Australia’s first 3D-printed, multi-storey home is underway in Melbourne, thanks to an AI-powered 3D construction technology
A multi-storey home in Melbourne’s outer suburbs, printed with AI-powered 3D construction technology, is set be the first of its kind in the southern hemisphere, 3D construction printing company Luyten says.
Luyten’s Platypus S X12 crane 3D construction printer has been deployed for the project, with previous attempts of using this technology limited to single storey, standard home prototypes printed in 20–24 degrees Celsius weather conditions.
This project, however, started printing during Melbourne’s summer in 35–42 degrees Celsius heat and frequent storms.
Luyten says the house design was optimised to introduce features to push 3D printing potential to the limit, such as printing a lift core, and walls with shapes that serve as noise cancelling using the acoustic principle of diffraction.
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Using re-enforced-learning algorithms, Luyten says the AI-powered printer ensures the quality of each layer of the print, with the AI software ensuring precision construction.
Luyten CEO and global president Ahmed Mahil will live in the multi-story, 350 square metre home when it is complete.
“As the first CEO to live in a 3D printed house, printed by his own company and own company’s manufactured robots, I intend to break the psychological barrier people may have and to smash any doubts in the industry about the future of 3D printed homes,” he says.
3D printing can help deliver faster homes as a solution to the nation’s housing crisis, with Luyten’s project expected to be finished in five weeks, compared to the usual 8–11 months for a build.