How the Chinese printed 10 homes in one day

This month, architects from Amsterdam began work on the world's first home, completely made with 3D printers. Its completion will take three years and will require sufficient funds. In the meantime, a Shanghai company said it had already printed 10 houses of cheap industrial waste in less than one day. Why such a difference in speed and cost?

First of all, print resolution is important. Both projects use industrial 3D printers. For example, a Shanghai printer with a length of 150 m, a width of 10 and a depth of 6 m. Instead of expensive plastic, a Chinese company uses a mixture “made from recycled construction and industrial waste, as well as mine dumps”. Each such house costs less than $ 5000 in production.


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However, the most important difference between the Chinese version is that the structural elements are printed first, and then assembled at the construction site. The Dutch approach the question differently: every room, detail, every elements of the furniture will be printed as a whole, without division into parts. Therefore, some critics believe that the Chinese house can not be called truly printed.





But let's not find fault with the words. If the Chinese are not deceived, then they managed to create a super-fast and ultra-cheap house. The manufacturer claims that their homes are designed for the poor and homeless, which is a very big problem in a number of Chinese cities. Although most of all this project is similar to the early dream of architectural 3D-printing. Although compared to the idea of ​​spending 3 years and millions of dollars to create a 13-room plastic house, the Chinese version looks very interesting.

According to information from 3Ders.org , WinSun plans to build 100 factories in China for the collection and recycling of waste for the manufacture of houses using 3D printing.