FIRST EVER 3D Printed Homes in America For Sale | Austin, Texas | By Icon & Lennar
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
- Welcome to the FUTURE of home construction here in Austin Texas! Today, we're diving deep into ICON's groundbreaking 3D-printed home community a revolutionary housing project that's redefining residential construction in Austin and beyond.
🏡 REVOLUTIONARY HOME TECHNOLOGY
ICON and Lennar have created something extraordinary - a community of 100 cutting-edge 3D-printed homes that represent the next generation of housing. Using the innovative Vulcan 3D printer, these homes are literally printed layer by layer, creating a construction process that's faster, more sustainable, and incredibly precise.
🔧 TECHNICAL MARVEL: HOW 3D PRINTING WORKS
Robotic arm extrudes concrete like "frosting on a cake"
Entire house printed in approximately 3 weeks
Digital design ensures perfect wall construction
Designed in collaboration with Bjarke Ingels Group
🏠 HOME SPECIFICATIONS
8 unique floor plan designs
3-4 bedroom ranch-style homes
1,574 to 2,112 square feet
Prices range from $450,000 to $600,000
Competitive with traditional home prices in the area
✨ INNOVATIVE FEATURES
Thick concrete walls with exceptional insulation
Unique corduroy-textured exterior
Solar panel integration
Sustainable construction methodology
Mesh WiFi network (to combat concrete wall signal challenges)
🌍 SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT
This isn't just about building homes - it's about reimagining construction. ICON's approach promises:
Reduced construction waste
Faster build times
More efficient resource utilization
Potential for more affordable housing solutions
💡 FUTURE POTENTIAL
ICON is pushing boundaries with Initiative 99 - a competition aimed at designing 3D-printed homes under $99,000, showcasing their commitment to innovative, affordable housing solutions.
👉 WHY THIS MATTERS
These homes represent more than just a technological marvel. They're a glimpse into the future of residential construction - more sustainable, efficient, and adaptable to changing housing needs.
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So cool! Love the sustainability features.
Would you live in one of these homes?
Damn..450 to 600k in Georgetown This company's motto was providing "AFFORDABLE HOMES" lol I saw them at SXSW longtime ago. Collaborating with Lennar makes sense at all haha. Unique but have fun fixing and cleaning all the dust on the texture walls
Wonder if with the upcoming years and technology advancing they will go down.
The future of homes
The future
How does it handle thermal expansion?
Nice Work
Thanks
I can’t get past the ridges on the walls. Makes it look like they didn’t finish the job and you know they’re going to collect a lot of dust.
Yes a lot of people have mentioned the dust on the ridges
Pay more than a traditional house to live in a mud hut. You better hope all electric and plumbing is ran perfectly. You're not easily fixing that later.
Great point, the printing process leaves some small gaps between walls to allow for easier additions/fixes. It is still a difficult and expensive process when compared to cutting and patching drywall, but there is indeed a way to get it done ✔️
I'm confused why they couldn't smooth out the walls
How the 3D printing process works, I think each layer has to have a certain thickness for it to work structurally. Thicker layers also mean faster print time.
I'm talking out of my ass when I say this, but I assume they could possibly have a person/robot smooth the layers, but that will add: 1)additional cost, 2)additional error, 3)formula or print route change so that the layers dry slower, giving the robot/person time to smooth every X amount of layers.
Lastly, I also don't see why drywall or plaster can't be added on top of the printed concrete. Sure, understandably there will be additional costs, but the fact that they can't formulate all this in shows that the tech is not ready for mass-market. They are just putting out a test of concept and hopeful that there will be an audience willing to buy into the aesthetic/gimmick.
Good points all around here. The future iterations of printer design/methods will make for quicker, cheaper, and more aesthetic builds. I’m going to meet with the ICON engineering team and find answers to the best questions that get asked in these comments. Thank you for the insight @aiebokn
If it's smooth concrete show cracks
@@aieboknconcrete is actually more fireproof, wet proof and tougher than stick built. A concrete house last 100+ years while standard American stick built last only for 25 years. The house is actually a raised bunker
They can if you want it
How much for your average home in this neighborhood?
@@socialmoravec there are homes from about $400k up to $1M. Average right around $600k!
@@socialmoravec these ranges are for the WOLF RANCH neighborhood as a whole. The 3D printed section by icon/Lennar is about $500k average
I hope they eventually build these in Florida.