70-year-old Tim Shea has come a long way since his days as a homeless heroin addict. In what feels like a 180° life transformation, in September, he moved to the outskirts of Austin to live in a 400-square-foot home constructed by a 3D printer from the company Icon.
“I could never have imagined from where I came from that I would ever have this beautiful place to live in,” Tim told the press recently and called his new home “a miracle.” Before coming to live in the Community First! Village, a 51-acre site which accommodates 500 homes for the chronically homeless, Tim lived in an RV.
Icon’s 3D homes printed with a Vulcan II printer feature one bedroom, one bath, a full kitchen, a living room and a large porch, and give hope to many people without a place to call home. The company’s CEO Jason Ballard said their mission was to “make dignified housing accessible to everyone, everywhere,” and with Tim being the first proud resident of the 3D house, the future looks brighter than ever.
More info: IconBuild.com | Community-First! Village
Formerly homeless man 70-year-old Tim Shea had his life transformed when he became the first resident of a 3D printed house in a community in Austin, Texas in September
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Tim’s 400-square-foot 3D house was built with a 3D Vulcan II printer by the company ICON, which specializes in advanced construction technologies
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Tim is said to be the first resident of one of the 3D printed house
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The house is located at Community First! Village which is known for its advanced vision on homeless accommodation
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After moving to a beautiful 3D house, Tim’s life changed dramatically
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ICON has so far developed six different 3D homes, all with different layouts
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Tim says “it’s just a miracle to me to be living there in a house this beautiful”
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His 3D house features one bedroom, one bath, a full kitchen, a living room, and a porch
Image credits: ICON / Regan Morton
Image credits: ICON / Regan Morton
Image credits: ICON / Regan Morton
Image credits: ICON / Regan Morton
Tim, who has overcome drug addiction, chose an open floor plan because of arthritis
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ICON’s printer is controlled by a tablet remotely and takes a crew of four to six people to build a house
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A special formulation of concrete was used for the project and applied by a 3D printer that’s basically just a concrete nozzle on the end of a giant robotic arm
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Image credits: ICON / Regan Morton
Image credits: ICON / Regan Morton
Image credits: ICON / Regan Morton
Many people praised the project and its potential for helping those in need
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