A concrete bookstore under(construct)in Wisdom Bay innovation park in Shanghai will be the first 3D-printed bookstore in China, and it is due to open to the public at the end of January, 2021.
"The bookstore was printed on-site in three weeks," He Yuting,is responsible for this project, from Tsinghua University School of Architecture in Beijing, told the Global Times on Thursday. The printing work has finished and the bookstore will(decorate), He told the reporter.
(compare)with simple works such as a 3D-printed flower basin, the bookstore is an innovative attempt in the architecture field, as the 3D-printed architecture is(cheap)than conventional construction techniques and saves time, He said.
makes this bookstore so unique, is that "we used fiber concrete to resist compression," He added,(note)that the floor also has a heating system.
He mentioned the 3D-printed bookstore is as safe as traditional concrete construction based on their experimental data in(term)of structure and earthquake resistance.
So far, different teams in France, Switzerland and Russia all(have)similar research on 3D-printed concrete technology,China's research and achievements in this field are among the best in the world, according to He.