Saudi: Dar Al Arkan completes region’s first 3D printed villa in Riyadh

Saudi: Dar Al Arkan completes region’s first 3D printed villa in Riyadh

Leading Saudi developer Dar Al Arkan has completed the kingdom's first 3D construction printed (3DCP) two-storey villa, which stands 9.9-m tall, within the Shams Al Riyadh residential development.

The villa has been constructed using locally-made materials including cement, sand, rocks and stones, with varying degrees of concentration, to ensure the structure is up to four times stronger than traditional construction.

Buoyed by its success, Dar Al Arkan is currently building the second villa, which will typically take a month to complete. Already the first floor stands fully competed and that too in just eight days, it stated.

Using 3CDP technology is the first of its kind achievement in the region since it accelerates the speed of construction while enhancing safety and reducing wastage and errors.

The villa was printed directly on site, during the summer without any cooling equipment or shading indicating that the technology is capable of printing homes year-round and in any part of the Kingdom, stated the developer.

Dar Al Arkan pointed out that it had followed strict protocols and an evidence-based approach to ensure the project, including the first villa, constructing it safely in accordance with Saudi Arabia’s building codes in every aspect.

It had launched the 3DCP technology in Q4 last