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Apis Cor Tiny HouseBuilding a house typically takes months, exacerbating the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/housing-crisis/" target="_blank">housing crisis</a> so many people face worldwide. <a href="http://apis-cor.com/en/" target="_blank">Apis Cor</a>, a San Francisco-based company that specializes in <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/3d-printing/" target="_blank">3D-printing</a>, decided to tackle that crisis with a groundbreaking mobile <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/3d-printer/" target="_blank">3D-printer</a> that can print an entire 400-square-foot <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/tiny-home/" target="_blank">tiny home</a> in just 24 hours. What's more, doing so costs just over $10,000 - a steal compared to most modern homes.1
Apis Cor 3D-Printing ConstructionThe tiny house cost $10,134.2
Apis Cor 3D-PrinterApis Cor's mobile 3D printer can be transported to print on site.3
Apis Cor 3D-Printing ProcessApis Cor erected a tent so they could print the home during the Russian winter.4
Apis Cor Building MaterialsThey utilized a concrete mix.5
Apis Cor ConcreteTheir process is fast, environmentally friendly, and affordable.6
Apis Cor Tiny House PaintingApis Cor printed the home at their test facility.7
Apis Cor TeamApis Cor's goal is to change the construction industry "until everyone is able to afford a place to live."8
Apis Cor Tiny HomeThe mobile printer can work in temperatures as cold as negative 31 degrees Fahrenheit.9
Apis Cor Tiny House Kitchen Living RoomComponents like self-bearing walls and partitions were printed on location.10
Apis Cor Tiny House Sitting AreaThe company says their buildings will last 175 years.11
Apis Cor Tiny House Curved WallsA curved television screen fits right in with the curved walls.12
Apis Cor Tiny House InsideSamsung provided some appliances for the tiny house.13













