Text description provided by the architects. Music and festivities play a fundamental role in Nacajuca´s daily life, both in the Mesoamerican-rooted pochó dance and in contemporary manifestations. The new Community Center reuses the foundations of the pre-existed building and provides space for social gatherings, with an open floor plan of 32x24 meters, and a core of services with cellars, restrooms, and a kitchen for special events, the upper floor works as a mezzanine for workshops or as a stage for local musicians. © Yoshihiro KoitaniIt´s fundamental that the projects pay homage to the place where they belong, especially if it has the opportunity to highlight what already exists. © Yoshihiro KoitaniThe rainwater is captured it passes through a system of biodigesters and biofilters through wetlands the coconut wood for this site is highly sustainable since it is an abundant and renewable resource Its production and transfer generate a minimum carbon footprint compared to other materials The materials are used to recognize the advantage of implementing local resources and encourage handicraft production and the local workforce You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker stands the House of Music designed by Colectivo 733 (Gabriela Carrillo The community center reuses the foundations of a previous building which was also a venue for celebrations and social gatherings It has a 32x24-meter open plan and a service core with bathrooms and a kitchen for events and the upper part serves as a setting for workshops or a performance space for musical groups In turn the school rises with loadbearing walls and eight classrooms paying special attention to acoustics so that different instruments can be played at the same time The pitch of the roof allows double-height spaces which keep the place cool by letting hot air rise as is the warmth of local materials: coconut wood and clay tiles which besides ensuring good acoustics are an incentive to artisanal production the building discharges clean water into the rivers through a system that culminates in a series of treatment wetlands The project was carried out by SEDATU (Secretariat for Territorial and Urban Agrarian Development) as part of its PMUs (Urban Improvement Programs) for the country’s highly vulnerable areas Cliente ClientSEDATU; Municipio de Nacajuca Arquitectos ArchitectsColectivo C733 - Gabriela Carrillo Equipo de diseño Design teamÁlvaro Martínez Arquitecto ejecutivo Executive architectLeticia Sánchez Constructor ContractorFrancisco Tripp - Grupo Plarciac Ingeniería estructural Structural engineeringLABG (Eric Valdez) Ingeniería mecánica y eléctrica Mechanical and electrical engineeringEnrique Zenón Diseño de paisaje Landscape architectTaller de Paisaje Hugo Sánchez Otros consultores Other consultantsCarlos Hano there arent any match using your search terms The future of home construction has arrived in Mexico: a giant 3D printer built two houses in Nacajuca Built by the United States non-profit New Story in conjunction with Mexican social housing enterprise Échale and U.S the homes will form part of the world’s first 3D-printed neighborhood Fifty homes designed to withstand seismic activity and prevent flooding are expected to be built in Nacajuca with 3D printers by the end of 2020 The local government donated land for the project and will provide the infrastructure required by the new neighborhood such as electricity and roads The CEO and co-founder of New Story told CNN that vulnerable families living on about US $3 a day will have the opportunity to move into the neighborhood once it is finished Brett Hagler said that low-income residents in Nacajuca currently live in “pieced-together” shacks that flood during the rainy season “Some of the women even said that the water will go up to their knees when it rains New Story has built more than 2,700 homes in Mexico El Salvador and Bolivia since it was founded in 2014 but the Tabasco project will be the first completed using a 3D printer “We feel like we’ve proved what’s possible by bringing this machine down to a rural area in Mexico and successfully printing these first few houses,” Hagler said a Texas-based company that began collaborating with New Story two years ago The 10-meter-long printer pipes out a concrete mix that is used to build the walls of the homes one layer at a time a living room and a kitchen can be built in a few days Each 3D-printed home in the Nacajuca neighborhood will have curved walls and lattices to improve airflow and a reinforced foundation to help it withstand earthquakes Échale has partnered with New Story to complete parts of the homes that can’t be 3D-printed faster and higher quality housing,” the developers said in a promotional video Icon CEO and co-founder Jason Ballard explained that the construction process with the 3D printer has improved by “10 times” during the past year he told CNN that “it is so rare that the-most-in-need of our sisters and brothers globally get first access to advanced technologies and breakthroughs in materials science.” The innovative home-building technology has the potential to change the world “We think part of what 3D printing allows us to do is to deliver a much higher-quality product to the housing market at a speed and price that’s typically not available for people” in low-income housing “It is a house that anyone would be proud to live in.” Source: CNN (en), En Concreto (sp), Fast Company (en) ADVERTISE WITH MND COMMUNITY GUIDELINES Subscription FAQ's Privacy Policy Mexico News Daily - Property of Tavana