Home made home : bientôt tous architectes ?

Après Wikipédia et Wikispeed, voici venue la Wikihouse. Crédits : Wikihouse Depuis le XXe siècle, les promoteurs immobiliers investissent de vastes espaces pour les rendre habitables. A l’aide d’engins de chantiers, à grands renforts d’ouvriers, ils font sortir de terre des barres d’immeubles ou des rangées de maisons imaginées par des architectes, pariant sur l’attractivité à venir de territoires entiers pour engranger des bénéfices. Valdeduz, Espagne. Au XXIe siècle, la donne pourrait progressivement changer : les nouveaux matériaux, couplés à la révolution numérique et à de nouveaux modes de fabrication décentralisés font de la construction d’une maison chose de plus en plus aisée. Certes, on est encore loin de pouvoir télécharger gratuitement sa villa. [Vidéo : Contour Crafting imprime une maison] Financé depuis 2008 par Caterpillar, l'un des leaders mondiaux du BTP, Contour Crafting intéresse la NASA pour l’assemblage futur de ses bases lunaires.

CLICK-RAFT La maison écologique I Wood An Afternoon with the Handibot I’ve never been much of a woodworker. While I can design and plan woodworking projects, the finesse that woodworkers have with wood always amazes me. That’s why CNC machines have always fascinated me. A few years ago I even built my own. I would love to have a full size CNC machine, but for me as a tinkerer, it’s cost and space prohibitive. The Handibot is a portable CNC machine that you can carry around and drop on top of the work piece that you want to cut. I’ve had a lot of fun cutting out all kinds of widgets with it in the few months that I’ve had it. First, I needed something to cut. Next, I had to prepare the files. To prepare files for cutting, you need to setup tool paths. This is my parts layout, you can see that this is a toolpath for a larger CNC machine, but since it’s divided into tiles I can cut one of them at a time, working my way over the workpiece. But not before I swung over to Home Depot for some plywood! Here I am working my way down the first set of tiles.

Domerama Using 3D Printers To Generate Villages Of Houses Rome wasn't built in a day, but a village of 10 houses created out of 3D printed concrete parts has been constructed in just one day in Shanghai, China. And the even better news? Each one only cost around $5000. Oh, and they’re partly made out of recycled waste, too. The company that built the structures, WinSun Decoration Design Engineering Co, spent years perfecting the system which allowed them to achieve this impressive feat. The material used to construct the parts is a mixture of high grade cement, recycled construction waste and industrial waste, which is then reinforced with glass fibers. The software used to design the parts also allows for the addition of things like plumbing and windows which can be added on after the building is erected. Although these buildings may not look like your traditional three bedroom home, they are hoped to provide a rapid and inexpensive housing solution for poverty-stricken or displaced individuals and families. Images via 3ders.org