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Victoria’s first 3D-printed social housing project gets underway.
A partnership between Homes Victoria and Geelong-based builder Hamlan Homes is set to deliver what is expected to become Victoria’s first 3D-printed social housing homes, with construction underway in Norlane using Contour3D’s large-scale concrete printing technology. (main image: Contour3D’s large-scale concrete printer constructs wall panels for Homes Victoria’s 3D-printed social housing project in Norlane. Credit all images and video Homes Victoria.)
The project incorporates Australian-developed 3D concrete printing technology into a government-funded social housing development, combining digital fabrication with conventional construction processes.
The Victorian Government announced the initiative as part of its broader commitment to modern construction methods.
“We’re embracing modern construction methods to deliver more and better homes across Victoria.
“This exciting project in Norlane, in partnership with Geelong-based builder Hamlan Homes, will deliver Victoria’s first 3D-printed social housing homes.”
Watch Josh Liston from Hamlon Homes explain the process.
Regional builder expands into construction printing
The Norlane development is being delivered in partnership with Geelong-based Hamlan Homes, a family-owned builder with more than 43 years of experience across Geelong, the Bellarine Peninsula, Surf Coast and Western Victoria.
Established following the 1983 Ash Wednesday bushfires, Hamlan has developed a reputation for designing and building coastal, split-level and custom homes while also delivering housing throughout major residential communities including Armstrong, Fyansford, Oakdene and Warralily.
The builder has received consistent industry recognition, including recent Housing Industry Association and Master Builders Victoria awards for display homes, sustainable housing and multi-unit developments.
Australian-developed technology
The homes will be constructed using Contour3D’s large-format concrete printing system before conventional construction continues with the installation of roofing, windows, services, insulation and internal finishes.
Hamlan Homes said the Contour3D printer deposits successive layers of concrete along a programmed path to form the home’s internal and external walls. According to the builder, the process reduces material waste while the thermal mass of the concrete walls contributes to improved energy performance.
The project represents another application of Contour3D’s Australian-developed construction printing technology. Built Offsite has previously reported on the company’s work in advancing large-scale 3D concrete printing across residential and commercial applications, including collaborations with builders, researchers and industry partners.
The Norlane project marks the first time Homes Victoria has incorporated large-scale 3D concrete printing into a social housing development. Beyond delivering new homes, it will provide a practical demonstration of how the technology performs within a government housing program.
