Dutch studio DUS Architects has 3D printed an eight-square-metre cabin and accompanying bathtub in Amsterdam, and is now inviting guests to stay overnight (+ slideshow).
Photograph by Sophia van den Hoek
DUS Architects used sustainable bio-plastic to create the 3D Print Urban Cabin, which is intended to demonstrate how additive manufacturing can offer solutions for temporary housing or disaster relief.
Photograph by Sophia van den Hoek
When the cabin is no longer needed, it can be destroyed and almost all the materials can be reused.
"The building is a research into compact and sustainable dwelling solutions in urban environments," said the team.
Photograph by Sophia van den Hoek
"3D printing techniques can be used particularly well for small temporary dwellings or in disaster areas," they said. "After use, the bio print material can be shredded entirely and re-printed into new designs."
Photograph by Sophia van den Hoek
The Amsterdam-based architecture studio is currently in the final stages of a project to build a full-size 3D-printed canal house. This smaller project offers an insight into what that structure will look like.
Photograph by DUS Architects
Located in a former industrial area, the tiny gabled cabin contains just 25 cubic metres of area ? far less than the average micro home.

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