Tecla house is a 3D sustainable home conceived by Mario Cucinella Architects
TECLA, a 3D printed eco-sustainable cabin, It was the last project carried out by the studio Mario Cucinella Architects and WASP. This genuinely innovative model was conceived from the outset as a joint project between the two companies , who worked closely during the stage of the design and construction.
Created from a research project of Mario Cucinella , founder and creative director of Mario Cucinella Architects, and through the vision of Massimo Moretti , founder of WASP, TECLA responds to the increasingly alarming climate emergency , as well as the urgent need to work in sustainable housing and provide a solution to the great global problem of the housing emergency, which occurs particularly in contexts of crisis.
TECLA evokes the strong link between the past and the future
Drawing inspiration from one of Italo Calvino's "invisible cities", the city in continuous construction, the name TECLA evokes the strong link between the past and the future by combining the matter and spirit of the ancient timeless houses with the world of technological production of the 21st century.
"We like to think that TECLA is the beginning of a new history . It would be truly extraordinary to shape the future by transforming this ancient material with the technologies available to us today. The aesthetics of this house is the result of a technical and material effort; it was not just an aesthetic approach . It's an honest way, a sincere way," says Mario Cucinella, Founder and Creative Director of Mario Cucinella Architects.
TECLA: AN ECO-SUSTAINABLE CABIN PRINTED IN 3D
Located in Massa Lombarda, Italy, the cabin has become a reality thanks to the research in eco-sustainability of the School of Sustainability (training center founded by Mario Cucinella), the pioneering research projects of Mario Cucinella Architects and the 3d process collaborative with WASP printing.
For its part, the housing is an innovative circular model that brings together vernacular construction practices, the study of bioclimatic principles and the use of natural and local materials . It is an almost zero emissions project: its casing and the use of an entirely local material allows the reduction of residues and waste.
The house has used natural and local materials
The atypical form, from the geometry to the external edges, is what has allowed the structural balance of the construction to be consummated, both during the 3D printing phase as once the cover is finished, thus giving life to an organic and visually coherent design.
With an area of 60 square meters, the eco-sustainable cabin comprises a large space with a kitchen and a sleeping area . The furniture, integrated into the earthen structure, has been designed to be recycled or reused, reflecting the philosophy of a circular economy house model.
For this Proyect, Mario Cucinella Architects not only has he explored housing solutions in aesthetic terms, but he has also studied the form of the building in relation to its climate and latitude. It should be noted that the composition of the soil mixture responds to local climatic conditions, having been optimized to balance insulation and ventilation according to climatic needs.
The cabin constitutes an innovative circular model