Inside A 3D Printed House You'll ACTUALLY Want To Live In
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- čas přidán 22. 05. 2024
- Today we are taking a look inside ICON's new luxury 3D printed house.
0:00 Why 3D Print a House? (cost)
0:29 Intro to House Zero
0:50 How 3D Printing Houses Work
1:20 Other 3D Printed Houses ICON has built
2:12 House Zero Home Tour
4:44 The Living Room
6:13 The Kitchen
7:00 The Primary Bedroom
8:06 The Accessory Dwelling Unit / Casita
9:20 What's Next For Icon
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I think Americains don’t realise that most countries only build houses with concrete and construction stones, wood seems weird to us. Love the video
You are right. We don’t realize.
Never heard of an "Americains" btw wood houses are better than your sh*tty concrete and stone wich reminds me of stone age living.
Affordable homes seem weird to you too
@@zunedog31 Actually no, In Africa, affordable/cheap is the norm.
Thanks shells that was interesting honestly I feel like Icon should be pre-wiring that stuff
This looks promising but I can't imagine how much dust these walls collect over time compared to flat walls. And like another person commented: In colder climates, you'd need more insulation than that.
you could always put the plaster over top so you wouldn't have the dust issue
obiviously the house contruction must be appropriate with the climate of the place, still as a start point this is really good.
Print with more isulation in mind I guess
Could probably just ad a nozzle to the printer that fills the walls with expanding foam.
Seems like u didn't listen when they were talking or you didn't watch it all. Go to 4:47 where they actually adress that
I love this house,the fact that it flows instead of a set of boxes is so comforting,and by adding wood,glass and ceramic tile to the mix really brings this house alive ,I really love this.
Definitely would love to live in a home like this one, its organic shapes, the curves mixed with beautiful appointments and decor mixing the concrete walls with other surfaces is a bold statement. Love the design of this home and the Casita is an excellent plus.
This is the prettiest 3d printed house I've seen. I would definitely love to live in this house or one like it. The super strong structure along with the modern aesthetic is right up my alley.
I like that curvy quasi-pueblo 3D printed concrete juxtaposed by the straight, manufactured wooden structure. Super unique looking
The concrete will be impossible to clean and painting over it will be extremely laborious.
you could say its the PRINTties thing you ever saw from a printer
I think I'd like to Air BnB it first for about a month. That would tell me all the hidden quirks that might get on my nerves.
Then after that, redesign the house accordingly and eliminate the annoying stuff.
@@carlsloan8021 just a matter of time until there is some sort of hardware that runs and smooths it, like icing on a cake, if you dont want this look anywhere
I love that the design feels "natural" with the curvature and softness. However I have serious doubts about the "less expensive" part. There's a very low probability that these homes would ever be more affordable. They're unique and luxury...so by default they're gonna be highly valued and expensive AF.
On resale yes but that's actually another advantage to having one built. You then can sell it later for pretty much guaranteed profit. You save significantly on labor costs with a 3d printed house which is what makes them so much less expensive.
I think it might lower cost of materials and labor to build, but they will just raise the price and keep more profit
Even if they were not unique and luxurious, they would still charge you an arm and a leg. Price is driven by the general market value. Demand is high. And they are here to make a profit.
Plus I doubt that it is not really durable like whenever there is an earthquake or typhoon, the house would immediately broke into pieces
Not really. Your only setback is the supply chain. If demand rises, the materials would become more accessible, and the technology itself already is cheaper to roll out versus regular construction.
My favorite thing about the concrete walls is that it emphasizes the horizontal. Vertical emphasis is more dramatic, but can also be more intimidating and stressful. Horizontal emphasis is naturally more welcoming and relaxing. Frank Lloyd Wright often emphasized that home architects should always bias towards horizontal emphasis over vertical. This building method opens up lots of exciting new opportunities
Couldn’t agree more!
It certainly adds a little feng shui element by sort of facilitating movement in the house. Those horizontal lines subconsciously would ensure that
And it is so nice place for dust to live in!
I love it! Very gorgeous! The curves make the house more organic looking. It’s modern but not sterile. Very cozy and homey!🥰
really like how they used the curved walls to add functional spaces. They used the space very well.