LLC Francesco Piazzesi recalls going to a handmade brickyard with his brothers a civil engineer who lived through the Second World War in his native Italy Francesco got to work making red clinker bricks alongside other children where “all kinds of indescribable junk were burned,” he says “It was like the antechamber of hell My father would take us to make bricks so we’d see how difficult it was to earn a living and the lack of opportunities available to many people Years later, that social awareness led him to founding Échale a tu casa, (Build Your Own Home) a social enterprise that’s part of a project to build houses with a 3D printer in Nacajuca, Tabasco, and to The New York Times doing a report on him he went from learning to make handmade bricks to creating a company that won the “Nobel for sustainability,” which is now working on fabricating homes with technology that’s attracting international attention The NYT just published a story on the excellent work @NewStoryCharity is doing to build 3D printed homes & communities in Mexico. Want to do something fun with me? It costs about $10k to build a home. Let's come together and build one. I'll match the first $5k. pic.twitter.com/3wBCbfTgaF Starting Échale a tu casa meant gambling everything by mortgaging his home after no institution wanted to finance his project “I left the job I’d been doing my whole life which was like going through the ‘valley of death.’ That really was a Russian roulette It was a difficult time because I was putting my family’s patrimony at stake or they wanted to lend at horrific interest rates ‘Holy Mother of God!’ I could be left jobless Eventually, the Tec graduate says he found backing from the Inter-American Development Bank which he paid off over the following 5 years Échale a tu casa gives communities the option of paying for their own housing through loans and paid work on the construction of their home We don’t have a great return on capital but we do have a great social impact.” his project has managed to impact nearly one million people which have benefited some 1,000 communities in 28 states across the country This started from an international alliance that Échale a tu casa formed with institutions New Story and ICON to build homes for communities in need using 3D printing technology They made the first 3D printer named Vulcan 1 and we later got together (with New Story) to provide housing to those most in need “Cutting-edge technology shouldn’t only be at the service of capital Cutting-edge technology should also be at the service of those most in need His company worked together with the social organization by selecting communities a 3-meter 3D printer that’s operated by 3 technicians and that can finish a house in 24 hours “The 3D printer extrudes the concrete to form the house and is a concrete that can be supplied at any cement plant,” he said (An example of how the 3D printer works to fabricate houses): Thanks to 3D-printing, 25,000 homeless people in Texas have somewhere to live.Construction company Icon builds the world’s first 3D-printed neighborhood. Using its Vulcan II 3D printer, the company can build a house in 27 hours under the cost of $10,000.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻#3Dprinting pic.twitter.com/sCf335dKY3 “The great value of this model is that when you finish a (3D) house that cost 10,000 dollars its market value increases to 30,000 dollars and that profit is left to the family so they can have some patrimony,” he explained Francesco points out that this contributes towards the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “(We’re achieving) the goal of creating sustainable communities (SDG 11) because they go from living in a house made from sheet roofing and cardboard with a dirt floor and no sanitation or electricity to having adequate housing,” he said “This effort to bring the 3D printer to a community in such need as Nacajuca has truly been sensational Take a small step in any direction towards any situation that involves those who don’t have the same opportunities in this world,” he said Take a small step in any direction towards any situation that involves those who don’t have the same opportunities in this world.” You would witness dead dogs being put in the oven They would burn absolutely everything,” Francesco remembers what it was like to work in the brickyards on the outskirts of Mexico City and the State of Mexico Francesco would put mud in a box to shape the bricks and then take them to the furnace where they would burn all kinds of waste for fuel “My father was a civil engineer and he’d take us there He wanted to show us the value and sacrifice of work.” He remembers that even teenagers didn’t want to work in the conditions of these handmade brickyards They thought they were like “antechambers of hell.” and where he realized that other people didn’t have the same opportunities as he and his brothers “My father lived through the war in Italy but not everybody has that opportunity,” he said Piazzesi graduated from Anahuac University with a degree in Administration, and in 1983, he graduated from Tec de Monterrey with a Master’s in Administration When he began working at his father’s company which he claims was the first to bring concrete block making machines from Italy he realized that those who build houses don’t have one themselves “It’s like saying that a fisherman is dying of hunger,” he says Hence his concern for every Mexican family to have a home whether they have access to INFONAVIT or not he founded Adobe Home Aid by developing