3D Printed Design for Dutch Design Week: Bio-Inclusive Column
This modular concrete column, shown at Dutch Design Week 2024, combines digital fabrication, sustainability and urban ecology. Designed in collaboration with TU Eindhoven and printed by Vertico, it reimagines the classical column as a living, evolving surface.
Designed for urban biodiversity
Each 3D printed segment carries textures and grooves that support insects, moss and birds. Function takes the place of traditional ornament.
The result keeps the rhythm of a classical column while adding a bio-inclusive layer to the architecture.
Modular architecture and robotic fabrication
The design draws on ancient stacked columns. It is built from 3D printed modules that are pigmented for a flowing color effect and produced without formwork.
The column was developed with TU/e Built Environment students, part of Vertico's work in education and research. See the stackable column project for more, or learn about Vertico's 3D concrete printer technology.
Credits
- Design and computation: Nikolett Ásványi, Mattia Zucco, Cristina Nan
- Fabrication: Vertico
- TU/e Built Environment Faculty and students: Loy Xin Yi, Maria Verhulst Babb, Maia Klich
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