Indian Army Engineers Build The World’s First 3D Printed House For Jawans

The Indian Army’s Military Engineering Services (MES) built two houses in three weeks using 3D Rapid Construction Technology in a bid to broaden the horizons of computerised construction, according to officials.

The 3D-printed residences in Gandhinagar, built by the South-Western Air Command, are the first of their sort in India.

The 3D printed dwellings, according to the defence services, are representative of modern-day rapid construction attempts to meet the Indian Armed Forces’ expanding accommodation needs.

“As part of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat,’ these structures also offer evidence to the Indian Armed Forces’ solidarity in promoting home-grown technologies that are centred on indigenization of Defense technologies,” the statement read.

Each house has a built area of around 700 square feet and was built in collaboration with the Chennai-based startup Tvasta. Zone-3 seismic standards are met by the disaster-resistant structures.

The MES has completed India’s first 3D Printed sanitary blocks in Jaisalmer, with a total built area of roughly 600 sq ft, ushering in a new era for the possibilities of construction 3D printing in defence applications.

During his stint as chief engineer on the project, he visited a number of sites and noticed that the long gestation period for securing accommodation for soldiers required quick correction.

He reasoned that adapting rapid construction technology was the order of the day, and he considered 3-D concrete printing as an effective solution that may be adapted within existing spaces to fulfil the minimal urgent needs of such dwelling.