Making the walls not curved would have been an even better use of space...
the small office space really tucked into the wall, its almost like its not truly *in* the room
Some of the curves took up space instead of adding it lmao.
@@Yue_Jin plus they add surface, wich leads to higher loss of warmth.
@@KAMI_24 Curves also help the wall stand on its own. Hard to judge without looking at the blueprints and studying the material and technique more in detail, but curved walls are common with several adobe-based construction techniques, particularly those kinds of "waves"/wiggly lines.
The house looks great!
Though, I’m kinda curious how it’d do in colder climates with all the windows and the thin walls.
Here in Germany, new buildings are essentially wrapped in about a foot of insulation and are built airtight nowadays as energy prices here kinda force everyone to think about efficiency.
The greatest part is all the carpentry and cabinetry!
Well done on the design!
Well, the thermal mass of the concrete helps a lot, and putting insulation inside behind those panels doesn’t seem like too tough a thing to implement. Might also be possible to print walls in the same way corrugated cardboard is made, to make gaps inside the walls that can be filled with insulation. A honeycomb design might even make it particularly resistant to tornados and hurricanes. It’s already probably better than wood frame houses against high winds as is.
I worry about earthquakes, though, and freeze-thaw cycles. Perhaps they could lay cable down on each pass of the printer head, and print double layer walls, one layer on each side of a line of vertical rebar poles.
From the construction montage there looks to be gaps that could insulate and there don't appear to be obvious cold bridges connecting the outer and inner walls so it would work pretty much exactly like traditional masonry. The way each layer slightly varies is going to make it very anoying to fit or hang things to the wall. I also wonder how building height factors in to strength with this technique
Those exterior walls are over 8” at the base
Theres 2 walls printed the outside and interior w a gap inbetween for wiring and stuff so u could probs do stuff there
Just lay it on thicc
I keep coming back to watch this video, so well done and the house is absolutely stunning! 🤩
I absolutely love this! Really high end looking, with cheaper materials. I like the fact they used interesting wall shapes, I think it adds a lot of additional nooks and unique spaces that a lot of times you don’t get with flat walls. I’d love to live there!
The house looks really nice, the curved walls add to the intrinsic design and also the staging was spot on. Only concern is how difficult must be to dust off clean all those layers of concrete that form the interior walls. And lets see the exterior walls how well they perform in terms of stains and dirt in the short term. Australia is contemplating banning dark color roofs because of the island heat effect. Black or dark roofing for Austin not the smartest decission, those homes must feel like an oven in the Summer.
I thought of the “dusting” too. So would you then have polished concrete to make cleaning easier? I guess we will find out huh😗 As for the heating and cooling, like floors, if that machine can work around a water membrane or piping in the walls for climate control, that would be cool. Run the loop of the radiant heating/cooling floor tubing for concrete in the floor, then up the walls and pour around it🤷♂️ Good comment, got me thinking 🙌🙌
A solution (with added labor cost) would be to smooth plaster the interior walls.
I saw the Three Birds using a lot of white roofs in Oz. White roof was never a thing here in central Europe, but they are si seemed more and more often, and also green roofs. I thing partially underground houses are cool and effective if you live in a hilly terrain.
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@@leoprg5330 Partially underground houses are very common here in Slovenia because of terrain. But it's only the basement and garage that are partially underground. And it's always so nice and cool in the summer.
The popular housing at the beginning of the video looked very interesting. Having said that I would be kind of concerned with two aspects for this type of construction method:
1- Concrete is known to have high water retention. If the mixture is not very well controlled, it could start to "sweat" in high precipitation environments, which is the cause of mold forming outside or inside a house. In that sense, I would think wall plaster with insulation may be necessary to seal off the moisture.
2- Plumbing and electric wires should be very well thought (perhaps using internal dry walls) because you don't want to go breaking and cementing later large sections of concrete walls to fix a leak.
4:02 omg “that would hurt are feelings” that made me laugh so much😂😂
Very neat concept!
Super interesting. I also love the look of the houses. It'd be cool to see this start going large scale with larger homes as well.
