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World's first 3D-printed hotel takes shape in Texas
Austin, Texas-based 3D printing company ICON and architects Bjarke Ingels Group have partnered for the project.
A rendering of a 3D-printed residence at El Cosmico hotel and campground in Marfa, Texas, U.S., in this undated handout image. / ICON/Handout via REUTERS
It looks like any other 3D printer—except it's the size of a crane and is, layer by layer, building a hotel in the Texan desert.
El Cosmico, an existing hotel and campground on the outskirts of the city of Marfa, is expanding. It is building 43 new hotel units and 18 residential homes over 60 acres (24 hectares)—all with a 3D printer.
It is the world's first 3D-printed hotel, says El Cosmico owner Liz Lambert and the partners behind the project: Austin, Texas-based 3D printing company ICON and architects Bjarke Ingels Group.
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