The world’s first full-scale architectural object created with a 3D printer has been completed.
Michael Hansmeyer and Benjamin Dillenburger, a pair of architect-programmers, have been working on the project for months, having previously produced only a scale-sized prototype.
The project, called Digital Grotesque, was created with a new method of 3D printing that utilizes sandstone as its main source material, rather than plastic. This method is much sturdier than the small-scale 3D printing that is used only for prototypes and scale models.
The Digital Grotesque project used a complex series of computer algorithms to produce this high-resolution, fully immersive model. The result is a grotto at the intersection of high-baroque design and modern technologies, something disarming and slightly terrifying. Check out video of the manufacturing below:
This is what the design team has to say:
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[via Designboom]
