Dubai claims first 3D-printed office
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DUBAI has opened what it said is the world’s first functioning 3D-printed office building, part of a drive by the Gulf’s main tourism and business hub to develop technology that cuts costs and saves time.
The printers — used industrially and also on a smaller scale to make digitally designed, three-dimensional objects from plastic — have not been used much for building.
This one used a special mixture of cement, a Dubai government statement said, and reliability tests were done in Britain and China.
The one-story prototype building, with 250 square meters of floor space, used a 6m by 36m by 12m printer, the government said.
“This is the first 3D-printed building in the world, and it’s not just a building, it has fully functional offices and staff,” said Mohamed Al Gergawi, the United Arab Emirates minister of Cabinet affairs.
“We believe this is just the beginning,” he said.
The arc-shaped office, built in 17 days and costing about US$140,000, will be the temporary headquarters of Dubai Future Foundation, the company behind the project.
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