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What was built in Almaty?
BM Partners built the house as a showroom, and COBOD presented it as Central Asia’s first 3D-printed house. The 100 m² (1,076 sq ft) project used a BOD2 construction printer, a modular gantry system designed for on-site building work. The announcement describes one project; it does not establish that the house is generally for sale or that a homeowner can purchase the printer as a household product. COBOD’s project announcement and its BOD2 overview provide the company’s descriptions.
How long did construction take?
The five-day figure applies to printing the walls, not to the entire build. COBOD’s project account gives a fuller sequence:
| Work stage | Reported time | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Wall printing | Five days | Printing the house’s walls |
| Seismic beam belt installation | Two additional days | Installing a reinforced concrete belt, described as being in line with local building codes |
| Complete project | Less than two months | From printer setup through interior completion and furnishing |
These are durations reported by COBOD for this project, not a general schedule for other sites. The difference between wall printing and the complete project matters: printed walls are only one part of a finished building, and the project still involved structural work and interior finishing.
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For insulation, the project account says expanded-polystyrene concrete was used to address Kazakhstan’s temperature extremes. COBOD and BM Partners also describe the house as engineered to withstand an earthquake of magnitude 7. They cite installation of a reinforced concrete seismic beam belt in line with local building codes. These are company and builder claims about the design and construction; the available sources do not independently certify the building’s earthquake performance.
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What the project does—and does not—show
- It demonstrates that a construction printer was used to print the walls of a 100 m² house in five days, according to COBOD.
- It does not mean a complete, furnished home was built in five days; COBOD reports less than two months for the project from setup through furnishing.
- The reported €20,500 estimate has no stated scope and is not evidence of a generally available turnkey home at that price.
- The reported seismic design target and material strength are not independent certifications of structural performance.
- The BOD2 is described as construction equipment for on-site projects, not a consumer appliance.
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