There’s actually a 200 housing community going up in Virginia made using this technology. Super cool
why does she keep calling them the "chronically homeless?"
3D Printed houses have mesmerising shapes!
Great episode! 👏😎
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Great job on the video! I love these homes am considering one in the future. Just wish after all the build up of them being so much cheaper you give the actual price of the home so we can decide if it's cheaper or not.
love it, colours and texture and shapes look great.
A concrete house is even stronger than wood. Literally everytime I bump on to a wall it feels like it wants to brake in but a concrete wall would hold up a LOT better. Also love the fact that you can put plaster or wood over it to hide the concrete should you ever want! Totally would want to live in one!
concrete homes are..kind of the norm in europe. its always confused me why americans build with wood outside of hurricane zones.
@@romanplays1 Affordability
You can make more money with wood homes
@@romanplays1 MONEY~ MORE taxes~
@@Eldomibori your homes aren’t affordable.
This is SUPER awesome. House Zero looks really good. Thank you for sharing this with us! I'm glad that this way of building houses has fared well and has taken off! :)
awesome video, thanks so much for covering.
This gentleman is truly a genius. Great company that I’m definitely going to check out. I love the texture and curves!!!! I’m into a minimalist look and like the way you can add the type of wood you want and tile where and if you want it. Plus living in Texas and knowing the heat, the cooling aspect really intrigues me. Thanks for an eye opening video!!!!
I do NOT want that house. to many "technical" /structural Restrictions inovolved with it and it required constricted sizes. The material is a horible mess. Then huge expense to "cover/finish those walls". Wiring and plumbing issues. If you want to build something like that there are better/Cheaper , simpler ways to do it. search ,... Oh what is it called, Mud/sand bag , earthen bag construction. And I am not saying I would want that for my main house. I've have seen nice hotel rooms.... cement is a mess! espeically when you leave it exposed. Dirt , spiders, and bugs "sticking to it" , then trying to deal with plumbing, elextrical etc, and even try hanging a shelf or picture. :-)) that texture is aweful. even beyond cleaning it has problems. the novelty would wear off quickly. and trying to cover that up with wood, plaster, etc... IS $$$$$ Are you noticing that even with the camera/"lense"?shooting done to try and make it look bigger. Look at how SMALL the rooms are. EVEN The ones that are supposed to be "larger rooms" Oh and I live in a mostly solid cement walls and roof/ceiling ... I will call Bull Sheets on it being 75 F inside on days when it is in the 90's . I live in the desert and once it starts warming up in the spring in the "90's" after a few days the cement warms up, the walls warm up and there is no way you are going to have 75F inside without turning on the AC. if it goes "hot" then cold" then "hot" the cold for a couple of days, then Maybe... But after after a few solid days or warm/hot temps, the cement warms up. and as the temps keep on climing for "the SUMMER/ spring" the walls of the building keep getting warmer. In the low desert in AZ, if I turn off the AC it will "quickly" start climbing toward the 90's F. I guess higher if you forget to turn on the AC. Oh, and of course the Reverse happens in the winter. Sure the novelty of this is "cute" but the reality is.................. Not So Great. especially if you DON'T want just a little/cramped "single persons" condo/vacation condo" and You don't want the MESS of unfinished cement walls. You know what else you will notice about this... NO REBAR REINFORCEMENT/"structural support".
Duuddeee I absolutely love this video. It mos def opened my eyes to the options of what kind of home you can have.
THIS IS AMAZEING
Beautiful idea , very practical
Curved walls are a mixed bag. They make the house stronger, but I prefer flat walls inside.
I think the team did a great job of not making the inside of the house stupid with wasted space at the curved walls as I have seen so many times in the past. The breakfast nook, the built-in desk, and that chair zone all feel right. And it takes your head position out of the direct light for a more comfortable spot to sit.
This is about the first curved printed house I would like to live in.
I think just the fact that it’s 3D printed and not traditionally framed is the only way you can achieve that level of customization, since they know the size of the desk and chairs their going to use, and have to plan the outline of the house on cad, it’s much easier to make everything fit perfectly.
