BigRep, a leader in large-format 3D printing, launched a fully 3D-printed urban green habitat installation using multiple, recycled plastic-based filaments — called the Genesis Eco Screen.

Addressing some of the biggest environmental challenges such as plastic waste, overconsumption of energy and other resources, rapidly deteriorating biodiversity and urbanization, the installation is a prototype in urban architecture and a showcase in Additive Manufacturing (AM) of a scalable, city-developing circular economy.

The installation features unprecedented innovations made possible only by using custom-made generative design algorithms and the world’s largest, serial production 3D printers (FFF). The Genesis Eco Screen features an embedded water and drainage system for plants and insect habitats, including a shelter for solitary bees.

Measuring a full 4 by 4 meters, the Genesis Eco Screen is reminiscent of a massive root system, and is printed using multiple filaments — consisting of BigRep PETG and BASF Innofil3D rPET made of […]

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