Clockwise from left: the Vulcan II 3D printer at work; ‘Lavacrete’, a special concrete mix, is piped out by the machine; the first permitted 3D-printed house, built by Icon and New Story in Austin, Texas, at a cost of $10,000 ICON BUILD Concrete solution We may not be able to solve homelessness by printing money, but one charity believes printing houses might be the answer In a rural corner of the Mexican state of Tabasco sits two small homes. <strong>The</strong>se compact houses may look like nothing out of the ordinary, but they could change the world. Instead of being built in the traditional manner, the homes were 3D-printed. Putting roofs over the heads of Tabasco’s poorest residents is the first phase of a mission by technology company Icon and housing charity New Story to end homelessness. It’s estimated that around 150 million people worldwide are homeless, with as many as 1.6 billion more living in inadequate shelter. Icon and New Story aim to provide secure, low-cost housing for families for whom rough sleeping seems the only option. Fifty homes are planned for the Tabasco community, in association with Mexican social housing organisation Échale. <strong>The</strong> houses – each of which measures 46m 2 and has two bedrooms, a living room, an office and a bathroom – are co-designed with the families who’ll live in them, then 3Dprinted in mortar directly onto the foundations. <strong>The</strong> roof, doors, windows, plumbing and electrics are fitted by humans. Icon’s goal is to be able to print a house in less than 24 hours, at a cost of just $4,000 (around £3,100). Families will be able to buy one with a zerointerest mortgage, making repayments of around £4 a week over seven years. “It’s important to remember what makes this project different: we’re not a research and development company just for the sake of innovation,” explains Alexandria Lafci, cofounder of New Story. “We’re not here to turn a profit. <strong>The</strong>se homes are for real people with real needs. Everything we do includes them in the process.” <strong>The</strong> 3D printer, Vulcan II, is now on sale worldwide so that other cities might benefit. As Gretel Uribe, development director for Échale, explains, “This project is a lesson that if we come together to work, combine talent and resources, and lead them to solve real problems, the dream of sustainability and social fairness is achievable.” iconbuild.com ICONBUILD.COM 20 THE RED BULLETIN
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