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- Architects: DUS Architects
- Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Area: 8.0 sqm
- Project Year: 2016
- Photographs: Ossip van Duivenbode, Sophia van den Hoek, DUS Architects
- Pocket Park: Delva Landscape & Boomkwekerij Ebben
© Ossip van Duivenbode
DUS architects built an entirely 3D printed mini-retreat, to escape the speed of everyday city life.
© Sophia van den Hoek
The 3D printed Urban Cabin transforms a former industrial area in Amsterdam from a vast empty space into an urban retreat, complete with pocket park and outdoor bathtub. The building is a research into compact and sustainable dwelling solutions in urban environments. It is entirely 3D printed with bio-plastic and can be fully recycled and reprinted in the following years.
© Sophia van den Hoek
3D printed design
The design plays with the relations between indoor and outdoor spaces creating luxury within a minimum footprint. Entirely 3D printed with black colored bio-based material, it showcases different types of façade ornament, form-optimization techniques and smart solutions for insulation and material consumption. The floor and stepped porch are combined with a concrete finish creating a beautiful pattern that extends into a path in the pocket park. In the green around the cabin you can enjoy the sculptural printed bathtub, and watch the sunset surrounded by waving poplar trees.
© Ossip van Duivenbode
Sustainable solutions for the future
The 8 m2, 25 m3 house fits the ‘tiny house’ trend in which small dwelling designs solve large housing issues. The design comprises a mini-porch and indoor space in which a sofa can be doubled up as a twin bed. 3D printing techniques can be used particularly well for small temporary dwellings or in disaster areas. After use, the bio print material can be shredded entirely and re-printed into new designs.
© Sophia van den Hoek
© Sophia van den Hoek
The Urban Cabin is part of the 3D Print Living Lab by DUS architects. It is another step in using the in-house developed 3D print technology to build sustainable, customizable and on-demand housing solutions for the fast growing cities around the globe.
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