Ecoblock and a portable hydraulic press that was patented to manufacture it “It’s a material made from a type of clay It’s ecological with both thermal and acoustic properties and it’s more resistant than a concrete block It’s what’s known today as Ecoblock.” We trained people so that the material is made in the community which saves shipping and reduces our carbon footprint by 30%.” Piazzesi left his father’s company and founded Ecoblock International the predecessor to Échale a tu casa with a view to generating building materials and involving people in the construction of their own homes Échale a tu casa’s social work has not gone unnoticed in other countries The company has procured alliances with global construction companies as well as national and international distinctions and recognition “We were one of 200 companies in the world selected to become a Certified B corporation. We’re Ashoka fellows, we’ve participated in the Clinton Global Initiative and we have a Katerva World Housing award.” A Katerva award is considered the “Nobel prize” of sustainability It was the first time a Mexican project was chosen to compete for this award “All this has opened up opportunities and has led us to building contacts. You start building links with programs. For example, we’re a part of the Schwab Foundation which is a foundation for social entrepreneurship that’s involved with the World Economic Forum,” Piazzesi highlighted Piazzesi remembers that Tec de Monterrey gave him structure according to his concerns and needs “That great structure doesn’t let you wander off and it allows you to create a framework in which you alone are guiding your footsteps (At the Tec) we carried out our first pilot and we began learning lots of things.” he says he’s satisfied with the results “It’s extraordinary to be able to dedicate your life to helping others My biggest reward is when we go to a community and they welcome us with a party Piazzesi is looking to take his social work to further places across Mexico and the world since he said they’ll be replicating their initiative in two African countries under different models a franchise and through an investment fund he reflects that doing something for others is all thanks to his family who taught him a great lesson at those brickyards “The lesson my father taught me is that we live in a world full of benefits and blessings It’s our responsibility to pass those blessings to others It’s not right to keep them to ourselves it isn’t difficult for us to share them.” He learned what to do with them in his life +52 (81) 8358-2000 D.R.© INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO Y DE ESTUDIOS SUPERIORES DE MONTERREY *DEC-520912 PROGRAMAS EN MODALIDAD ESCOLARIZADA 2Energy🚀US scientists end 70-year fusion struggle, paving way for better reactors Aamir Khollam17 hours ago 7Space🚀Scientists aboard a plane with 26 cameras chase burning satellite and film its fiery fall Chris Younga day ago 2Military🌟Beijing's 6th-gen jets can block US stealth bombers 620 miles away, claims China Kapil Kajal9 minutes ago 4Energy🌟70-year-old nuclear fusion problem solved; can help tokamaks stop escaping electrons Ameya Palejaan hour ago 6Military🌟World’s first Amazon-style weapons marketplace debuts with drones, robots, ammo Kapil Kajal2 hours ago 10Culture🌟Tech games: Elon Musk wins as Sam Altman's Open AI drops full-profit shift for now Sujita Sinha6 hours ago Loukia Papadopoulos New Story There’s no doubt that we love 3D-printed homes like these seven listed here. And we are not the only ones it seems, as last month we brought you news of an entire street of 3D-printed homes in Texas Now, news has surfaced of an entire neighborhood of 3D-printed homes in Nacajuca, Mexico. Even better the houses were built for underprivileged families, according to Design Taxi The homes are beautiful to look at but that does not change the fact that they are extremely resilient and sturdy Nacajuca was hit with a magnitude 7.4 earthquake after the houses were built and the houses were left standing without a scratch That’s one of the many advantages of 3D printing In order to make these houses a reality three firms had to collaborate: New Story a San Francisco-based not-for-profit “pioneering solutions to end global homelessness”; Échale a social housing production company from Mexico; and Icon a Texas-based construction technologies company “dedicated to revolutionizing homebuilding and making dignified housing the standard for people throughout the world.” The homes are one story high and each measures approximately 500 square feet Building them was no easy feat however despite the 3D printer used being engineered for tough projects is designed to work under the constraints that are common in rural locations Power can be unpredictable and local rainfall has often flooded access roads to the construction site. “This printer, designed to tackle housing shortages for vulnerable populations, is the first of its kind,” wrote New Story in a press release Francesco Piazzesi, Échale’s chief executive, said to the New York Times that the futuristic printer used for these constructions looked like something out of a RoboCop movie But what truly matters is that it did a really great job of bringing steady and sturdy housing to where it is needed most 0COMMENTABOUT THE AUTHORLoukia Papadopoulos <p>Loukia Papadopoulos is a journalist and editor with previous experience with the United Nations Momentum for Change in Pure and Applied Sciences from Marianopolis College Urban and Environmental Studies from Concordia University.