Airbnb Welcomes Its First Fully 3D-Printed Home, The ‘Fibonacci House’
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When you hear that something was 3D-printed, you might sometimes brush it off as a gimmick. The lush ‘Fibonacci House’, the first fully 3D-printed home to be listed on Airbnb, is proof that some structures would benefit from the technology.
Located at the idyllic hills of British Columbia in Canada, where the quiet Kootenay Lake Village is, Fibonacci House stands out with its distinct wavy freeform appearance inspired by the famed Fibonacci Sequence “golden ratio.”
Dutch construction startup Twente Additive Manufacturing left nothing to be desired by fitting a living area, bedding for two adults and two children, a furnished kitchen, a bathroom, and two mezzanine stories into the small 377-square-foot dwelling. The walls are soundproof, and the home’s sturdy printed concrete structure makes it resilient to the elements.
The rooms and their fixtures are built around the Fibonacci shape. The bathroom, for instance, features a mosaic wall that curves. Meanwhile, the kid-sized mattress is shaped such that it is conjoined with the building’s spiral, and the yard rests against the silhouette.
Even the bathroom’s sink was 3D-printed in concrete, before being sanded down and coated with water-resistant resin.
Fibonacci House was printed over 11 days using 20 additive manufactured parts, reports 3D Printing Industry. It serves as an answer to a shortage in labor in the construction industry.
A night at Fibonacci House will set you back just US$128. Plus, funding garnered from bookings will go to global nonprofit World Housing’s initiative to 3D-print a low-cost housing vicinity for single mothers.
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[via 3D Printing Industry and Archinect, images via Airbnb]
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