gredr t1_iv0neip wrote on November 4, 2022 at 12:23 PM

Reply to comment by Parabola_Cunt in Apis Cor may be America's most advanced 3D printing construction company, yet it is shunned by traditional capital markets; 8 years after being founded, it still relies on crowdfunding websites. by lughnasadh

You sound like an investor.

The biggest issue I have with my house definitely isn't that it's rectangular. Curved walls wouldn't improve my housing experience.

Parabola_Cunt t1_iv150dh wrote on November 4, 2022 at 2:37 PM

Lol, after re-reading that.. yes, I was a little too enthusiastic. I just think this is a really good idea.

I agree that curved walls don’t “matter” in terms of quality of living experience, but it could open up a lot of new design possibilities on the interior that weren’t possible before. I think that’s really cool.

The other advantages I mentioned are more important IMO. Cheaper, faster, safer construction that might produce longer lasting structures. (Concrete if prepped/poured right, can last for a very long time without failure.)

gredr t1_iv1ffj4 wrote on November 4, 2022 at 3:47 PM

Cheaper? No evidence of that. Faster? No evidence of that. Safer? No evidence of that.

Stick-framed houses are very fast to build, environmentally friendly (the stuff LITERALLY GROWS ON TREES), and aren't particularly expensive. Furthermore, they require no exotic expertise or machinery, and can be built anywhere the building materials can be shipped.