In the past few years, we have seen many people around the world (including China) doing various attempts to achieve the goal of using 3D printed architecture . But so far, although we have seen a variety of buildings known as 3D printing , there is not one that is actually put into use.
But this obviously can't stop the brave attempters from continuing to emerge. Recently, a four-star hotel in the Philippines called the Lewis Grand Hotel claimed to be 3D printing the world's first commercial building, a villa-style hotel. And this 3D printed building will be truly used as part of the Lewis Grand Hotel. The hotel is located on Don Juico Avenue in Angeles City, Philippines.
Lewis Grand Hotel in the Philippines
It is understood that as early as July this year, Lewis Yakich, owner of the Lewis Hotel, began to use 3D printing to expand its hotel. Yakich graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), specializing in materials science and has a period of building a house in the United States. Yakich claims that he spent countless hours designing for this 3D printed building. His building is not only structurally sound, but also stronger than the current construction methods using hollow bricks.
“Because of the weather, the Philippines is actually a good place to make 3D printing with concrete,†Yakich declared.
Lewis Yakich sits in front of his 3D printed hotel villa
Today, Yakich claims that he has successfully printed his building in 3D. This is a small villa with a footprint of 10.5 x 12.5 meters and a height of 3 meters. It has two bedrooms, a living room and a massage room. The bath room (the jacuzzi is 3D printed), all of which will be part of the Lewis Grand Hotel. It is said that all the structures took a total of 100 hours of printing time, but the process was discontinuous.
“We had to stop a few times to install water pipes, wires and rebars,†Yakich said. “In the future, these can be done simultaneously in the printing process, but now we are slowing down because our technology is still improving. In the process, we need to do side-by-side testing."
Laying pipes in a 3D printed wall
We can see from the picture that his project is not completely completed and its 3D printer is still working. Yakich says the 3D printer can be easily assembled or disassembled and moved to another site. However, Yakich is not alone. He invited Andrey Rudenko, who used to print the mobile medieval castle in 3D in the United States. The latter is the main designer of this 3D printer and the planner behind the project.
“We spent two months assembling the first 3D printer, and now it can be done in two weeks,†Rudenko said. “We spent about a month developing and testing the best combination of local materials. Sand with volcanic ash, which is difficult to extrude, we developed a reliable process for this, which resulted in a very strong wall printed with a good bond between the layers."
The 3D printed villa is almost complete
3D printed jacuzzi
This 3D printed villa hotel is just the beginning for Yakich. Yakich is ambitiously planning to further advance the application of his 3D printer. He is said to have signed a contract to print a complete small settlement with 20 households from November. According to his estimation, they will be able to print out 6 houses in 3D a week.
“I also signed a memorandum to prepare for the sale of 200 low-income housing.†Yakich stated, “Our goal is to expand to 2,000 in two years. The Philippines needs such low-income housing, which is a very suitable technology."
Based on the cost of his accounting, building houses using 3D printing technology saved him 60% of construction costs. If these houses can be quickly and easily agreed at such a low cost, there is no doubt that Yakich's 3D printing house business will soon be popular in the Philippines and have the potential to replicate in other developing countries.
It is understood that the Philippine government has approved a special low-income housing program, and Yakich has been approved as a qualified builder for his 3D printed construction technology.
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