In Lviv, the second stage of the construction of the school’s educational building, which is being built using 3D printing technology, has begun. Construction will take about five weeks and will be completed in June of this year.
The architectural and interior concept of the project was created by the Kyiv workshop balbek bureau. The team of the Ars Longa architectural bureau has developed the project documentation and provides the author’s construction support.
According to the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, as a result of the full-scale invasion, there are more than two thousand damaged and 277 completely destroyed schools in Ukraine. Therefore, quick response to the problem of insufficient amount of educational infrastructure in the country is the main goal of the initiators of the project. The introduction of 3D printing technology will help to more quickly and effectively reduce the deficit of educational infrastructure, as well as contribute to the reconstruction of housing and infrastructure of Ukraine in the future.
The construction of the educational building began in November 2022. At the first stage, the project team managed to lay the foundation of the future school, but later the construction process was stopped due to massive missile attacks in Ukraine, lack of electricity supply and unstable weather conditions. Therefore, it was decided to resume the active phase of the works in the spring of next year. Now the project team plans to complete the construction of the walls and roof of the school building already in June this year.
According to the project concept, the educational building will have one floor, where classrooms, teachers’ rooms, bathrooms and a hall with an inclusive space capable of receiving all categories of students, including children with special needs, will be located. In addition, 90% of the materials needed for construction are made in Ukraine.
3D printing technology has a number of advantages over conventional construction. In particular, a 3D printer helps erect buildings ten times faster and requires the involvement of only two operators. In addition, this technology allows for more accurate and efficient use of resources, reduction of material costs, and also promotes flexibility, freedom of design solutions and efficient use of space.
The project was initiated by the humanitarian fund Team4UA with the support of the international technological humanitarian fund Humanitarian Innovative Technologies (HIT) in partnership with the Lviv City Council. The technological partners of the project are the Danish company developing 3D printing technology COBOD and the construction company 3DCP Group, which will manage the operation of the printer.