Popular content creator Priyam Saraswat recently shared an amazing video tour of India’s first 3D-printed villa, and the internet can’t stop talking about it! The stunning home is located in Pune and spreads over 2,038 square feet. But what really makes it special is that it wasn’t built the traditional way — it was 3D-printed!
“This house isn’t built, it’s printed,” says the project director in the video, explaining the futuristic technique used.
How was the villa made?
During the tour, the project director gives a simple breakdown of the process:
“You have a really large printer that you mount in this particular plot. That printer prints this villa. As per the design, the concrete that we are using has a composition of its own. These layers have formed because there is one machine that has been pumping concrete in layer by layers all along the villa. Each layer is being put with some offset, which gives this sloppy effect. Each outer wall is 2 layers, and there is a hollow space. The hollow space is used for putting ducts, pipes, and wires.”
This new method allows builders to skip old-fashioned tools, reduce waste, and come up with cool, creative designs.
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The villa was constructed in just four months using an advanced concrete printer, thanks to the collaboration between Godrej Properties and Chennai-based startup Tvasta Engineering.
The walls of the villa help keep the inside temperature comfortable all year round. They also save energy because of their excellent insulation. That means less need for fans or heaters!
Internet reactions: “Insane technology!”
People online are loving it! One user said,
"This is absolutely new technology I have never ever seen it or heard about it ... Incredible work done by the owner and by you as well we are able to see such innovation sitting at home."
Another added, “Wow. There are so many unique ways people are building their houses.”
A third person wrote, "Didn't even knew they can build the house by machine. Thanks for such nice videos ... so many things we get to know that in India there r unique ways where people build their homes."
And a fourth summed it up perfectly: "The combination of innovation and aesthetics."
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