This 3D-printed house will be ready for land and water

Around the world, private companies and public institutions alike are racing to present "first-of-its-kind" 3D-printed buildings, even entire villages. In the Czech Republic, a developing company in collaboration with sculptor Michal Trpak is preparing to build, what it calls, the country's first 3D-printed inhabitable house this June. Called Prvok (Protozoon), the project's building process is promoted as significantly cutting construction time, material waste, carbon emissions, and overall cost when compared to the region's conventional brick buildings. "Prvok od Burinky (Protozoon) will have three rooms — a bathroom with toilet, living room with a kitchen and a bedroom," explains the project announcement. "The building will be anchored on a pontoon and is a year-round livable house." "The house offers eco technologies such as recuperation, recirculation shower, remote control, green roof, as well as reservoirs for drinking, utility and sewage water." Printing the 43 sqm / 463 s...