The House That 3D Printing Built

Right now 3D printing is best known for its fun applications, such as making action figures of yourself or of your foetuses. But 3D printing is also a technology that's hugely useful and has the potential to reshape many industries.

Somewhere in between is the 'Landscape House', the first 3D printed house, to be built in 2014.

The house, by Janjaap Ruijssenaars of Dutch architecture studio Universe Architecture, has a two-storey design in the form of a single, flowing Mobius band. The architect worked with mathematician and artist Rinus Roelofs to develop the design, which will be printed in pieces and then assembled (ruining our daydream of a giant, multi-storey printer that spits out houses existing somewhere in the world).

The Landscape House is part of the Europan competition, which gives 15 architects 15 blocks of land and two years to create something impressive with.

Via 3ders. Images from Universe Architecture. Read more about 3D printing in our interview with The Beehive.