3D Printed House Developed by WATG Enters Testing Phase
“In 2016, Branch Technology issued a challenge to the design world: imagine the possibilities for architecture when a home could be fabricated using 3D printing. This Freeform Home Design Challenge asked only that the home be 1,000 square feet, designed for a single family, and use Branch Technology’s patent pending Cellular Fabrication (C-FAB) technology. The call was answered by 1,300 registrants representing 97 countries, and their submissions were judged by a distinguished panel consisting of Robert Otani of Thornton Thomasetti CORE, Philip Enquist of SOM, Jessica Rosenkrantz of Nervous System, Sanam Salek of BIG, and Keith Kaseman of KBAS Studio. As Platt Boyd, Founder and CEO of Branch Technology, explained:
“One of the things that we wanted to illustrate is showing how design can be affected by 3D printing. And to illustrate that we sponsored a design competition to say, okay, let’s push the envelope of what’s possible in construction and design.”
The winner of the $10,000 prize was WATG Urban with their entry entitled Curve Appeal…”
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https://3dprint.com/201358/curve-appeal-testing-phase/