Architect is 3D Printing an Entire Estate in NY - 2400 sqft Home, Pool and More!

This is probably the most amazing story that I have had the opportunity to cover as a writer. A well-known architect and contracter, Adam Kushner, and his company KUSHNER Studios, with the help of others, including Enrico Dini (inventor of one of the world's largest 3D pritners), has begun construction on the world's first 3D printed estate. This isn't just a small little house, like that of what we have seen the Chinese do, or a larger building which consists of smaller pieces that are then assembled. Kushner plans to 3D print a 2400 square foot house, as well as a large swimming pool, and pool house on property that he owns in Gardiner, New York. He plans to begin the 3D printing of the pool in February with the pool house then house following. Incredibly, he also hopes to devise a method for actually having the printers put rebar into the walls of the house. This could revolutionize the construction industry, if successful.

Read more about this incredible project at http://3dprint.com/12034/3d-printed-house-pool-ny/

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That's pretty awesome. It sounds like he's using concrete for the walls, wonder if he's considered steel fibers instead of rebar:
http://www.fiberconfiber.com/

That should add the strength he's looking for with more flexibility than rebar.

Oh wow, it's not a concrete extrusion machine at all, but a powder and binder printing process that forms sand into a marble-like concrete. They will literally have to dig each build out from under a hill of sand once they're done printing... Kind of cool for chairs and tables, but at this scale it seems like more trouble than just traditionally building the building.

Also, I loved the part where he brags that he just wrote "3D Printed" where it asked him to check the type of material on the building permit and it got approved without a question. I'm pretty sure there are some legal managers of construction firms in NYC that exploded after hearing about that. New York is notorious for draconian building codes, it's more a measure of how highly connected this guy is than any recognition of the process.

Actually he did talk of including aluminum strands, and/or steel wool type material in the material. It is very similar to concrete, and will use local materials that are located on-site. He plans to crush up the rocks and use that as the building material, combined with the binder.

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Originally Posted by spyder007

That's pretty awesome. It sounds like he's using concrete for the walls, wonder if he's considered steel fibers instead of rebar:
http://www.fiberconfiber.com/

That should add the strength he's looking for with more flexibility than rebar.

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Originally Posted by Feign

Oh wow, it's not a concrete extrusion machine at all, but a powder and binder printing process that forms sand into a marble-like concrete. They will literally have to dig each build out from under a hill of sand once they're done printing... Kind of cool for chairs and tables, but at this scale it seems like more trouble than just traditionally building the building.

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I wondered about that too. Concrete slumps, which is why forms are required when you pour anything that's going to be free-standing. For an extrusion-type printer you'd need some kind of binder that sets up and hardens sufficiently to hold the next layer in just a few minutes at the outside. D-Shape's printers don't appear to be designed for that (I'll be happy to be shown otherwise).

New details emerge:
Last August, we first broke the story about Adam Kushner's ambitious plans for 3D printing construction techniques. Kushner, president of D-Shape Enterprises and an architect/contractor from New York, announced his intent to 3D print a full estate, complete with 2400-square-foot house, a large swimming pool, a pool house, and a car port. Last week at MecklerMedia's 3D Print Week NY, Kushner and D-Shape CEO James Wolff were able to go into more detail about the project, which is now set to kick off very soon in upstate New York. Using in situ resources for construction materials, the D-Shape 3D printer--different from those used in other construction applications--will be able to 3D print reinforced, up-to-standards structures. Read about the latest from Kushner and D-Shape, including impressive renderings of the plans and details on the methodology and its far-reaching potential impacts, in the full story: http://3dprint.com/59753/d-shape-3d-printed-house-ny/


Below is a look at a rendering of the project, with a view from inside the pool house:
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that's really really amazing...

Update please! I can't wait to see the out come and if successful and affordable ...go for it!