</p> By clicking sign up, you confirm that you accept this site's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Premium Some Tabasco residents are still waiting for help days after floodwaters inundated their communities and homes One town that appears to have been forgotten by both federal and state authorities is Tepetitán located about 80 kilometers southeast of Villahermosa in the municipality of Macuspana have been flooded for more than a week but neither state or federal authorities have arrived to help With their pens rendered inhabitable by floodwaters turkeys and chickens have moved into the flooded homes of some residents taking up residence on tabletops and rooftops “The government hasn’t helped us but we’re here,” one local man told the newspaper Reforma “There are a lot of people in Tepetitán who didn’t leave the people who have nothing to lose left but we have pigs and turkeys to look after,” he said Many residents – mainly men because most women and children have evacuated to shelters in nearby towns and the state capital – have sores on their feet because they’ve been immersed in water for days on end “We’ve been here since the flooding started and we need support; we need the authorities to support us with something we’re waiting for medications and all that Reforma confirmed that López Obrador’s boyhood home was among those flooded The newspaper said that some residents believe that the president isn’t aware of the situation his home town is facing and for that reason help hasn’t arrived But others say that it’s not possible that López Obrador doesn’t know what’s happening in Tepetitán “I believe that he does know because they’re televising all of this,” said Mariana Alamilla one of the few women remaining in the town Some residents told Reforma that the authorities have concentrated their flood relief efforts in Villahermosa and Macuspana and forgotten about outlying towns and villages They haven’t even come to supervise or to see all this disaster [they’ve done] nothing,” said one young man All of the Tepetitán residents who spoke to Reforma said the flooding is the worst they have ever experienced. They all blamed the flooding on the excessive release of water from dams that have been inundated by recent heavy rains brought by cold fronts and Tropical Storm Eta Another flooded community where residents continue to wait for help is the second section of Ranchería Cantemoc According to a report by the newspaper El Universal the community’s Chontal Mayan residents don’t know how they are going to survive the coming days – their homes are flooded many of their animals have drowned and they have nowhere to buy food because local shops are closed or out of stock the state police or Civil Protection services has arrived with provisions or to offer a helping hand to the affected residents One resident joked that the authorities will eventually arrive because they won’t want to miss out on the opportunity to show that they care in the lead-up to elections next year (Mexico’s ruling party Morena is also in power in Tabasco.) they’ll come for their votes,” said Asunción de la O Rodríguez “[But] now while the water is still rising we don’t have any support; they haven’t told us if they’re going to deliver provisions we’re practically alone – it’s just us fighting to rescue the little we have,” she said Ranchería Cantemoc residents told El Universal that they used to be able to go to an elevated parcel of land in the town when floods occurred but explained that it has been purchased by the state oil company Pemex and they aren’t allowed to enter and it is currently providing a refuge from the floodwaters for four families One man taking shelter in the church with his family is Moisés de la Cruz de la O who said that his home was left practically uninhabitable and that he was unable to save any of his furniture “Since the rain started it’s been difficult the water’s rising every day and we’re getting tired,” he said “The president [López Obrador] said that they already cut off [the release of] water [from the dam] but it’s still rising,” de la Cruz added According to Tabasco Governor Adán Augusto López Hernández Nacajuca is one of three municipalities where flooding was caused by the excessive release of water from the Peñitas dam located in a Chiapas municipality that borders the Gulf coast state De la Cruz said that he and his family are not only worried about losing their home but also about the risk of being bitten by insects and snakes lurking in the floodwaters food supplies and drinking water are running short … The tap water that reaches us is very little it’s just to bathe and wash dishes,” de la Cruz said All told more than 90,000 Tabasco residents and tens of thousands of homes have been affected by flooding caused by recent heavy rains and/or the release of water from dams At least six people have drowned in Tabasco in recent days, while the heavy rains claimed the lives of more than 20 people in neighboring Chiapas, some of whom were killed in landslides Source: El Universal (sp), Reforma (sp) Sorry there was an error with your request A tiny village in South America has everyone talking about 3D print technology and its possibilities The entire village on the outskirts of Nacajuca Mexico consists of tiny homes which have been created using an oversized 3D printer The innovative program was initiated by the Mexican government who donated the land to house the homeless and poor The beneficiaries of the homes also get to stay in them for life The one-storey