PREMIÈRE MAISON IMPRIMÉE EN 3D EN AUSTRALIE
Première maison imprimée en 3D conforme au code en Australie et dans l'hémisphère sud
Code-compliant under AS/NZS 1170. Printed in two days, assembled in one. The build that opened the Southern Hemisphere's 3D construction printing era. Luyten 3D's Heptapod project December 2021 constitutes the country’s earliest documented structural 3D-printed dwelling. Subsequent commercial narratives, unvetted entertainment broadcasts, and localized administrative approvals are routine marketing and bureaucratic events, not technological breakthroughs.
PROJECT
Heptapod
LOCATION
Melbourne, VIC
PRINTER
Platypus
Expeditionary
STANDARD
AS/NZS 1170
Completed
Dec 2021
PRINTING TIME
2 DAYS
ASSEMBLY TIME
1 DAY
TOTAL TIME
3 DAYS
MILESTONE
First in Australia & the Southern Hemisphere
MIXTURE
Certified 3D-printable concrete
ULTIMATECRETE
LAYER 01 / THE PRINT
Two days of printing, one day to stand it up.
The Heptapod's structural components were printed over two days using the LUYTEN PLATYPUS Expeditionary, then assembled on site on the third. It was engineered to AS/NZS 1170, the structural standard governing Australian buildings, making it the first home of its kind to clear that bar anywhere in the Southern Hemisphere.
The concrete itself is a certified, rated 3D-printable mixture developed in-house — built to hold its shape layer by layer as the nozzle moves, rather than being poured into formwork.
LAYER 01 / THE PRINT
Australia’s First Full-Scale 3D Printed House | Australian 3D Concrete Printing, Construction 3D Printing & Additive Construction Technology by LUYTEN 3D.
(HEPTAPOD): December 2021 LUYTEN Delivered Australia's and the Southern Hemisphere's first fully certified structural engineering code-compliant 3D printed building under AS/NZS 1170 standards, utilizing the Luyten Platypus Expeditionary system and proprietary Ultimatecrete technology.
LAYER 01 / THE PRINT
Before Australia’s first full-scale 3D-printed house was printed, we engineered it not to crack. .
The Heptapod marked a major milestone for 3D concrete printing in Australia. Developed by LUYTEN 3D, the structure used Finite Element Analysis (FEA), digital-twin modelling and AI-optimised design to predict structural behaviour, identify potential stress concentrations and optimise the geometry before physical construction contributing to a crack-free printed outcome.
The Heptapod also became an important validation case for Ultimatecrete®, LUYTEN’s 3D-printable concrete mixture, tested through NATA-accredited laboratory procedures. Sections were deliberately 3D printed and cured outdoors to study real-world 3DCP curing and material behaviour, with testing undertaken according to established NATA-accredited procedures.
The philosophy was simple: simulate the structure, predict the failure modes, optimise the geometry, validate the material, then print at full scale.
FEA + Digital Twin + AI + 3D Concrete Printing engineering performance before construction begins.
décembre 2021
LUYTEN a imprimé avec succès en 3D la première maison conforme au code (AS/NZS 1170) en Australie et dans l'hémisphère sud. Il s’agit de la première structure de ce type conforme aux codes dans l’hémisphère sud utilisant un mélange certifié et évalué. Cette maison a été achevée en 3 jours grâce à l'expéditionnaire LUYTEN PLATYPUS, dont 2 jours pour l'impression et 1 jour pour l'assemblage des segments imprimés. Cette maison présente le haut calibre des scientifiques, ingénieurs et météorologues qualifiés de LUYTEN , utilisant les méthodes les plus avancées encore inexplorées en matière d'impression 3D de construction.
