过去，我们经常看到3D打印建筑物（甚至是摩天大楼）雄心勃勃的概念性想法，尽管它们大肆宣传，但却从未见过光。这已不再是这种情况。浮动3D打印混凝土房屋的最新概念已经开始建造，现在3D打印观测塔的新概念-名为Supernatural Concre（a）tion可能会效仿，因为迪拜工作室Nyxo的项目实际上是一个蓝图。

In the past, we have often seen ambitious conceptual ideas for 3D printed buildings – even skyscrapers – draw much hype but never see the light. This is no longer the case. The recent concept of a floating 3D printed concrete house has already begun construction, now a new concept for 3D printed observation tower – named Supernatural Concre(a)tion may follow suit, as the project from Dubai-based studio Nyxo is actually a blueprint that covers every detail.

该塔被设计为用建筑3D打印建造。不在本地打印。这是要解决的关键要素：就像传统3D打印一样，以完全分布式的方式在现场生产完整建筑物的想法是3D打印的最终目标。但是，事实证明，即使将较大的部分印刷在工厂中然后进行组装，该技术也可以提供可观的成本，几何形状和可持续性优势。从技术上讲，这就是我们现在所处的位置，这就是Nyxo工作室正在使用的。

The tower is designed to be built with architectural 3D printing. The printing is not done on location. And this is a key element to address: just like with traditional 3D printing, the idea of producing full constructions on-location in a fully distributed approach is the ultimate goal of 3D printing. However, the technology has proven to offer significant cost, geometry and sustainability benefits even if large segments are printed in a facility and then assembled. This is where we are now, technologically speaking, and this is what Nyxo studio is using.

该塔分为2.5米长的部分，这些部分印有2 cm的外壳。组件是在受控条件下由六轴工业机器人在工厂印刷的。随后，将炮弹移到建筑工地并以非常快速和精益的过程进行重叠，与传统技术相比，其劳动力消耗更少。最后，通过在主立柱中浇筑混凝土使结构统一，从而形成整体结构。

The tower is divided into 2.5-meter portions printed in 2 cm shells. The components are printed in the factory by a 6-axis industrial robot under controlled conditions. Subsequently, the shells are moved to the building site and overlapped, in a very fast and lean process, with less workforce employment compared to traditional techniques. Finally, the structure is unified through a poured concrete in the main columns creating a monolith.

这种操作模式可以节省大量水泥。所使用的材料具有高相容性和低渗透性的特点，从而可以很好地抵抗侵蚀性环境。 3D打印技术提供了特征性的外层图案，Nyxo决定不覆盖该图案，将其保留为建筑物的独特特征，并更好地将工件与周围环境融合。

This operating mode allows a considerable saving of cement. The material used is characterized by high compacity and low permeability which allows good resistance to aggressive environments. The 3D printing technique gives the characteristic external layers pattern, which Nyxo decided not to cover, leaving it as a distinctive feature of the building and to better fuse the artifact to the surrounding environment.

Nyxo工作室的设计师并不是完全使用3D打印来重新想象真实产品的新手。2015年，他们与CO-de-IT工作室合作，展示了两个漂亮的空调概念，它们实际上是海尔集团为展览目的而制作的：Aemotion和Dahlia。在Aemotion概念中，目标是研究一种能够吸引用户并使其参与动态气流的特殊效果。参数设计被用作媒介，以创建和控制动态反馈以及各个组件之间的相互影响。

The designers at Nyxo studio are not new to using 3D printing to the fullest, to re-imagine real products. In 2015, in collaboration with CO-de-IT studio, they presented two beautiful concepts for air conditioners, which were in fact produced for exhibition purposes by Haier Group: Aemotion and Dahlia. In the Aemotion concept, the goal was to study a special effect able to attract and involve the user in the dynamics of the airflow. The parametric design was used as a medium in order to create and control the dynamic feedback and the mutual interaction of the diverse components.

额叶膜的微观组成只能使用粉末床融合3D打印技术生产，因此可以扩展。这种弹性皮肤的特征是一系列小细胞通过一系列弹簧保持在一起，这些弹簧的大小和形状与它们影响的特定区域相协调。大丽花的概念还利用3D打印获得高度个性化的体验，并且实际上是有史以来首个可进行3D打印的大规模设备。

The micro-scale composition of the frontal membrane, which can only be produced using a powder bed fusion 3D printing technology, allows its expansion. This elastic skin is characterized by a series of small cells held together through an array of springs harmonized in their size and shape to the specific area where they affect. The Dahlia concept also leveraged 3D printing for a highly personalized experience and was in fact the first appliance of this scale ever to be 3D printed.

借助其自然的3D打印几何形状，Supernatural Concre（a）tion 3D打印的观景塔建筑与Al Wathba湿地保护区的自然和景观环境紧密相连，旨在使该地区在人类居住时可被使用和享受。最小化对领土及其完整性的影响。

With help from its natural-looking 3D printed geometries, the Supernatural Concre(a)tion 3D printed observation tower building is deeply connected with the natural and landscape context of the Al Wathba Wetlands Reserve and designed to make the area usable and enjoyable by humans while minimizing the impact on the territory and its integrity.

人们认为这是一种特权观点，在这种观点下，访客仍然可以感知外部环境的气氛。用木质复合材料建造的人行道将访客引向塔楼的入口，可通过上楼梯或使用位于内部的手动电梯进入塔楼的入口。第二种选择不仅使任何人都可以进入该建筑，而且建议所有参观者都体验，因为它可以观察从洞穴般的气氛到开明的顶部的内部过渡。塔上的整个路径和行程都很流畅，足以盖上行动辅助设备和轮椅。

It is thought of as a privileged point of view, in which the visitor could still perceive the atmosphere of the external environment. A walkway built in a wooden composite leads the visitor to the entrance of the tower, which can be accessed by going up the staircase or using the manual elevator positioned inside. This second option not only makes the building accessible to anyone, but it is a recommended experience for all visitors because it allows observing the internal transition, from the cave-like atmosphere to the enlighted top. The whole path and visit at the tower are fluid enough to be covered with mobility aids and wheelchairs.

文章来源：3dprintingmedia