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The building industry is one of the largest global industries. However, good quality housing is not available or accessible to many people. And when available, it is often standardized and monotonous, based on mass-produced elements from factories. The building sector is also highly polluting, not only in production but also in transportation of building elements. The use of standardized products leads to inefficient transport, many man-hours, and a high level of unfitting discarded materials. DUS believes digitalization provides the solution to these problems and explores this idea with the 3D Print Canal House project: a revolutionary project in which an international, cross-sectoral team of partners works together on 3D printing a full scale canal house in Amsterdam.

The research evolves around 4 ‘R&DO’s’:

The project started in spring 2014, at a temporary building site designed as a growing expo open to the public. In September 2015 the 3D Print Canal House moved to a bigger location and grew from a temporary project to a permanent building project in the North of Amsterdam: the 3D Print Global Flagship Warehouse. This ‘3D Print Canal House 2.0’ will combine office space, workshops, storage, cafés, hotel rooms and more to become a permanent place where design, innovation, sustainability and new building concepts come together. Currently, the building site is a 3000 m2 living lab where all parts of the building chain are exposed on and developed in order to kick-start the revolution.

The research on the 3D Print Canal House will continue commercially in the tech startup Actual. Actual focuses on combining online software tools directly with XL 3D printed output, in order to bring tailor-made building elements directly to the masses.

Software tools and global online user interface development

Smart Parametric design and engineering

Development of XL 3D printers and print network

Development of new bio-based, sustainable and recyclable materials

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Unique in the world:

Partners:

DUS - Henkel - Heijmans - Arup - Ultimaker - Amsterdam Municipality - Doen Foundation -

Amsterdam Fund for the Arts - Dutch Enterprise Agency - European Union - Technical

University Delft - Amsterdam Institute of Metropolitan Solutions - Amsterdam

Energie Bedrijf - Protospace - Fiction Factory - Amsterdam Smart City - Alliander

- Tentech - Amsterdam Energie - Rooie Joris - Xtrution - RSA - Aon - Igus – Emerson

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Strong cross-disciplinary international partner network

Direct link between innovation and corporate power

Building site is laboratory for new start-ups with linked partners

Open expo generates live audience feedback and growing global

community

Over 22.000 public visitors since March 2014 / over 1000 visitors per

month

Ongoing worldwide media coverage (CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera, Time, New

York Times etc.)

Presented as ‘Future Amsterdam innovation project’ to Barack Obama

and Dutch Prime Minister by the Mayor of Amsterdam.

Winner SEA - International Sustainability Enterpreneurship Award 2014,

Finalist Dutch Design Award 2014, Finalist New Material Award 2014.

Address : Asterweg 49, Amsterdam, NL

website : www.3dprintcanalhouse.com, www.actual.build

facebook : www.facebook.com/3dprintcanalhouse

twitter : #3dprintch

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I N I T I A T O R S :

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DUS builds unique tailor made architecture with a global attitude, with a focus on community, design and technological innovation. The company was founded in 2004 by architects Hans Vermeulen, Hedwig Heinsman and Martine de Wit. DUS designs things that make you feel at home in the world – from your favorite coffee mug to the neighborhood that you live in. Recent projects include the re-designing of parts of the piers and gates of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, a public park at the outskirts of Amsterdam and a 3D printed one-off bottle for Chanel. The office has won the prestigious Amsterdam Awards for the Arts 2011 and Sustainable Entrepeneurship Award 2014, and was nominated for ‘best Dutch architecture practice’ in 2012, Dutch Design Award 2014 and New Material Award 2014. To DUS, architecture is a craftsmanship, and all their work has a personal touch. As is shown by their most recent project, the 3D Print Canal House, which was recently viewed by U.S. President Barack Obama and is currently under construction in Amsterdam. The project is a research into how new digital fabrication techniques can lead to new smart housing solutions and affordable tailor-made architecture worldwide.

www.houseofdus.comwww.facebook.com/dusarchitects

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3D Print Canal House Project–F A C T S H E E T - M E D I A C O V E R A G E

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Coverage per April 1, 2016:

Featured on 35 international TV shows Reach TV & streaming: 700 million viewersFeatured in 95 international printed articles Reach printed media: 40 million readerscountless web articles 331,000 Vimeo views 3.000.000 views of www.3dprintcanalhouse.com

And Many More ...

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3D Print Canal House Project–F A C T S H E E T - V I S I T O R S

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Total visitors per 01 04 2016: 22.000 people

Guided tours - business presentations - organised brainstorms - booklaunches - dinners - lunches - private functions - catered events - design workshops - school classes - festivals - families & friends.

Visited by:

U.S. President Barack Obama - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte - Dutch King Willem Alexander and Dutch Queen Maxima - Minister of Housing of North-Rhine Westphalia Michael Groschek - Mayor of Oslo Stian Berger Rosland - KPMG - DeltaLloyd - LEGO

- Harvard University- Singapore Housing Committee - Dura Vermeer - BAM - Autodesk - University College London - Deloitte - Ananda, Thailand - KIINKO Helsinki - GIRA - 3D Printing Association - Grolsch - Staalfederatie - Universiteit Essen - SNS Reaal - ABN Amro - BMW - RICS - AS Bygganalyse Oslo - Schiphol Real Estate - Woonfonds Hypotheken - VBAT - Achmea - University of Washington - Technical University Delft - University of Houston - Carleton University Ottawa - Amsterdam Smart City - Zurich Business Schools - Van Wijnen Projectontwikkeling - Bouwfonds - Volker Wessels

- UL Chicago - Rotterdam Harbour - Concrete Architectural Associates - Wavin - Knauf - DSM - South Tyrol Marketing Agency - Rochdale - Vereniging Eigen Huis

- International School of Amsterdam - New York University Abu Dhabi - Kolon Korea - HISWA - Ymere - Rietveld Academie - Pakhuis de Zwijger - International New Town Institute - University of Wisconsin - Booking.com - Netherlands Insitute for the Moving Image - North Dakota State University -Delta EMEA, Taiwan - and many more

Lectured in:

Tokyo, Japan - San Francisco, USA - Tel Aviv, Israel - Rome, Italy - Ottawa, Canada - Medellin, Columbia - Stockholm & Gotheborg, Sweden - Helsinki, Finland - Marseilles, France - London, UK - Munich, Germany - Mechelen & Antwerp, Belgium - all over the Netherlands

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3D Print Canal HousePresented to Barack Obama and Dutch Prime Minister by Mayor of Amsterdam at the Rijksmuseum

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Canal house 2.0 marks start of new canal belt for innovation

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Building Lab and Public Expo

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Entire ‘XL 3D Print Chain’ in one project: parametric design, engineering, material development, printing and building

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Material development: bio-based plastic (linseed oil) for high form freedom - in collaboration with Henkel

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Full scale 3D prints that are customisable, structural and beautiful

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Material development: Hybrid construction systems combining 3D printing with existing building materials

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Combining materials to create beautiful freeform full scale building components

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3D printed facade elements with structural ornament - silver XL 3D printer in the background

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3D printed facade elements with structural ornament

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First XL 3D Printer - THE KAMERMAKERfirst working prototype can print elements up to 2 x 2 x 3,5 meters

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Second XL 3D Printer fully integrated system can print elements up to 2 x 2 x 5 meters high