The 3D Print Canal House is a three-year, publicly accessible "Research & Design by Doing" project in which an international team of partners from various sectors works together on 3D printing a canal house in Amsterdam.[1]

By building the house, all parties research the possibilities of 3D printing architecture and form connections between design, science, culture, building, software, communities and the city. The project serves as both an exhibition of 3D printing technology, as well as a research site into 3D printing architecture. The project is initiated by DUS architects and the site, in Amsterdam North, opened to the public on March 1, 2014.[2][3]

Kamermaker

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The house is constructed by a fused deposition modeling printer developed by DUS: the Kamermaker ("Room builder"), able to print elements of up to 2.2×2.2×3.5 metres. It is a movable pavilion with the size of a shipping container. The machine itself is 6 meters tall. The Kamermaker can be moved by truck or by ship.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "First 3D Printed House to Be Built In Amsterdam". ArchDaily. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  2. ^ "OPP.Today - How 3D printing by robots is set to transform building". OPP.Today. Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2015. 25 August 2018
  3. ^ Leblanc, Dave (14 May 2015). "The printed house, coming soon: Futurists see 3-D technology radically changing the way houses are built". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  4. ^ "3D Print Canal House". iamsterdam.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015. 13 March 2015

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