homes are approximately 45.5m2 and each house has two bedrooms one home can be completed in less than 24 hours The 3D homes have already proven to be durable Nacajuca was hit with a magnitude 7.4 earthquake; the houses were left standing without a scratch According to USA technology research consulting firm Smithers After the pandemic-related boom from printing objects like test swabs the 3D printing market is forecast to be worth $55.8 billion by 2027 Global value of 3D printing activities reached $5.8 billion in 2016 an Australian company that specialises in using printing technology in construction has just finished one project He describes his company as a technology company that builds not a building company that simply uses tech He is also behind another company Modular Walls which has over 80 employees in five warehouses across the country and $30 million in annual revenues Contour 3D recently built a pool cabana which was shown on the TV show “It was a fantastic opportunity to print a 60m2 building for them as part of the renovation for Scott Cam The building was 3 metres high and took 28 hours of print time in total,” said Holden The print was the largest ever for his company and the first ever print outdoors in the southern hemisphere that used 36 tonnes of dry material “The giant 3D printer built a pool cabana on the outskirts of Melbourne in a rare feat that could pave the way for 3D-printed houses in the future.” Holden is keen to see more 3D technology used in housing and said the building industry is the last to be fully automated using tech such as robotics “It is not only just here in Australia – it’s the same with the rest of the world that lacks technology in the construction industry Our aim is to develop all our own machinery and technology to make Australia an innovative world leader “The industry is still building pretty much the way it did 2,000 or 3,000 years ago,” he adds “As there was no 'instruction book' for this new technology we’ve had to develop every system from the actual machinery Now we have a good handle on all of this and we continually innovate to improve.” Contour3D has been working on a new home with designers and builders from Simonds Homes to develop an ideal layout for the future of sustainable modern Australian living The house will be ready for viewing in December 2022 The 210-square metre house will comprise of four bedrooms and will utilise all the advantages offered by 3D printing to create aesthetically beautiful living spaces that are more energy efficient than traditional building methods Another project already underway for Contour 3D is a tiny home build “We are still refining actual costs taken for this build We will print this in around 15-18 hours of actual printing time,” says Holden “One of the benefits of tiny home builds using the printer is that a 3D construction printer only deposits the material it needs and no more Currently we have 30 per cent recycled components in our mix.” Holden adds his team is currently working on increasing the use of recycled materials to 50 per cent The aim is to develop a concrete mix that will use up to 70 per cent recycled material and will be self-insulating so additional insulation will not be needed “We have had many enquiries for social and affordable housing as printing can be more cost effective than traditional methods and many multiples faster It also doesn't require the same skilled trade which is currently in short supply in Australia.” Holden’s team wants to introduce the use of artificial intelligence AI technology will help in selecting the right use of concrete mix based on weather for either day or night printing when temperatures change The Danish Henrik F. Obel Foundation has granted the 2024 Obel Award to a body of 36 public works by the Mexican architectural design firm Colectivo C733 Land and Urban Development Ministry (Sedatu) the projects restored vulnerable urban and rural areas across Mexico through a collaborative and community-focused approach A post shared by Colectivo c733 (@c733_) “Colectivo C733 exemplifies the power of collective action and collaborative design to rapidly respond to urgent urban needs,” the jury said “Their ability to transform 36 communities through thoughtful resource-efficient and dignified architectural interventions is a blueprint for future public works projects worldwide.” the jury sought projects that were designed not only for the community but with the community “Colectivo C733 points towards new approaches to the practice of designing and shaping our collectively built environment,” the Obel jury wrote Colectivo C733 is made up of the architecture practices of Gabriela Carrillo (Taller Gabriela Carrillo) and Carlos Facio & José Amozurrutia (TO) along with Eric Valdez (Labg) and Israel Espin flexible and cost-efficient designs that allow for different combinations and contextualized variations The award’s judges said that the collective’s success is particularly remarkable given that they completed in 36 months what would have initially taken years Bringing together 30 architects and a multidisciplinary team of consultants they compressed the process within a timeframe “practically unheard of by today’s standards.” A post shared by Colectivo c733 (@c733_) The Obel Award recognizes outstanding architectural contributions to social and ecological development around the world The winning projects should offer seminal approaches to urgent problems and a commitment to the common good The award is granted every year by the Henrik F founded by an