Claimed to be the world’s largest 3D printed building, a luxury horse barn in Wellington, Florida has been printed by Florida-based Printed Farms using 3D printing company BOD2 Construction 3D Printer COBOD.
The structure has a total surface of more than 940 m2 (10,100 sf), nearly 50 percent larger than the previous record holder built with a COBOD printer in the Middle East. The structure is 4 m (13 ft), the total length of the building is 47 m (155 ft) and the width is 25 m (83 ft).
The building is designed to withstand the extreme weather challenges of the hurricane-prone region with a substantial focus on structural integrity and occupant safety. The versatility and benefits of 3D printing technology are also demonstrated through the structure’s 3D printed walls that create a cavity and air gap that provide natural cooling to the building. The construction process involved five runs of the printer, with both sides completed twice and the center section executed once.
“Printed Farms has done a remarkable job in completing this massive structure and the project demonstrates once again how 3D printing is transforming the construction industry for the better. COBOD is proud to be the technology provider for another record 3D printing on American soil, which comes shortly after the completion of the first two-story 3D printed building in the United States in Texas, also using our BOD2 3D printer,” says Philip. Lund-Nielsen, COBOD co-founder and head of the Americas. “We are particularly proud to see our 3D printers being used for a wide range of applications in addition to housing, which is the industry’s predominant use case. Our machines already dominate this space, but in addition, they are also used to print turbine bases, schools, office buildings, data centers, silos and more, now that horse barns are added to the list.”
