Citymarketing

3D concrete printing

3D concrete printing is a sustainable and visually appealing solution for city marketing. 3D concrete printing can be used to create objects specifically tailored to a city's history, culture and identity. This helps reinforce local identity and create a unique city experience for visitors and residents.

From drive-in protection in the form of the city logo and skate objects to city and park benches, picnic tables and planters. Whatever the requirements for city beautification, 3D printing technology can provide a solution that is extremely durable thanks to its freedom of form.

The advantages of 3D printing with concrete

Sustainable

The 3D printing technique results in a 40-60% CO2 reduction compared to traditional constructions. This is because we print concrete only where it is needed and no reinforcement is used.

Freedom of form

Virtually all shapes can be easily printed. Even shapes that were often impossible using traditional formwork.

Fast delivery time

Thanks to the automated printing process, standard objects can be delivered within 3 weeks. 3D concrete printing is also faster than traditional methods for unique objects.

At the ends of the seating elements, the children can see the print work from the inside. In this way, we also want to introduce the children to innovations in technology. Because they are lightweight elements, an expensive foundation is not necessary. In addition, I would have needed eight different molds to pour everything traditionally. Therefore, the total cost is lower than seating elements made of traditional concrete.

Project Buitenklas
Donny Thieme

Such an element is almost impossible to do with formwork. So, here again, the 3D printer offered a solution. The cost of the printed lost formwork was equal to that of the budgeted traditional formwork. However, the great advantage was the significant savings in labor and lead time.

Project Driebergen-Zeist
Stefan Bloemberg

The freedom of form that 3D printing creates in concrete creates an enormous new space of possibilities for designing and experiencing a home. At the same time, this new technique contributes to the necessary sustainability of the construction sector, acceleration of construction production and control of construction costs, essential to continue building affordable homes.

Project Milestone
Pieter Knauff

It’s great to see it happen. After much talking, thinking and pow-wows, the 29.5 meter long bridge is finally placed. Wow, what a delight.

Project Nijmegen
Michiel van der Kley

We have to build more sustainable. Collaboration is essential here. When we look back in ten years’ time, we will see that these types of creative and innovative solutions and partnerships have been the starting point for sustainable construction.

Project Redesign N243
Henk Post

It became clear to me that 3D printing offers more possibilities for sustainable and multifunctional designs. The flexibility in design is much greater. For example, you can easily produce thirty skate beams, each with slight variations. This would be prohibitively expensive with traditionally cast concrete. The production time is also short: you print for an hour, let the objects cure for two hours, and they are ready for use three days later.

Project skatepark
Rich Holland

Why not build the “perfect wave skate obstacle” in Eindhoven that every (skate)boarder wants to ride? The 3D concrete printing (3DCP) technology allows for more form freedom in design. Even natural shapes like waves can be reproduced.

Project The Perfect Wave
Ulrike Jurklies

Advice on City Marketing?

We design new forms and objects daily. Would you like to enrich your city with sustainable 3D printed concrete? Contact us. We are happy to brainstorm with you!