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CONSTRUCTIONID 583373

El Cosmico - Sunday Homes

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Industry
Construction
Year
2024
Country
United States

Summary

The founder of Marfa’s bohemian hotel brand El Cosmico, teams up with ICON and Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) to reimagine the future of luxury camping in the Texas desert. Using adobe as the extrusion material this is a 3D printed construction project rooted in place.

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Technology Details

Printer Technology
Paste Deposition
Printer Category
Material Extrusion
Material
Earth
Material Type
Adobe
Feedstock Form
Slurry

Process Steps

Printer category: Material Extrusion

  1. 1
    Step 1Printing
    Material

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Application Profile

Cost per Part

€€€€€

€500 plus

Indicative single unit production cost at time of manufacture.

Complexity

Complex

Requires specialised knowledge and deeper analysis.

Project Scale

Prototypes / Samples / One-Offs

Product Type

Component

Project Field

Commercial

Sustainability Rating

★★★

Uses naturally abundant, bio-based, or fully recycled materials that process efficiently with low energy, minimising environmental impact and long-term waste. This rating relates to the technology type only. The design, purpose and longevity of the entire object can offset any of the technology type's negative sustainability credentials.

User Level

Professional

Key Advantages

Complex Geometry

Points of Interest

Agility

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