Building rehabilitation is often synonymous with lengthy construction and blown budgets, but one company has shown it can be done differently. In the Sutton neighborhood of Barcelona, they have managed to renovate a property in just a month and a half using 3D printing. This technique allowed for reduced time and costs by manufacturing custom pieces for facades and interior structures, marking a before and after in the sector.
Digitalization and sustainable materials as the foundation of the process 🏗️
The process began with the complete digitalization of the building using 3D scanners. From that model, custom pieces were designed in specialized software to replace damaged or outdated elements. A large-format printer manufactured these components using sustainable materials, eliminating the typical waste of traditional construction. The precision of the method allowed for quick assembly without the need for on-site touch-ups, reducing construction time by half compared to usual.
Goodbye to rubble, hello to the desktop printer ☕
If renovating an apartment used to mean months of noise, dust, and angry neighbors, now it seems all you need is a printer and a coffee. The company has shown that you can change a facade while waiting for your Amazon order. The next step will be to print the plumber directly, because if the pieces make themselves, maybe even the final budget will fit on a credit card. Of course, they shouldn't forget the update software for the kitchen.