Project Info

Project Milestone

An innovative project is changing the future of construction in the Eindhoven new housing estate of Meerhoven in the Netherlands. After the first commercial 3D printed concrete house was realized in 2021, the remaining four houses will be printed this year. These are expected to be available on the market by mid-2025, setting new standards in modern comfort, sustainability and architectural design.

Project Milestone can rightly be considered groundbreaking for many reasons. Not only from the perspective of the technology and builders, but also from the design, the community and the future residents. When the residents of the first house received the keys, there stood a house that fulfilled all their comfort needs. Made sustainable and energy efficient, but also cozy, light and quiet. Realized in a fantastic, natural, wooded setting.

Disruptive

Ultimately, the project has five houses, each exhibiting the ever-evolving development of 3D printing technology and architecture. This ambitious undertaking will take the standards of 3D concrete printing to the next level and ensure that these houses are more than just experimental. They are guaranteed to be enjoyed and comfortably inhabited by their owners for decades to come.

Architecture

The design by Houben / Van Mierlo architects not only stands like a house, the futuristic design has also managed to be timeless. The design stems from the typical possibilities of the new technology. Namely, the 3D printing technique gives freedom of form, where traditional concrete is very rigid in form. That freedom of form was used here to create a design with which the homes naturally blend into their wooded surroundings, like boulders. As if the five buildings were left behind and have always existed in this wooded oasis.

Bosrijk

The homes will be located in Bosrijk, in the Meerhoven neighborhood. Bosrijk will be developed as a “sculpture garden,” with high-quality, ambitious architectural projects placed like sculptures in a continuous landscape. Of course, this sculpture garden is not just to look at, but also to actively enjoy. The ultimate Bosrijk resident does not sit behind the geraniums in his home, but is an 'urban cowboy' or 'urban nomad' who chooses his home as a base of operations for a dynamic life full of work, recreation and nature experience in a special scenic environment.

Project info

  • Project Milestone

    An innovative project is changing the future of construction in the Eindhoven new housing estate of Meerhoven in the Netherlands. After the first commercial 3D printed concrete house was realized in 2021, the remaining four houses will be printed this year. These are expected to be available on the market by mid-2025, setting new standards in modern comfort, sustainability and architectural...

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  • High ambitions

    Building on the success and lessons learned from the first home, the final four homes will consist of two and three floors. These homes demonstrate the design flexibility of 3D concrete printing, with load-bearing interior walls and multi-functional exterior walls. Printing will begin in 2024 and completion is expected in mid-2025. This project will once again push the boundaries of 3D...

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  • Trumps in hand

    Concrete has been a fundamental ingredient in construction for decades and is undergoing a revolution when combined with 3D printing technology. This technology enables precise placement of concrete, reducing material waste and CO2 emissions. The freedom of form offered by 3D printing enables intricate designs and shapes previously impossible with traditional methods. This flexibility...

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  • Research Program

    The beginning of 3D concrete printing for this project has its origins in 2005. In 2015, the original experiment was followed up on a much larger scale.

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  • Living in Bosrijk

    The 3D concrete printed houses are in Bosrijk in the new housing estate Meerhoven, Eindhoven. A high level of ambition in terms of sustainability and spatial and architectural quality was set in the development of Bosrijk. For example, the houses will have no natural gas connection.

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