The KamerMaker (“room-maker”) is a 20-foot-tall 3D printer currently working on printing an entire house in Amsterdam. The house is more of an art piece than an actual habitat, but by March 1, it will rise above one of Amsterdam’s famous canals and be open to the public.
…Each room of the house will be printed in parts, which then snap together like Legos. Holes run through the walls to create space for pipes, wiring and other important infrastructure.
KamerMaker is not the only house-scale 3D printer. Contour Crafting, out of the University of Southern California, has been printing concrete houses for a few years now. Its printing method is even faster than the KamerMaker, as it extrudes more material at once, and tougher because it trades concrete for plastic. Both projects point out that 3D printing is not just about laying down small strips of plastic; there are many, many emerging options for materials, and the number of available technologies will continue to grow.
The KamerMaker team has already printed items like a large bench. After the grand opening March 1, the public will be able to tour the house and print their own creations.
Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!
Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!
The Adafruit Learning System has dozens of great tools to get you well on your way to creating incredible works of engineering, interactive art, and design with your 3D printer! If you’ve made a cool project that combines 3D printing and electronics, be sure to let us know, and we’ll feature it here!
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