I love the way it looks, but yeah, you notice how much of their storage is built in. You're not fitting much traditional furniture into those rounded corners.
the whole structure is to showcase what the tech can do - not to appease your aesthetics nor out of necessity. it can and does have flat walls when needed.
@@sashrafi90 IT MUST APPEASE
I've seen another video of a 3D printer that smoothes out the walls as it goes -having the choice would be good as not everyone is going to like the 'layer cake' look, its also cheaper than paying for plastering. One great feature of 3D printing is you can be as organic as you like incorporating subtle curves into the design as per the entrance to this house. Also the inbuilt planter is a nice feature and its probably possible to make living walls with embedded planter (simply add them as the printer goes along). Insulation poured between two layers shouldn't be that difficult either..
exactly what i thought. smooth the walls as you go and put insulation between the inner and outer wall and this becomes way more universal and applicable for other climates.
I like it!
Keep it going!
Truly amazing!!
This home is breathtaking. Love the thermal efficiency too. Great video!
This is so cool,good job Shelby!
This is amazing! ATX represent :) I love community first - I volunteered there with my church a couple times and it's an amazing community there.
you're ... everywhere Shelby! I discovered you on your You tube income video. Here I am researching 3D today .. and who pops up first ? Amazing!! Go Girl!
I absolutely enjoyed learning and I love your presentation, but… You missed some of the major points that people want to know. How much for that home specifically? Are you able to custom design? Do they travel all over the USA in order to build these anywhere? How long does it take to not only print, but finish one of these? A lot of questions I have that I would love to have the answer to. In any case, keep up the good work and I hope all is well.
Good points.
@@pawelzabicki7785 I went to their website searching for answers to similar questions and found that the print time for this build was 10 days and the finish out took an additional 8 months. They say homes in the 400-500 sq ft range take 24 hours spread across a couple of days to print. They travel all over the US and Mexico. It seems like you can custom design but not 100% on that. I wish I could find pricing information! That's what I'm most interest in knowing lol
I cannot imagine it’s going to cost less than a conventional home
@@NightMaresInTheSky Thank you for this. I'm sure everywhere that watches the video has the same 3 or 4 questions.
@@NightMaresInTheSky You can get those Styrofoam and plastic forms, and a concrete pumper. That can be done in a couple hours.
Wow... my first time seeing these types of home I'm surprised, knowing that I like to research alot of things. Decent video Shelby and yes I can see myself living in one of these for certain. Great content keep them coming 👍
Very cool... very stylish... very spacious... yet very functional...!!! Love it all...!!! 👍🏽 👍🏽 👍🏽
What a beautiful home! The exposed concrete is its own feature. Love it!
Awesome look at this latest project and its great that you included their past work too! Can't wait for your next 3D printed construction video!
I do NOT want that house. to many "technical" /structural Restrictions inovolved with it and it required constricted sizes. The material is a horible mess. Then huge expense to "cover/finish those walls". Wiring and plumbing issues. If you want to build something like that there are better/Cheaper , simpler ways to do it. search ,... Oh what is it called, Mud/sand bag , earthen bag construction. And I am not saying I would want that for my main house either. I've have seen nice hotel rooms.... cement is a mess! espeically when you leave it exposed. Dirt , spiders, and bugs "sticking to it" and those layers/grooves! then trying to deal with plumbing, electrical etc, and even try hanging a shelf or picture. :-)) wanna change a door or window? 😅😅😅 that texture is aweful. even beyond cleaning it has problems. the novelty would wear off quickly. and trying to cover that up with wood, plaster, etc... IS $$$$$ Are you noticing that even with the camera/"lense"?shooting done to try and make it look bigger. Look at how SMALL the rooms are. EVEN The ones that are supposed to be "larger rooms" Oh and I live in a mostly solid cement walls and roof/ceiling ... I will call Bull Sheets on it being 75 F inside on days when it is in the 90's . I live in the desert and once it starts warming up in the spring in the "90's" after a few days the cement warms up, the walls warm up and there is no way you are going to have 75F inside without turning on the AC. if it goes "hot" then cold" then "hot" the cold for a couple of days, then Maybe... But after after a few solid days or warm/hot temps, the cement warms up. and as the temps keep on climing for "the SUMMER/ spring" the walls of the building keep getting warmer. In the low desert in AZ, if I turn off the AC it will "quickly" start climbing toward the 90's F. I guess higher if you forget to turn on the AC. Oh, and of course the Reverse happens in the winter. Sure the novelty of this is "cute" but the reality is.................. Not So Great. especially if you DON'T want just a little/cramped "single persons" condo/vacation condo" and You don't want the MESS of unfinished cement walls. You know what else you will notice about this... NO REBAR REINFORCEMENT/"structural support". And there Are More issues than just these... Ahh but the Novelty of it. 😅
I'd live in a house like this in a heartbeat! I especially like the look of the concrete printed walls. Planning for expanded electrical/plumbing options seems critical for future uses...
