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Melbourne-based Luyten prints 3D house for use in Alice Springs.
Founded in 2020, and delivering their 3D-printed iteration of the 4th industrial revolution, Luyten have studiously honed their technology for many years, and last week launched their first commercial arrangement to print five housing units destined for Alice Springs.
They’ve been focused on bridging the technological gap in large-scale and manufacturing industries with the introduction of robust construction automation technologies with their innovative 3D printing and additive technologies, and the Alice Springs project is their first commercial build.
They recently received regulatory approval following their AS/NSZ 1170 building code compliant-test-house called Heptapod. It was printed using their Ultimatecrete 3D printable concrete which resulted in 82.5 MPa compressive strength after 28 days, four times stronger than the 20 MPa residential building code requires.
On completion of the Heptapod, Luyten’s 3D cofounder and CEO, Ahmed Mahil said: “We are absolutely ecstatic with the 3D printing of our first house. The structure looks great and it only took three business days to build. It is a fine example of the type of structure that can be built using our innovative 3D printing technology and will provide people with the ability to see and touch a 3D printed home in person before they order one.”
“The Heptapod elements were printed in two days and assembled on day three. Printed elements were ready to handle and be moved within only five hours of being printed. This is the great thing about our special concrete mix, it cures quickly and delivers results that supersede what is currently available at four times less cost. In addition, the build cost 70 percent less in comparison to traditional methods.”
Watch the launch of Luyten’s 3D printed code-compliant house.
The Alice Springs housing project is called “Warle Akweke”, and in the indigenous Arrernte language means “small building”.
The replica house in Melbourne was printed with a wall thickness or 0.5 metre similar to the scheduled builds for the harsh environment of Alice Springs.
It was printed with the largest 3D house printer in the world: the Platypus X12.
Watch the Platypus X12 in action.
Luyten designs and manufactures custom large-scale three dimensional construction printers for domestic and commercial construction. The entrepreneurs and cofounders behind Luyten are Ahmed Mahil, Dr Godfrey Keung (Chief Scientific Officer), Dr Michael Stanley (Chief Technology Officer) and Shaun Heap (Chief Information Officer).
