Greek engineer Giorgos Staikos is building what he claims to be Europe’s first inhabitable, entirely 3D-printed home with two stories. The 3D-printed structure will be located in Beckum, Germany.
Staikos grew up in a family of woodworkers and builders in the Greek city of Drama. The 38-year-old, however, has lived in Germany since his teenage years, where he works for his family’s construction business.
In 2018, the former mayor of his town gave Staikos approval to build the structure, and since then, he has worked endlessly to create his groundbreaking design. Staikos was given official permits for the project less than 12 months ago and began working with specialists and testing different materials to make the best home.
The first story of the 3D-printed home has already begun construction, and the entire house should be complete this month.
The world of 3D printing in architecture is evolving at lightning speed. While 3D-printed homes have already been built, they are often uninhabitable and are often used to demonstrate 3D printing technology’s incredible possibilities. Staikos’s, on the other hand, will be a fully-functional home.
For example, a Belgian sustainable construction company, 3D printed an entire two-story house in Europe back in August. It’s the biggest home printed in one piece by a fixed printer ever made.
However, while the prototype structure is being referred to as a house, it’s not going to be lived in and was not intended for residential purposes. It was created for government-funded research and to highlight the possibilities of 3D printed architecture. It will be used as a demonstration building for expos, conferences, and other events.
In 2019, an Italian firm 3D-printed concept homes, inspired by the potter wasps’ nests. The homes, dubbed TECLA, were being built in Bologna, Italy. The TECLA house design was an experimental 3D-printed prototype that was crafted from the local terrain, which is both biodegradable and recyclable. The natural substance is also inexpensive and allows a zero-waste construction process.
