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Joshua Robinson

Joshua Robinson

Louisville, KY, US

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Component House

Starting with R. Buckminster Fuller's goal of affordable quality housing for everyone, I wanted to reexamine the construction of the single family house. Using experimental 3D printing technology, this project would be made out of lightweight, fiber-reinforced concrete SIPS panels that can be custom printed on site with mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems embedded during the printing process that could be completed in a matter of days. This means that a small force of unskilled laborers could assemble the printed pieces extremely quickly and easily and no other work work be required to ready the house for habitation.

 
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Status: School Project
Location: Hopkinsville, KY, US
Additional Credits: Brandon Townsend - Some production help on final perspective line work.