Architecture

3D printing makes complex concrete formwork more efficient

A first-class reference: DOKA uses voxeljet for the construction of complex formworks

3D printing of complex geometric shapes for the construction industry

Various cooperation projects have already proven the effectiveness and efficiency of using 3D-printed formwork.

3D printing for architectural models

It is becoming increasingly important for architects to present the quality of their work as realistically and in as much detail as possible. Architectural models from the 3D printer are the first choice for this, as shown by a project for a social centre in Ghana and the art project of the European Parliament.

voxeljet AG prints complex formwork for "intelligent" concrete ceiling in DFAB (NEST)

voxeljet AG 3D-printed the highly complex formwork for the DFAB House (digitally fabricated house) research project in the NEST (Next Evolution in Sustainable Building Technologies) of the EMPA (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research). This is a 78 m2 lightweight concrete slab as a statically optimised and functionally integrated floor slab with an unusually complex shape. 3D printing with the "powder-binding-jetting" process has once again proven its worth here.

BAU online: strong participation, strong content

BAU ONLINE, 13-15 January 2021

190 exhibitors to date, exhibitor registration by 8 January
B2B networking and conference programme free of charge for visitors

Optimal Daylight Design for Buildings with OKAfree

Architecture is all about creativity and freedom of design. Hence it is not surprising that Additive Manufacturing (AM) has made an impactful entrance into the building design and construction industry, opening up new worlds of possibility for architects, designers, and engineers.

First 3D printed buildings in Africa printed by BOD2 in Malawi to support UN’s sustainability goals

We are proud to announce that 14 Trees, a joint venture between LafargeHolcim and CDC group, is using our BOD2 printer to print low-carbon housing and schools in Malawi. The walls of a first demo building in Lilongwe, Malawi was done in just 14 hours and the walls of a first school in just 18 hours.

BOD2 3D construction printers moving into off-site precast plants in Europe

Röser GmbH in Germany just had a gantry 3D printer from COBOD installed, as the first precast plant in Europe
The first 3 floors 3D construction printed apartment building reaches its second floor
Henrik Lund-Nielsen speaks about the state of the 3DCP industry in EyeSpyTalks webinar

COBOD’s BOD2 3D construction printer used to make the worlds first 3D printed commercial apartment building

PERI, our German partner, is using our BOD2 3D construction printer for the project.
A total of 380 m2 of building will be made making a total of 5 apartments, which will be rented out once the project is complete.
This is neither a research nor demo project – The building is being made for profit.

WASP exhibits 3D printed bio-building at the event "We Are Nature" by Rossana Orlandi

“Small slight thoughts take shape by depositing. This sentence from the Dhammapada says that reality is the result of our thoughts and expectations. This 2,500-year-old text is the best summary of 3D printing. Each 3D printed piece is a series of information materialized , it is a”deposited thought. In WASP thoughts take shape since they are digitized. When information is transferred into the most humble raw materai "earth" , the resulting object changes its value, earth becomes home. Within 50 years we will need houses for other 3 billion human beings; WASP is depositing thoughts to shape those houses in respect of nature". Massimo Moretti, CEO WASP
From September 28th to October 10th , 2020, the design is the protagonist again at the Milan Design City, the urban event that highlights the role of the design-city during this phase of rebirth.