Eco-sustainable 3D printed house TECLA

TECLA

Massa Lombarda, Italy

TECLA is a special house that’s the first of its kind, made in Italy using 3D printing with local clay. This home is designed to be sustainable, which means it helps take care of the Earth. It uses clay that’s found nearby, and when the house isn’t needed anymore, it can go back into the ground without leaving any waste behind. The walls of TECLA have smooth, curved shapes like a cave, which makes them strong and helps keep the inside of the house just the right temperature.

A multi day timelapse showing the building being printed in layers from the ground up

This project is important because it helps with two big problems: the climate crisis and the need for more homes around the world. The printers can build parts of the house in about 200 hours using less energy than normal. Just two people can help put the house together, and there’s hardly any leftover trash from building it.