TOVA: Spain's first 3d Printed Earthen Construction
Living Prototypes/
Digital Fabrication Processes and Prototypes for Resource-Conscious Living Spaces
© Gregori Civera
This project was developed through IaaC's 3d Printing Architecture postgraduate program.
Researchers/ Marwa Abdelrahim, Mariam Arwa Al-Hachami, Adel Alatassi, Hendrik Benz, Michelle Bezik, Leonardo Bin, Seni Dara, Deena EL-Mahdy, Mehdi Harrak, Michelle Isoldi, Nareh Khaloian Sarnaghi , Mouad Laalou, Eugene Marais, Charles Musyoki, Orestis Pavlidis, Juliana Rodríguez Torres, Nawaal Saksouk, Aslinur Taskin
Faculty/ Vincent Huyghe, Ashkan Foroughi, Eduardo Chamorro, Elisabetta Carnevale, Guillem Baraut Bover, Gloria Font Basté, Nikol Kirova
Faculty Assistants/ Francesco Polvi, Bruno Ganem Coutinho, Marielena Papandreou and David Škaroupka
Faculty Assistants/ Francesco Polvi, Bruno Ganem Coutinho, Marielena Papandreou and David Škaroupka
Directors/ Edouard Cabay, Alexandre Dubor
IaaC’s 3dPA Postgraduate Program Inaugurates First 3d Printed Earthen Building in Spain
Built with earth excavated from the site located near the Institution’s affiliate Valldaura Self-Sufficiency Labs #valldauralabs, the project has made great strides in the research surrounding #3dprinting and its potential contributions to #architecture and #construction, as well as its application with sustainable building alternatives such as #earth and #plantfibers. The prototype was made possible thanks to the WASP 3D Crane.
Built with earth excavated from the site located near the Institution’s affiliate Valldaura Self-Sufficiency Labs #valldauralabs, the project has made great strides in the research surrounding #3dprinting and its potential contributions to #architecture and #construction, as well as its application with sustainable building alternatives such as #earth and #plantfibers. The prototype was made possible thanks to the WASP 3D Crane.
Why Earth?
In order to reach a #KmZero project, we decided to use a material that is recyclable and locally found in most regions. Its positive climatic properties are one of the reasons why earth construction techniques have been known for over 9000 years.
