Dutch architects building an “endless” house with 3D printer
In a first of its kind project, Dutch architect named Janjaap Ruijssenaars, with assistance from mathematician and artist Rinus Roelofs, is working on building an `endless' house with a 3D printer.
The project, dubbed the `Landscape House,' will be completed by Ruijssenaars and Roelofs - both from Amsterdam-based architecture firm Universe Architecture - in a year and a half; that is, by 2014 at the latest.
The house will be built with the use of 3D printing technology, and will be in the shape of a Möbius strip, which is an unbroken loop with only one side. As a result of the endless Möbius band of the house, its ceilings and floors will transform into each other along with the inside and out.
According to a 3ders. org report about the `Landscaped House' project, Ruijssenaars and Roelofs plan to print the house in segments; and will eventually combine all the pieces together to make the "endless" finished house.
As per the report, the plan which Ruijssenaars and Roelofs intend following for the house would include the printing of every piece in sizes of 6 x 9 meters. For this, the duo will use the D-Shape 3D printer, which has been designed by Italian inventor Enrico Dini.
Noting that the `Landscape House' project will unfold "the first 3D printed building in the world," Ruijssenaars said: "I hope it can be opened to the public when it's finished."