endowment left by Henrik Frode Obel (1942 – 2014) a notable Danish businessman who devoted his entire fortune to creating a foundation that rewards exceptional works of architecture Twelve of 17 municipalities in Tabasco have been flooded this week after a cold front brought heavy rain to the Gulf coast state where Pemex’s new refinery is located and Teapa are the two worst affected municipalities The other 10 municipalities where flooding has been reported are Centro (Villahermosa) Civil Protection authorities reported Thursday that over 500 homes had been flooded and that some 300 residents in 87 communities had to evacuate 👥 #BoletínInformativo II Con apoyo de las Fuerzas Armadas, atiende Gobierno de Tabasco municipios afectados por lluvias.https://t.co/qdWugP6rl4 pic.twitter.com/isz5WUxpcy — Protección Civil Tab (@ProcivilTabasco) October 20, 2022 a banana-growing municipality that borders Chiapas hundreds of hectares of land have been flooded The Teapa-Villahemosa highway was also flooded after the De La Sierra River overflowed navy and National Guard helped scores of people evacuate their homes In Paraíso, 80% of the territory is underwater, according to Mayor Ana Luis Castellanos, who said that deficiencies in the construction of the Olmeca Refinery were to blame She said that many of the water channels in the area were filled in with earth and sand that had been removed from the refinery site during construction and excess rainwater was unable to flow into them as a result the municipal palace and the local market are all flooded “… They filled the regulating reservoirs too much … and the problem we have now [is due to that],” she said “… The majority of people [in Paraíso] are [living] in water because they don’t want to leave so they don’t lose their belongings their things,” the Democratic Revolution Party mayor said “[But] the truth is that people’s things have been damaged because they didn’t have time to raise things – their beds “… We’re going to try to open up the water channels we’re already working [to receive people] in shelters we have to look after people’s health,” Castellanos said Flooding has long been a problem in Paraíso (and other parts of Tabasco) but the mayor and many residents believe that the construction of the refinery – which was officially opened in July although its not yet refining oil – has made the area more vulnerable to the phenomenon But some other residents say that a substandard drainage system — rather than the filling in of the water channels — is the main cause of flooding in Paraíso Hay medios de comunicación que escandalizan sobre la inundación de Paraíso, Tabasco y de la refinería de Dos Bocas (se anega cuando llueve parte del centro y el mercado). Compartimos imágenes de esta mañana de Paraíso y la refinería donde no se ve las inundaciones como se dice. pic.twitter.com/k5rgInOh2I — Jesús Ramírez Cuevas (@JesusRCuevas) October 21, 2022 “The mayor says that it’s due to the filling in [of the channels] … but … there isn’t a good drainage system,” José Aguilar told the Reforma newspaper a resident of the neighboring municipality of Comalcalco also blamed an inadequate drainage system for the flooding there I’m from Comalcalco and we’re all underwater the drains can’t keep up,” she wrote on social media President López Obrador’s communications coordinator asserted that claims about flooding at the refinery were false or exaggerated “There are media outlets that are making a scene about the flooding of Paraíso and the … refinery,” he wrote on Twitter Friday “… [Here are] images from this morning in Paraíso and the refinery where the flooding they’re talking about is not seen,” Ramírez Cuevas added above four photos of the town and refinery With reports from Reforma and Proceso in which President López Obrador lived when starting his political career as director of the local Indigenous Peoples Coordinating Center (CCPI) could be turned into a museum to honor his legacy The president lived in the house from 1977 to 1982 but it has been abandoned for at least 37 years and is in a state of disrepair A development proposal created by the CCPI states that it is in need of major maintenance The four-bedroom home is “completely unusable” and on the point of collapse The plaster has fallen from the ceiling to expose the roof beams and there are no doors or windows The bathroom also needs remodeling and there are exposed wires in the walls The development plan also includes the renovation of the local CCPI office which is proposed to house a tribute to the poet Carlos Pellicer a political mentor to the president who encouraged him to take the position as director of the center Released during López Obrador’s presidential campaign the 2017 documentary Este soy (This Is Me) shows footage of AMLO visiting the house and saying “those six years here were one of the most important times of my life.” I lived here with my late wife Rocío [Beltrán Medina] The president revisited the facilities on February 28 to reinaugurate the indigenous radio station La Voz de los Chontales (Voice of the Chontals) when then-Governor Neme Castillo refused to fund it The president’s son José Ramón posted a video of the visit to Instagram with the comment: “It all began here.” Source: El Universal (sp) The Forbes Home editorial team is independent and objective and to continue our ability to provide this content for free to our readers we receive compensation from the companies that advertise on the Forbes Home site This compensation comes from two main sources we provide paid placements