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France

La Sphère

Community improvement

Project details

  • Our jobDevelopment, construction
  • TypeCyBe RC (Robot Crawler), on-site
  • Parcel size31 sqm
  • Printing time1.5 weeks
  • Start of projectOctober 2020

La Sphère is a free-standing guardhouse within a 180-unit social housing district. In addition to providing security to its residents, the construction of the building used one-third less concrete than traditional methods.

Neighborhood rehabilitation

The challenge

CyBe Construction printed and developed La Sphère on behalf of Bouygues Bâtiment Grand Ouest, Immobilière Basse Seine, and Archétude. The structure is a central guardhouse that serves the 180 social housing units that surround it. The design was created to improve the comfort and security of the residents. The building also guarantees a 40% reduction in energy consumption over 15 years and has an enhanced architectural strength.

3D printing
A cost-effective solution

The takeaways

This construction demonstrated how complex architectural shapes could be quickly created at a very competitive rate. This is possible, because 3D concrete printing’s use of parametric design allows the creation of complicated shapes without the need for issuing extra costs. Additionally, the way of printing enables the use of less material. Because the exact amount of required concrete was used by precisely placing the material in the correct place, the construction of the building used over a third less concrete than traditional methods. This meant a better sustainability, but also a more cost-effective construction process. The project demonstrated a breakthrough in 3D printing techniques, paving the way for new fields of experimentation.

Why CyBe Construction

We’d like to tell our story

When creating solutions, CyBe Construction always keeps the future in mind. We solve social and economic problems using less raw material and transportation for a more sustainable planet. With an holistic view, we’re constantly looking for opportunities and build cheaper and quicker.

Our story