The world’s largest 3D-printed building, as verified by the Guinness Book of World Records, was just completed in Dubai. It offers 640 square meters of space and its two stories make the structure 9.5 meters tall. The building, dubbed the “Warsan building,” was created by Apis Cor, the same company that 3D printed a house for a mere $10,000 two years ago in Moscow.
Entire walls were 3D printed using the company’s uniquely designed 3D printer. The building’s foundation, insulation, roof and windows were installed conventionally, however.
The building was created on site using a special 3D printer designed by Apis Cor. The company conducted extensive research and development to test its gypsum-based material that is used for the structure’s walls.
The 3D printing process layers fluid along a path like an inkjet printer. The fluid is mineral infused and solidifies into concrete almost instantly.
The company hopes the process it has devised will be useful for affordable housing and is collaborating with a Santa Barbara nonprofit, the Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara County. 3D-printed construction may also one day aid space travelers who settle on other planets. Apis Cor is looking to test the feasibility of the process by building a demo home in the U.S. and is hoping to get sponsors.
Nikita Cheniuntai, the CEO and founder of Apis Cor, hopes that the collaboration with the Housing Trust can help pave the way for wider adaptation of this technology….