Dubai Municipality has entered the Guinness Book of World Records following the completion and unveiling of world’s largest 3D printed two-story structure.
According to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), the building stands at a height of 9.5 meters, spanning a total area of 640 square meters.
Dawoud Al Hajri, Director-General of Dubai Municipality, said this is a “major turning point in the construction sector” at the local and regional levels.
“This, in turn, will increase the pace and speed of execution and completion of buildings, and reduce construction costs and contribute to the development of solutions to the demographic challenges by reducing the number of construction workers,” he said.
“It will also support the emirate’s sustainability trends by using local materials and reducing construction waste, where printing is done electronically according to engineering plans, directly without human intervention,” he added.
This is the latest accomplishment in line with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, to construct 25 percent of buildings in the emirate utilizing 3D printing technology by 2030.
How was this building made?
Al Hajri explained that the building has been designed and executed with a number of spaces that can be used as rooms or offices of different sizes.
“The walls are printed directly from the printer, unlike the traditional method of construction, which depends on the work of tightening wooden pieces with nuts and bolts, reinforcement and pouring of concrete and making bricks. The building has been designed with different curves and shapes through which it was tested to see whether it was possible for 3D printing in the construction of a variety of designs,” he said.
Prior to its completion, the municipality team carried out various tests and experiments on the mixes of the materials used in printing to ensure they fit the smoothness and pumping of the printer and met the requirements of quality, consistency, and strength required to withstand the construction.
