Europe’s largest 3D-printed condominium constructing has been accomplished in France. Containing 12 social housing residences unfold throughout three flooring, the undertaking’s printing course of was carried out in simply 34 days.
ViliaSprint² was created by developer Plurial Novilia, with designer HOBO Structure, and printed by PERI 3D Building utilizing a COBOD BOD2 3D printer, which is identical kind used within the beforehand lined 3D-printed data center and earthquake-resistant house. It is positioned subsequent to a different very related constructing by the identical developer, which was constructed utilizing conventional methods and took three months longer to finish.
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In response to COBOD, ViliaSprint² is the primary constructing in France wherein each the load-bearing construction and all partitions have been printed immediately on-site. The COBOD BOD2 printer extruded a cement-like combination provided by Holcim in layers to construct up the fundamental shell. This printing was initially deliberate to final 50 days however took simply 34 days in all, with three human operators overseeing the work. The remainder of the construct course of, together with conventional development work by human builders like including the roof, home windows, and wiring, started in March 2025 and was accomplished in early 2026.
“The curved facade and rounded floorplan are solely economical due to 3D printing, complicated geometries that might add vital value with typical formwork come at no premium,” says COBOD. “On-site concrete manufacturing additional reduces transport emissions. The optimized kind additionally saved roughly 10% of concrete quantity. The constructing integrates perlite insulation, timber balcony constructions, 500 sq m (5,400 sq ft) of photovoltaic panels, and a hybrid gasoline/warmth pump system by Atlantic Systèmes, reaching round 60% power self-sufficiency in compliance with France’s RE2020 2025 [green building] targets.”
The inside consists of 800 sq m (8,611 sq ft) of residing area, unfold over the three flooring. Every of the dozen social housing residences additionally comes with its personal balcony.
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So far as we will inform, the ViliaSprint² might really be the world’s largest 3D-printed condominium constructing, however with this development area being so decentralized and fast-moving, maybe we have missed one. Tell us within the feedback if you recognize of one thing bigger.
Trying to the longer term, Plurial Novilia and its companions are planning one other bigger undertaking containing roughly 40 residences utilizing two 3D printers concurrently. The intention is to cut back print time by an element of 4 and decrease prices to that of typical development.
Sources: Plurial Novilia [in French], COBOD