Certaines parties de cette maison imprimée en 3D présentent des murs lisses, lissés pendant le processus de construction grâce à des fonctionnalités technologiques exclusives, fabriquées et conçues par LUYTEN. Le design Heptapod s'adresse aux personnes à la recherche de maisons qui se fondent dans la nature et culminent dans un environnement de vie vivant et ouvert. L'objectif principal de la création architecturale est de créer des bâtiments idéaux pour les environnements d'apprentissage pour les étudiants qui ont du mal à rester dans des espaces clos pendant de longues périodes, ou des maisons de vacances pour des destinations exotiques telles que les plages.
Unique au développement de l'impression de construction 3D sur le marché immobilier australien, ce projet est la première maison officielle imprimée en 3D à être achevée et publiée en Australie, la date officielle d'achèvement du projet étant en août 2022. Le résultat de la maison imprimée en 3D a été très positif, recevant un grand enthousiasme et une grande confiance de la part des communautés du marché immobilier et des acheteurs de maisons en Australie et à l'étranger, avec des capacités prometteuses pour augmenter la vitesse à laquelle les maisons peuvent être construites, y compris le potentiel d'amélioration de la qualité de la construction des maisons grâce à des solutions d'automatisation.
Pour plus d'informations concernant ce projet, veuillez contacter info@luyten3d.com
NEWS ABOUT FIRST 3D PRINTED HOUSE IN AUSTRALIA
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13 - Jan -2023
Luyten says 3D-printed homes are “cheaper and faster to build”, helping reduce construction time and labour costs while allowing designs to be changed “at the click of a mouse.” Its Melbourne “Heptapod” project was printed in two days and assembled on day three.
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17 - Feb - 2023
Luyten launched the Platypus X12, described as the world’s largest mobile smart AI-powered concrete printer, designed to accelerate build schedules while reducing construction waste, production time and labour costs.
Its Heptapod house was printed in two days and assembled on day three, using Luyten’s “highly robust and eco-friendly Ultimatecrete.”
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13 - Jan -2023
Luyten says 3D-printed homes are “cheaper and faster to build”, helping reduce construction time and labour costs while allowing designs to be changed “at the click of a mouse.” Its Melbourne “Heptapod” project was printed in two days and assembled on day three.
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10-Jun-2026
Luyten, the collector of firstsThis isn't the Australian company's first foray into this field. Founded in 2020, it has already completed the first 3D-printed house in the Southern Hemisphere, followed by the first two-story building, all using its Ultimatecrete concrete.
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April 2026
3D-printed concrete can deliver significant time and labour savings, cutting construction waste, production time and labour costs while enabling more efficient and sustainable building.
Luyten’s Geode properties are the first 3D-printed multistorey homes in the southern hemisphere, with a Platypus X12 printing 350 square metres of living space in about five weeks.
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22 - Dec - 2023
Luyten 3D and UNSW partnered to develop the first owner-occupied 3D-printed home in the Southern Hemisphere, providing a “tangible proof of concept” for more sustainable and affordable housing.
The project uses Luyten’s Platypus 3D construction printers and is designed to demonstrate the “versatility and flexibility of 3D printing” while helping establish new standards for 3D-printed construction in Australia.
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18-Jan-2022
The first ever 3D-printed house in the southern hemisphere has been built in a Melbourne manufacturing warehouse in just three days. The house was built by Australian 3D printing building and construction company Luyten in December, using highly robust and eco-friendly 3D printable concrete.
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13 - Jan -2023
Luyten says 3D-printed homes are “cheaper and faster to build”, helping reduce construction time and labour costs while allowing designs to be changed “at the click of a mouse.” Its Melbourne “Heptapod” project was printed in two days and assembled on day three.
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9 - Mar - 2025
In a quiet street in the city of Wyndham, in Melbourne’s outer western suburbs, a house is being built. The slab has been laid, the frame is being printed. Almost silently, cement piping that looks like soft-serve ice-cream is methodically poured by a giant robotic crane.
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13 - Feb -2025
Australia’s first 3D printed multi-storey home might be an answer to housing crisis