The versatility of 3D printing is pretty incredible. So far, we've seen robots, self-vaccination kits and personalized action figures created solely through 3D printers.
But a full-sized house? That's impossible. Right?
Janjaap Ruijssenaars, a Dutch architect with Universal Architecture, doesn't think so. He's planning on constructing a two-story, futuristic “Landscape House” using a custom-designed 3D printer.
The house, pictured below, will resemble an ever-looping Mobius strip, allowing landscape to "flow through and under the house," he says.
The Los Angeles Times reports that Ruijssenaars will use what's called a D-Shape printer. The machine combines thin layers of sand with a bonding agent to create a material similar to marble. The house, then, will be printed in chunks -- about 20 feet by 30 feet -- and be constructed from the ground up.
And the project won't come cheap. The BBC reports the house will cost between $5 million and $6 million to build. Ruijssenaars plans to have it finished by 2014.
Watch the video, above, to learn more. What do you think? Should more houses be constructed using 3D printers?
