Work recently commenced in the Danish capital on what the firm, 3D Printhuset, are claiming will be the first ever 3D printed house in Europe.

With the job scheduled for completion towards the end of Autumn, the building will use 3D concrete-printing technology to create the entire building. The building itself will be an “office hotel”, although a very small one.

The structure itself, known as The BOD (Building on Demand) was unveiled in a ribbon cutting ceremony, only a few hours after which the upper part of the foundations were completed reaching a height of 60cm.

Printhuset CEO Henrik Lund-Nielsen said: “We are extremely proud to be doing this demonstration project, demonstrating for the first time in Europe that a building can be made with 3D printing and still live up to the strong regulations we have here.

“We are not doing this project to promote the specific 3D printer that we are using, but to promote the use of 3D construction printing in general. 

“We are convinced that this project will inspire others to also apply 3D construction printing to building projects in Europe.”

The big challenge with 3D concrete-printing technology is apparently getting the mix right. It needs to be soft enough to pump, yet solid enough to hold firm and not slump before the next layer is added.