Architecture, design, manufacturing and all kinds of production currently rely on endless repetition: The same buildings, the same products and the same tools, over and over again.

Yet everybody is unique and every situation is different. As architects ourselves we got frustrated with how difficult it is to produce a design that is unique and special, yet at the same time affordable for everyone. We, Matteo and Eric, founded CONCR3DE in 2016 with the aim of providing a way to produce sustainable and unique forms of architecture, construction, design and manufacturing, using inkjet 3D printing technology.

Since the beginning of our journey in 3D printing we thought what we, as architects, would want from a 3D printer.

We want it to provide more design freedom than current manufacturing technologies, at an affordable price. We also want it to be a part of our design process, so that we can prototype building parts in a smaller scale and test the look, feel and assembly of finished parts. Of course we want it to be sustainable and clean. We want it to be precise, so that it gives us high quality surfaces and the result stays close to our intentions. We also want it to be precise so that we can connect other building parts to it, without leaving large gaps. We’d want to create prefab parts, so that we can keep a simple and clean building site and transport less materials. And lastly we want it to print in strong and durable materials, that do not break down easily and can withstand the outdoor weather.

Since 2016 we’ve created different printers and developed strong materials suitable for research, construction, prototyping and molding.

We collaborate with architects, universities, research institutes, construction companies and production companies to see what unique, novel, sustainable, better, faster and more beautiful things we can create together.