WATG 城市建筑工作室的3D打印屋

  WATG's Urban Architecture Studio took out first prize in the Freeform Home Design Challenge, which invited architects, designers, engineers and artists to propose a 3D-printed dwelling.

  Their project – titled Curve Appeal – comprises a curvaceous, arching structure made up of panels that create an exterior skin and an interior core. These are combined to form the roof and large portions of the facade. Consideration of mechanical, electrical, plumbing and lighting services was also required, as well as passive solar design strategies.They incorporated large sections of glazing into its design to minimise the need for artificial lighting, while the archways are intended to blend the building into its site – the location of which is undisclosed.

    WATG的城市建筑工作室在“自由形态家庭设计挑战”中赢得了一等奖，获邀参与者“设计世界上第一个自由3D打印住宅”。比赛邀请了全球的建筑师，设计师，艺术家和工程师研究3D打印技术如何改进我们的建筑环境和生活。

    该设计竞赛的挑战是设计一个 55-75平方英尺的单户住宅，推动“传统建筑美学，人体工程学，建筑系统和结构的边界”的释放状态。

    获胜的设计包括两个中心组件：内部核心和外部表层。开放式，光线充足的室内生活空间通过被动太阳能设计策略满足照明需求，并将居民的生活环境连接到外部空间和自然本身。 “外部皮肤”包括复杂的拱门，与周围环境和谐的有机结构。

    根据分支技术创始人Platt Boyd的看法，“曲线”对现场条件反应良好，放大了大量制造的可能性，并推动了可行的范围，同时仍然使用更经济的方法进行传统的建筑系统集成。

    该房屋计划在田纳西州查塔努加的科技实验室开始规划阶段，预计2017年开始3D打印。