TECLA is the first 3D-printed residence made from soil. Its architect, Mario Cucinella, hopes it can be a model for sustainable, affordable housing.

Mario Cucinella Architects and 3D printing specialists WASP have created a low-carbon housing prototype that is printed from locally sourced raw earth.

3D-printing company WASP and partner Mario Cucinella Architects have completed the TECLA 3D-printed house, which is the first eco-sustainable housing model to be constructed entirely from local ...

According to the TECLA team, the structure took about 200 hours to print and consists of 350 layers of clay that have been nozzled out of a synchronized set of gigantic 3D printing arms, which ...

Inside TECLA, a super sustainable 3d-printed house made from locally-sourced raw earth. TECLA, which takes its name from “technology” and “clay,” is the first eco-habitat to be built with ...

This 3D-printed house is made entirely from mud. ... The project, called TECLA, is a sign that 3D-printing may finally be fulfilling its potential in the construction industry.

Printing a TECLA house takes 200 hours and uses 7,000 computer codes. The printed layers are 12 millimeters thick, and you need 350 of them total. The volume of “natural materials” required is listed ...

Tecla, as the house is called, was among the world’s first 3D-printed homes. Bjarke Ingels Group and Icon are also currently in the process of developing the world’s largest 3D-printed ...

TECLA is the first 3D-printed residence made from soil. Its architect, Mario Cucinella, hopes it can be a model for sustainable, affordable housing.

Mario Cucinella Architects and 3D printing specialists WASP have created a low-carbon housing prototype that is printed from locally sourced raw earth.