to advertisers to present their offers The compensation we receive for those placements affects how and where advertisers’ offers appear on the site This site does not include all companies or products available within the market we also include links to advertisers’ offers in some of our articles; these “affiliate links” may generate income for our site when you click on them The compensation we receive from advertisers does not influence the recommendations or advice our editorial team provides in our articles or otherwise impact any of the editorial content on Forbes Home While we work hard to provide accurate and up to date information that we think you will find relevant Forbes Home does not and cannot guarantee that any information provided is complete and makes no representations or warranties in connection thereto nor to the accuracy or applicability thereof When planning a home renovation or remodel consult and book top-rated Home Improvement contractors on Angi ICON started its journey in 2018 when founders Jason Ballard Alex Le Roux and Evan Loomis promised to 3D print a model home and unveil it at the South by Southwest Festival (SXSW) in Austin the team was able to produce a home with only hours to spare before the unveiling and the company received an influx of attention and funding The company then partnered with a housing non-profit called New Story to build the first permitted 3D-printed home in the United States the company continued to build homes in Nacajuca for local families dealing with extreme poverty Each house was 500 square feet and printed in just 24 hours the nonprofit work continued in partnership with Community First an innovative housing development that provides affordable and permanent residences for the chronically unhoused Now the company is working on a new residential project one that disillusioned homeowners may want to be part of Aerial photo of the Wolf Ranch construction site Photo by ICON Wolf Ranch is situated about 30 miles north of Austin in Georgetown, Texas. It’s a beautiful site in the hills close to the San Gabriel River. It’s also the location of ICON’s latest development, The Genesis Collection a new community exclusively comprised of 3D-printed homes These 100 houses will encompass eight different floorplans and are all currently in development You can visit the company’s website to explore each of these homes via a virtual 3D tour you can put your name on a list for the potential to own one of these homes in the future you may be thinking that $475,000 isn’t exactly affordable housing 3D printing will get more affordable with time but companies like ICON are betting on the future widespread success of printed homes “Once this technology arrives in its full force I think it fundamentally transforms the way we build,” Ballard said in an interview with 60 Minutes Compare Quotes From Top-rated Local Contractors Inside one of Wolf Ranch’s Genesis Collection homes Photo by ICON To help with that transformation and to aid affordable housing efforts, the company has recently opened up submissions for a global competition known as Initiative 99 This architectural competition challenges participants to design “accessible beautiful and dignified 3D-printed homes that can be built for under $99,000.” The competition is being held in two phases with submissions for the first phase due on December 8th of 2023 the company is awarding $1 million and plans to build and showcase the winning designs you can see a gap for a window Photo by Regan Morton The team starts by adding dry Lavacrete (a special form of concrete) water and additives into a portable mixing machine known as Magma Once the material is properly mixed and ready to go Magma pumps it into the Vulcan for printing Compare Quotes From Trusted Local Pros For Home Projects There are many benefits to 3D-printed homes affordable and efficient compared to traditional housing construction it’s important to know the limitations of this new method of construction the company can only currently print walls insulation and windows need to be installed the traditional way The technology is in its infancy and not widely available yet It will take several years before there are enough machines to build homes for a wider consumer base The newness also means that few are trained to use this technology it will take time for there to be enough people to build these houses on a large scale the benefits of 3D-printed homes seem to outweigh the cons it will take many years before it becomes a normalized building method the multi-purpose lunar construction system Image by ICON the company signed a $60 million contract with NASA and is working to build a construction system that uses lunar materials to build structures to further the goal of an ongoing presence on the moon The company is working on a similar machine to be used on Mars Those interested in the program’s progress can sign up on the company’s website for updates While ICON is pursuing some “off-world construction” projects it hasn’t slowed down on its earthly endeavors the research from the NASA projects is helping the team develop better The company is also working towards more complex architectural capabilities like geometric designs it plans to construct a collection of round hotel rooms in Marfa So what does this all mean for the average person it will likely take several years before 3D-printed homes and buildings become mainstream the progress that has been made so far is still exciting and this new construction method is definitely one to watch.