Dutch architect Janjaap Ruijssenaars from Universe Architecture in Amsterdam has designed a house that is not only created using a 3D printer, but also ‘endless’ in its design. A visitor to the home could walk in a constant path continuously through the house, as it’s designed as a möbius strip — ca.news.yahoo.com
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would it drive someone nuts to live in a continuous line ? does it need to be so literal?
I'm sorry but this is just an exercise in how to use 3d software and not a very bright one if I may say. For a real architectural interpretation of the möbius strip I would suggest Ben van Berkel's Möbius House...
I tend to walk in circles when I'm on my phone at home. This would make my laps a little more interesting during a long conversation. I think it's an interesting concept that could be explored, but it seems that one would like to take shortcuts between opposite ends.
the novel bit is probably the 3-d printer part. i would guess the pieces have to be pretty big, so the printer would have to be pretty big too. something like maker-bot should be scalable, so craft the printer scaffolding at the job site and just ship in tons of material in barrels. that could change how buildings get built, if it works and the end product is of decent quality.
If you turn left or right on that ribbon, it suddenly is no longer "endless". What about somehow affecting gravity and/or its perceptions?
http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/dutch-architect-plans-worlds-first-3-d-printed-building/113043/
this is going to be something like 5 million dollars. for that, i would think they could turn gravity off.
would a circle not accomplish this as well? am i missing something.
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