3D-printed canal house

The project is a housing coop developed by Renz Millenaar, Hedwig Heinsman and Marc Koehler, with the help of MKA, Aectual, VRI, DGMR and Nieman.

The project is located in Amsterdam Buiksloterham and offers 4 work lofts of 100-135m2, 2 duplex lofts of 100m2 and 1 studio loft of 50m2. The total gross area is 745m2 with an efficiency rate of 78%. The building is made 100% in CLT and aims to be completed in 2025.

The unique lightweight façade is 3D-printed from 100% recycled Tetrapack PolyAI – which is a mixture of polymers and aluminum – by Aectual, which are shreddable and therefore 100% reusable. Theoretically we could demount the façade and reprint infinitely.

“Digital fabrication, information technology and communication technology have come together in the first decade to enable to create unique tailormade design on a large and repetitive scale using 3D-printing, CNC printing, computer generated spray techniques and building information modelling (BIM).

MKA makes real architecture with beautiful tactile details and real materials to give buildings timeless identities and a long lifespan.”

Carlos Moreira, MKA BIM manager