Dubai: Villas can be 3D printed in just two weeks, according to company – News

A 3D printed building now stands at the entrance to a residential community in Dubai. The fully functional entrance gate has been designed as a control center for the Tilal Al Furjan residential complex in Nakheel.

Being the entry point to the residential development, the gateway will serve as a “landmark that will allow the public to familiarize themselves with the 3D printed buildings,” developer Nakheel said in a statement shared with Khaleej Times.

Dubai-based 3D printing technology for construction company Printstone3D said the entrance door has a canopy that is almost triple the size of the building itself. The structure, a communications center with CCTV cameras and utility meters, houses more than 90 cables and pipes of different functionalities and diameters in a small space.

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Printstone3D mainly focuses on the construction of one- and two-story residential buildings, its CEO told Khaleej Times in an interview.

“3D printing a 120 square meter villa or house would take about two weeks. A large one-story villa can be printed in a month, while the G+1 villa will take up to three months,” said Nikolay Kudryashov, general director of the company. “However, we are also preparing for future demand for high-rise buildings. A new generation of printers is currently being built capable of constructing buildings of up to six or eight floors.”

3 member crew

The front door project took 20 days to complete. “The printing team consisted of three people: the printer operator, the mixing machine operator and the labor assistant. “3D printing does not require large equipment, which helps reduce costs and makes the technology more environmentally friendly.”

According to the executive, a building of this magnitude would normally require between 15 and 25 skilled workers if built using traditional methods.

“3D printing technology for construction makes it possible to print vertical structures such as walls or fences, and even some internal elements of the building, such as a kitchen island or other interior details,” Kudryashov said.

Dubai aims to have 25 percent of its buildings built with 3D printing technology by 2030.

The Trakhees Planning and Development Department, the regulatory body of the Ports, Customs and Free Zones Corporation (PCFC), had issued the first license for construction using 3D printing technology for buildings in Dubai.

Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Chairman of the PCFC, said: “Unlike traditional methods that involve pouring layers of concrete, 3D printing relies on a robotic arm to directly print layers of cement-based material onto a prepared surface.”

3D printing technology reduces labor costs by up to 80 percent. It also reduces the duration of construction projects by 60 percent.

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