The concrete-printed walls add an interesting texture and can provide better insulation than traditional materials. Additionally, planning for expanded electrical and plumbing options is crucial when it comes to long-term functionality and adaptability.
Wow....really impressive....I really like it ...the dude must be and artistic type of guy....very creative in space usage....😊😊😊😊
Extremely interesting video! Had no idea that something like this existed!
I love the idea and the look. My worry is that the exposed concrete would get dusty and be hard to clean over time on the inside and depending on where the house is located, it could get pretty gross on the outside as well. At least on the outside I guess you could pressure wash it.
Maybe on the inside you could use a blower.....probably a lower powered unit. This would at least get the dust into the air, and then it could be
taken care of by the HVAC unit. Maybe.
Exactly what I was thinking! The ribs in the concrete are perfect for collecting dust, but would be really hard to clean. Concrete's rough texture holds dust really well too.
Nothing a powerwash couldn't fix, this type of building will probably stay as novelty though
Meh, look at desert cities like Las Vegas with the ugly stucco exterior, they get dirty the day after being built lol. Nothing new to us desert folk.
@@ElleryOmur what if you cover the inside rib with thin flat wood.
I love it and it is very strong and solid especially for areas prone to tornados and hurricanes.
This is absolutely amazing.
It looks fantastic. Unique architecture, to go with unique technology. I liked how all the colors either matched, or flowed well together. The 3D printed interior walls are so comfortable to look at.
Living in a country with mostly brick/concreate homes. I want to say a few things, the insalatuin and heat retention of concreat heps a lot with costs of cooling or heating this up. Also I think those walls look cool but will be insane dust traps. FInallly keep in mind in Amarica wood is used for housing because it's cheap, concrete especially the way they are using it here... Would be VERY expensive.
I agree about the wall texture being a dust trap, it's cool for the outside, but the inside walls need plastering, otherwise I love the idea. Saving on electric bill offsets the concrete costs. I would live in a 3d printed house.
@@calidag Where I live in the northeast the outside wall texture would be a mold trap. I have to power wash the outside of my house every year, that concrete would be awful to clean.
@@markboelte1415 Solution, they need to print smooth walls
@@calidagthey can stucco walls..mentioned 4:45
I would definitely go for plaster and paint inside and out, but I love the curves, and those things would be an easy DIY.
Love Love Love it!!!
Such a cool house! I would totally love having a house like this. Great concept! ❤️
Would love one of these!
We need to keep innovating the construction industry to reduce the high financial housing burden and help more without shelter.
I like the looks of this place. That concrete showing ,along with the other textures of wood or dry wall add a interesting look to it. I would like living in a like this. Also really like the curvature. Seems like it would make for fun, creative decorating.
Awesome! I have seen some of their Austin homes. My husband and I will be building a block form home out of cement with radiant heating in the floor. Cement home are very energy efficient. And fireproof!
Wow 🤩, I LOVE these💜👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
this is a cool house very well thought out love how they combined both the new and traditional technologys in differant ways very well done
I'm just so glad finally homes are being done in some different ways and it's going mainstream. I love earthships and what's been going on with that concept for a long time but just anybody doing different stuff and people embracing it I think is great.
I would love to see a video on thermal efficiency, this is an awesome step in the right direction but as a person that 3d prints I know it's only gonna get better.
