walls to reduce the effects of humidity and digital controls for people with disabilities

For now it's just a prototype, but according to its creators this could be the beginning of a big change in the construction industry.

The project was led by Nantes Council of Habitat and the University of Nantes

Print the house took 54 hours and it took 4 months to complete it with windows, doors and roof.

In total, this cost about US $ 234,000, which represents a saving of 20% compared to what an identical house built in the traditional way would cost.

The team building the house now feels able to print an identical house in just 33 hours

That's only the beginning

Francky Trichet, leader of the council of Nantes in matters of technology and innovation, said that the goal of the project is to see if this type of housing could be built massive and if this technology can be applied in d & 39; other types of constructions, such as sports sites, for example.

2000 years ago there was no change in the paradigm of the construction process, "explains Trichet. "We wanted to sweep this whole process of construction."

"We are at the beginning of a story, we just wrote, " Once upon a time … ".

Now, says Trichet, this advance will "force" private companies to "take the pen" and continue the story.

Nordine and Nouria Ramdani, with their three children, were the

"It's an honor to be part of this project," says Nordine

"We lived in a building in the 60s, so it's a big change for us."

"It's amazing to be able to live in a garden and to have an independent home."

How does it work?

The house was first designed by a team of architects and scientists

Next, the design was programmed into a 3D printer that moved to the house. where the house was located.

The printer began to raise the walls by layers . Each wall is composed of two layers of polyurethane insulation, with a space between them that is filled with cement.

Then, the windows, doors and roof are installed. And ready, the house is over.

According to estimates by Benoit Furet, project manager at the University of Nantes, this technology will reduce the cost of construction by 25% in the next 5 years, and in 19459013 by 40%

This is partly because the technology will be cheaper and more refined since the costs would decrease if they were built on a large scale.

Ferret says that 3D printing allows architects to be much more creative when it comes to imagining the shapes of the houses they design [19659007] Image Caption

Ferret said that he wanted to combine social housing with modern architecture.

For example, this house in Nantes was built to line the century-old trees that populate the land where it was raised.

Curved walls also improve air circulation, reduce humidity and reinforce the thermal resistance

The house is also suitable for people with disabilities, they have wheelchair access and can be controlled from a mobile phone.

Finally, it is also environmentally friendly, since it does not produce waste during its printing.

Now, Furet's dream is to create a whole district based on these same principles.

In fact, he says that he is working on a project in the north of Paris that will include 18 houses made with 3D printers .

He also works in a commercial building.

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