You Can Now Buy a Home in America’s First 3D Printed Neighborhood
The first four 3D printed houses to go on the market in the United States are ready for their new owners in Austin, Texas. The East 17th Street residences are a mini-neighborhood of modern black-and-white homes designed by Logan Architecture and built by construction technology company ICON. Each one is slightly different in size and layout, ranging from 900 to 2,000 square feet and costing between $450,000 and $745,000.
The groundbreaking houses took just five to seven days to print using a proprietary cement-based material called Lavacrete, which ICON says is more durable than traditional construction materials. Only the first floor of each home was 3D printed; the upper floors were built using more conventional methods and materials and feature timber framing and black standing-seam metal cladding. ICON’s Vulcan construction system uses robots to layer the Lavacrete into striated surfaces, creating structures that can withstand fire, flood, wind, and other natural disasters better than conventionally built houses.
The 17th Street project is ICON’s second development in Austin, but the first to be made publicly available. Before it came “Community First! Village,” which consists of affordable homes designed to address homelessness in the city. The company also previously partnered with the Texas Military Department to design and 3D print an energy-efficient training barracks in Bastrop, Texas, which is currently the largest 3D printed structure i...
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