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wow, this is so cool. I think the only thing that would really stink is if you need to change some of the layout you're stuck with the main walls. I'm wondering how much less expensive than traditional houses they are.
I would think of it like a condo where you can't add or change the layout, but you could just reimagine the space you have.
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As a builder myself I’d bet the farm that this is NOT cheaper, more efficient or more environmentally friendly. At least not in southern Ontario.
@@Peter-xn2kc when you find the actual answer to that, write an article about it on Medium!
@@Peter-xn2kc well of course you wouldn't you're a builder this kinda stuff makes you nervous
A couple questions. How to you add electric or plumbing or fix electric or plumbing when they break. Between the walls is spray foam.
2. The living room has a pretty good echo. What do you use to damper that.
3. When you move your paintings or change the TV wall mount (run electric) or other things in the wall can you use spackle or do you have to fill the holes with Concrete. No one thinks or answers these questions...
1) with difficulty.
2) Its all concrete so its bad. You dampen sound with different sound dampening structures. Ranging from furniture, rugs, heavy curtains, sound treatment, etc.
3) You need their blend to patch or it will look bad. or you just plaster over it all.
Did I miss it… the most important question, - Just how much cheaper is it?
for a same size house built conventionally - 10%? a third? 50%??
I love it. Considering this for wetter, cold/hot North Idaho climate.
It’s amazing how far 3D printing has come. Just a simple concept back in the 80s, and now we’re literally printing houses with this. Just imagine what we’re gonna do next!
Wow, what a beautiful home! This is a remarkably successful design and I'd love to know more about the costs and build time for the ICON part of construction and how they function in different climates i.e. temperate v. tropical v. other. For sure, it would be perfect for any age and accessibility need. I feel encouraged by the options and hope we see more of these in the near future and beyond.
Yes I’m more interested in the cost and how long it takes to build .
Great! Love it!
I like the look of the concrete. Nice design element.
I definitely would live in that. I'm curious what they cost.
They are not cheap at all, if you recreated the house in the video, it would be around $450,000. They make houses that are 350sq feet for around $4,000.
@@beet111 Cheaper than the average house in Las Vegas right now lol. Plus, the ones you get here are 20 years old and need upgrades for $450k
@@beet111 thats wayyyyy better than sydney lmao
@@beet111 thats wayyyyy better than [insert any major city] lmao
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@@beet111 Define cheap. Most houses in my area are ~900k
Such a cool idea. Will be important in future because the possibilitys are endless
Wow! These 3D-printed homes are unique! I would like to know if they could do a 2-story and 3-story 3D-printed house, and swimming pools.
I've been watching videos about 3D printed houses. I was already thinking of building a smaller, ranch style concrete house. 3D printing seems like a quick way to get a solid house. I'm definitely leaning towards it.
Cool concept. If one thing owning different houses have taught me is that quality can vary a lot from framing, insulation etc depending on who built it and this eliminates a lot of that problem. They should probably make some sort of machine that can smooth it too, that would make a nicer finish to me rather than the extruded look these have. The first houses I grew up in were concrete block houses and they were so much more durable than these paper and stick homes they build these days.
You realize this would destroy the contracting market as well right you pay for a professional to build your house if you cheap out you get what you pay for this would literally flatline the price universally ruining the contractor field.
@@loliking2763 Contractors deserve to be destroyed, scum. My neighbor is finishing her basement right now, the contractor is charging her $175 an hour, I told her to ask him where he got his medical degree from, which by the way she's actually a physician, so he's charging her more than she makes in an hour. Also I have owned many homes and a lot of contractors do garbage work, at any price range. Even when you buy their own homes there is no guarantee you will get a good house. I have handymen trying to charge $75 a hour, painters charging $50 an hour, there really needs to be an influx of foreign labor to knock these guys down a peg or two back to where they belong.
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@@loliking2763 Meh, I've worked in the construction industry. This would just be one more tool to add to the list. The more ways you can drop costs, the more that money can be used to add other things to houses that people want.
