Building in a Snap. Danish company Eentileen and Facit Homes collaborated on Villa Asserbo, a digitally-fabricated cottage. Parts were “printed” from sustainably-harvested plywood using a CNC machine, then snapped together.
Evan Bare, co-founder of The Bunkie, says digital fabrication is “a bit of a game-changer, to say the least.” He sees several advantages of building in factories rather than on-site: “Building year-round will help reduce seasonal job swings. Controlled environments within which materials are processed will ensure high accuracy and yield while machining. Sharing data from one factory to another will be much easier, and standardizing on a simple set of tools like CNC routers can really simplify the construction process.” Bare also believes construction technology such as digital fabrication presents an opportunity to shift away from our current model of production building, too: “With the thought of material yield maximization, increased material costs and need for greater efficiency, smaller homes should be the focus of this movement. Why build 3,000+ square feet when you can do so much with a well-planned 1,400-square-foot space? Our sense of entitlement to consume needs to change.”
