Kerala's first 3D print building, built in just 28 days

The 'Amaze-28' building will likely be used as a conference hall...

Kerala,'s first building built using 3D printing named Amaze-28 technology has been inaugurated. On Tuesday inaugurated by revenue minister K Rajan, the building, with a 380 sq ft, one-room summer house is in Kerala State Nirmithi Kendra (Kesnik) campus at PTP Nagar of Thiruvananthapuram.

Designed as a demonstration project, Amaze-28 is a model which was completed in just 28 days. The project was completed by Kera State Nirmiti Kerndra with the support of Tvasta, a Chennai-based construction tech start-up launched by some IIT-Madras alumni.

Kerala state Nirmiti Kendram director Debi Varghese said that they had enquiries from various government and private agencies, and added they were planning to commercialize and make popular the 3D printing technology.

"3D printing is layer-by-layer printing. In 3D printing basically, there are 3 processing. First is data processing, second is material processing and 3rd is robotic printing. In material processing what we do is when you have an object or structure we convert that into a 3D model," Mr Varghese said.

Mr Varghese added the building was named 'Amaze 28' as it was constructed in a record 28 days.

"The printing took only 28 hours and balance is like fixing the windows and the roof is conventional. Everything is completed in 28 days which is why we have called it base 28 it's an amazing technology. Whatever you can do with conventional technology 3D can do. The public can come and make use of it... Lots of people across the Kerala are coming to watch and see the technology. Government officials as well as students and technical people from the construction field are also coming. They are all satisfied," Mr Varghese added.

The 'Amaze-28' building will likely be used as a conference hall.

It's like a training centre you can convert. We are going to commercialize the whole thing, we are getting enquiries from the private sector as well as the government sector. KIIFB is planning to give some work for us, those discussions are in the final stage. ISRO is going to give us some work, private sector also showing some interest," Mr Varghese added.