@@loliking2763 why ppl always come up with this will take away job? It's not even a good point and it's dumb as sh**. Then might as well stop car manufactor because it elimiate horse. Stop manufactor freezer because it took away the job of ice breaker. This is stupid
In Jamaica, houses are commonly made of concrete and bricks. If you build a house out of board in Jamaica it can mean two things: either you're extremely poor, or the house is only for temporary uses. But we do have an exception: small shops in the country areas are sometimes made of board.
that's the norm for the caribbean due to wheather circumstances, if you go to fl it becomes common to have concrete but the further you the more common wood is.
Well if you live in Jamaica, that means you're extremely poor in the first place.
@@guitarcatlind6075 no not all Jamaicans are poor
@@jessicajohnson9794 99% are
Yes you build with concrete, but what actually looks better? Homes built with wood frame. I’ve been to Jamaica. Those homes look real rough looking. You can’t do a whole lot aesthetically when those homes are built with concrete block.
with a dual extrusion nozzles ( that exist in regular desktop 3d printers) you could simultaneously print the concrete walls and an extra insulation layer.. be that a filling on the inside, or an exterior insulation material.
would be just as fast as before and doesn't require extra manual labor. also you can have a different finish to the lines ( although aesthetic in my opinion ) by adding other thickness nozzles, extra movements, having the 3d printer on a 4 axis arm, there are a vast array of options you can explore.
Super cool. Prefabricated and 3d printing are the future of housing.
Love the combination of textures! Printed & traditional! Wondering how they get the electric into the walls? A/C ducts & all that could go in the ceiling. Making modifications seems you could just use a concrete saw/drill.
I would definitely live in a 3d printed house. I hope to see homes built to nearly 75% complete before plumbing, finishing, and electrical. That would probably be the point I would find it affordable and also practical.
Wow this is so amazing
This house is iconic. I really love the juxtaposition of the wood and concrete.
This is unique and "wonderful" for people who haven't visited Asian countries. Houses in these regions use Concrete and Bricks extensively in their homes. Americans. on the other hand, still, heavily rely on traditional housing materials such as wood. There's a HUGE amount of customization involved, which is trained labor intensive, which drives up the cost.
This technology can be really useful for very large clusters of Community Housing. Multiple automated concrete-laying robots could work 24x7, without tiring or stopping. This would hugely reduce labor costs.
Or Europe, I rarely see a house made from wood here except old shacks in the woods and the countryside. Every house is made from concrete/bricks.
It’s unique in general, particularly from a more luxury and customized standpoint
I mean I find it unique and wonderful regardless
Most places use concert
Thank you for the knowledge. I am an Asian myself and got quite the questions watching the video and reading the comments.
I would definitely live in that home. I'm a civil engineer so being able to showcase concrete in my home would be perfect.
Love it!
Very nice, wish we could have these in Ga
I think it looks incredible and love the insulation that concrete offers. I'd live in one for sure.
Concrete is an absolutely terrible insulator, like, it's awful.
The whole idea is awesome.
Love the look and concept but would be interested to see it developed for an alternative material to concrete due to concrete's negative environmental impact. Still love the idea and interested to see how 3d printing in construction is used further. Thanks for doing this video!
As some1 who recently built a house. Walls were the cheapest and quickest part of the house. Blocks(silicate) and lintels(2 of which were over 3m long) for single storey were like 7k EUR and all the walls were built in just 2 days. Insulation+fixutres+plasterr for the entire house was more and it took way longer to install it.
Absolutely gorgeous.
The company should investigate the use of foamcrete/aircrete that has a higher insulation value over the solid concrete walls for colder climates. They should also think of a way of smoothing the walls as it is extruded if the patterned texture is not required instead of having to plaster it over, or even manually trowel them smooth while the concrete is still plastic. Curved walls have more structural strength than flat walls so this idea can be incorporated into the design, as well as printing columns. I have thought about the idea of printing houses for a while so have a few ideas.
