A 3D-Printed Off-The-Grid Shack

“The project illustrates the potential of a clean energy future for a rapidly urbanizing world.” Titled ‘AMIE 1.0’, – standing for “Additive Manufacturing Integrated Energy” – the collaboration saw the architects design the 3D-printed building, while Oak Ridge National Laboratory contributed to the concept for the vehicle. The structure, which consists of insulated C-shaped panels as well as photovoltaic, produces, stores and supplies renewable energy, with the vehicle wirelessly connected to the building’s energy source.

Regarding the future of 3D-printed architecture, the collective states: “The project illustrates the potential of a clean energy future for a rapidly urbanizing world by demonstrating the use of bidirectional wireless energy technology and high performance materials to achieve independence from the power grid at peak-demand times.”