【3D Printing Application】Dubai's New Future Landmark, a new curved, hollow building!
Over the past two decades, the maturity of CAD 3D modeling and construction techniques has given architects more design freedom, significantly improving design quality, allowing for more flexible application of curved surfaces, and promoting the development of construction companies. Killa Design, located in Dubai, is committed to unique and sustainable architectural design. How do they use 3D printing technology to complete many challenging structures?
Curved Architecture
Creating a New Landmark
Printing Future Architecture
The world's first "Office of the Future" is an office building planned to be constructed using large-scale 3D printing, which is a massive engineering project. First, Killa Design must design a structure that can actually be built using 3D printing under specific constraints. This 3D printed building requires a large amount of concrete, which is poured into a huge 3D printer to begin printing and on-site assembly. When Killa Design started using Ultimaker 3D printers, they were able to create structural components more efficiently, and they could also be used in Dubai's high ambient temperature of up to 45°C.
Innovative Ideas, Practical Production
To meet the demand for numerous concept models, Killa Design continuously produces creative modules and validates concepts using Ultimaker 3D printers. To prevent the hollow floor from falling to the bottom, designers use water-soluble support PVA during 3D printing. Since dual-extruder 3D printers can use two materials, architects can create any desired shape. After printing, architects simply submerge the finished product in tap water for it to decompose, accelerating the design process.
Mission Impossible
Another project by the company—the "SRG Tower"—is a 111-story residential skyscraper located in the center of Dubai. The entire building's exterior walls are covered with solar panels to generate electricity using climatic characteristics, and two wind turbines are installed on the rooftop, capable of supplying 500 megawatts of power.
This is an unprecedented breakthrough, and installing two wind turbines on the rooftop is an enormous challenge. They 3D printed a scaled model of the "SRG Tower" to accurately plan the feasibility of the external structure. Engineers also used 3D printed modules to analyze and propose a final solution for installing the generators.
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