I actually like the way it looks
Agree I like more of a smooth look :c
@@ultramasterultra5724 But not everyone does, and the textured cement 1000% will be a magnet for dust without the possibility of properly cleaning it. And then you also have the issue of cement retaining water a lot, which in more humid climates would lead to mold - it all needs to be refined imo.
i would 1000% LIVE in a 3D printed home, rather than generic layouts you can get wild with the design
We live in the desert of West Texas and our two biggest complaints on our homes are the AC bills and the amount of dust that comes in. Hearing about Texas being able to keep your inside temp around 75 without AC is a big WINNER! Then, the concrete construction and the insulation factor is another big WIN! We need one of these houses! On our To Do List when we can build a new house!!!
It's crazy how far technology has come!
To make these houses more affordable, you could just 3d print build the exterior walls, then frame and plaster all the interior ones. It would ad more flexibility to it as well if in the future you want to remove some walls and modify the interior space to suit your needs.
Great idea
Its not even affordable. They charge the average midde class person shopping around for a home 700k then do good deeds for people that dont work.
@@WeAreSoBackBros yep. it is just the vegan equivalent of the construction. Ridiculously overpriced, but hey we got to praise it.
@@tkismik8146 @ihateyall, That's how innovation works. The TV's in your house were ridiculously expensive when first released, then as technology expands the cost decreases, allowing the price to decrease.
@@ericmorrow88 It is fancy, but not innovative. Not yet at least. It still requires considerable site and plant space, huge machinery, and the carbon footprint is much worse than the equivalent of a reinforced concrete structure. (these are after all just ground floor level houses).
So far, it is 3D printing for the sake of 3D printing.
I'd love to see how these last over the years. Just like any other 3d printed part, it's always weaker across the Z axis (vertically). I imagine wall mounting anything on the bare concrete walls like a TV is probably not easy or flat out not recommended. I've always wondered if walls like that will end up cracking, as larger pieces of concrete tend to crack over time. Interesting concept to say the least.
They all are done in strip and layers so it's not actually 1 big piece. I've seen other videos of the making and they are still reinforced with rebar as well for add stability and structure. I mean for a good look at durability look at roads which can last decades with heavy wear and tear of hundreds to thousands of pound vehicles crossing it 24/7. Your walls aren't going to face that much pressure or wear. I do understand your point about the Z axis though
Walls that are built with curvature are actually immensely more structurally sound than a straight wall and require very little to no extra reinforcement which is why they designed the home this way. The sales person missed many opportunities to explain the value of the lavacrete material developed by Icon in conjunction with the engineering designs that allow this style of building to truly revolutionize the way we see homebuilding.
Oh dang, one of my professors works for the architecture firm that designed this house. Lake Flato is the frim. Cool stuff
fantastic content
I'd like to see a more traditional designed home 3D printed to see how it looks. This was curvy and artistic imo
You're curvy and autistic
I know right
That's the showcase of what 3D printing is capable of. The beauty of 3D printing technology is freedom in constructing intricate designs.
I'd love to see them develop a more sustainable mix, maybe utilizing local clay and soil mixes like dobe/rammed earth type of idea in mind. I love the aesthetics and the idea of the whole thing. Although I did feel like a lot of areas of the house were too dark. Maybe because of the curves and little cubby spaces that kinda suck light, but I understand they are obviously trying to showcase the material too. I'd like more natural light bouncing around.
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Great start to an embryonic building technique that will change and improve overtime. Obviously different climates will require different approaches and materials. Concrete is extremely bad for the environment but I’m aware that new materials are being developed for printed buildings. As a proof of concept for printed, desirable houses, this is really amazing.
Jacque Fresco should be happy to see this, this is Venus Project type of innovation right here guys... awesome!!! Nice post thanks for sharing!
This won’t work in Los Angeles. I live in LA and the city has some of the strictest building codes in the United States. Not only that but, the earthquake codes alone would disqualify these types of houses from being built without any type of rebar or caisson footings. A lot of times, houses on hills in Los Angeles (think Hollywood hills or studio city) have super strict building codes that require caisson rigs to come in and dig until they hit bedrock (which could be anywhere from 1 foot to 20 feet deep). You wouldn’t get past a city soils inspections before you laid your first inch of cement, let alone a building permit from the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety.
The present tentative code won't allow them in the higher seismic zones.