Softkill's intricate 3D printed ProtoHouse is all about the plastic
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Softkill Design's ProtoHouse 1.0 (Image: Softkill Design)
ProtoHouse 1.0 was made from 30 pieces that could be assembled into a single form without the use of adhesive (Image: Softkill Design)
Softkill prints with plastic rather than sand or concrete (Image: Softkill Design)
Softkill prints with plastic rather than sand or concrete (Image: Softkill Design)
Softkill prints with plastic rather than sand or concrete (Image: Softkill Design)
Computer model of ProtoHouse 1.0 (Image: Softkill Design)
The seemingly entwined fibers that make up ProtoHouse 1.0 are each just 0.7 mm (0.03 in.) thick (Image: Softkill Design)
The seemingly entwined fibers that make up ProtoHouse 1.0 are each just 0.7 mm (0.03 in.) thick (Image: Softkill Design)
Softkill's approach results in more organic forms (Image: Softkill Design)
Softkill's approach results in more organic forms (Image: Softkill Design)
Softkill intends to use plastic rather than sand or concrete (Image: Softkill Design)
Softkill's approach results in more organic forms (Image: Softkill Design)
Built in 2012, ProtoHouse 1.0 was a 1:33 scale model (Image: Softkill Design)
Built in 2012, ProtoHouse 1.0 was a 1:33 scale model (Image: Softkill Design)
ProtoHouse 1.0 was made from 30 pieces that could be assembled into a single form without the use of adhesive (Image: Softkill Design)
Softkill proposes printing all the fixtures and fittings from staircases to furniture as part of the structure(Image: Softkill Design)
Article Summary
London-based architecture team Softkill Design has entered the race to create the first 3D printed house. Unlike the first plans for 3D-printed houses that emerged at about this time last year, Softkill thinks that the future of 3D printed housing lies in prefabricated components rather than printing houses whole using vast uber-printers on site. By using plastics rather than sand or concrete, Softkill may just have hit upon a concept that actually feels... 3D printery.
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