"World's First 3D-Printed Architecture" Created In California |
Echoviren is located in a redwood forest at Project 387, an arts residency program near San Francisco.
Each component is made of a plant-based PLA bio-plastic, meaning the structure will decompose over time, disappearing within 30-50 years. "As it weathers it will become a micro-habitat for insects, moss, and birds," the architects write. In an interview, Bryan Allen called it “a technological echo, a reflection, and specter of life and of the forest.”
Each component of the structure is made of a plant-based PLA bio-plastic |
The section is pyramidal so each of the walls is self supporting |
The team used 7 of the Type A Machines Series 1 printers and worked with Ron Rael at Emerging Objects and at Berkeley to develop new materials. All attempts to built the structure using ZCorp, BFBs or Makerbots failed or were too costly. According to Allen, the Series 1 enabled the designers to 3D print large pieces reliably and at an acceptable price.
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