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Though 3D printers aren’t exactly a common consumer product, they’ve been on the rise for a few years now. The objects they print are becoming more complex, and more useful — from smartphone cases to working gun parts. Now, dutch architect Janjaap Ruijssenaars plans to build an entire house with a 3D printer, and an “endless” one at that.

Dubbed the Landscape House, Ruijssenaars has designed the building to be “one piece,” which could be a little misleading. Rather than a 3D printer creating a building in one go, separate pieces will be printed out, which will then interlock and create the full structure. Each piece is planned to measure in at 19.6 x 29.5 feet (6 x 9 meters), and printed with the large D-Shape 3D printer, which is said to be able to build full-size sandstone buildings “without human intervention.” Inventor of the D-Shape printer, Enrico Dini, suggested that Ruijssenaars only print out the frame of the building, then fill it with fiber glass and concrete in order to increase the strength of the structure.

The design for the 3D printed house looks like a möbius strip, with “floors transforming into ceilings,” which is why it is sporting the “endless” description. However, we’re acutely aware that a house in the shape of a circle would be “endless” as well, as would any apartment where each room has at least one exit separate of an entrance.

The project is expected to take a year and a half, and it would be possible to begin work on the structure sometime in 2014.

via Geek