The Concrete Design Master Class for laureates of the competition will has taken place in The Netherlands last August 2024.

We were hosted by Saint Gobain Weber Beamix in Eindhoven. Who contributed to the master class by offering their expertise on 3D Concrete Printing, as well as yraining facilities for our design work, fabric formwork making, concrete pouring and brainstrom sessions and presentations.

22 participants from Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland and the US worked on various ideas and designs exploring the potential of 3D concrete printing. Simultaneously the tested there ambitions working with fabric fromwok as well, comparing the techniques.

An intense and energetic week, filled with gourpwork, expert support and tryly testing with concrete.

During the week we have posted daily photo and video updates through our instagram account:

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Day 1: Arrival in Eindhoven and getting two know eachother

Participants

Ali Zaheer, Anne-Lisa Custers, Claire Montgomery, Daniel Weirather, Douwe Neven, Gina Guravage, Hélène Simonis, Illy Klerckx, Jessica Klinge, Lenika Walter, Lilian Furrer, Lukas Dechau, Lukas Hausner, Marlene Rackow, Max Rubach, Meike Hagemann, Melati Veerman, Nicolai Schurr, Shane McMorrow, Soknary Leang, Stephen Sombi & Stijn Jalon

 

Day 2: Safety Instructions, Visit Print factory, Brainstorm Sessions, and first ideas

Tutors

Camille Gbaguidi & Siebe Bakker - bureaubakker

 

Experts

André Dorst, John Scherptong, Remco de Groot, Peter Paul Cornelissen & Udo Snijer - Saint-Gobain Weber Beamix / 3D.Weber

 

Lecturers

Bram Aerts - ATAMA, Caroline Versteden - Office WINHOF, Diederik Veenendaal - Summum Engineering & Jeroen Schipper - Orange Architects

 

Hosts

Cindy Vissering - Cement&BetonCentrum | Tektoniek & Saint-Gobain Weber Beamix

 

Photography

Chrissy Bohré & Fatih Cebeci - bureaubakker

 

 

The Concrete Design Master Class PRESENCE has been made possible through the support of: Beton Dialog Österreich, Cement Manufacturers Ireland, FEBELCEM, InformationsZentrum Beton & Tektoniek University / Cement&BetonCentrum
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Saint-Gobain Weber Beamix

 

Day 3: Digital Designs, First Pours and Lectures By Jeroen Schipper and Diederik Veenendaal
DAY 4: First 3D CONCRETE PRINTING SESSION!
DAY 5: INTIAL PRINT RESULTS AND 3RD ITERATIONS FABRIC FORMWORK OBJECTS
DAY 6: FINAL 3D PRINT RUN AND LECTURES BY CAROLINE VERSTEDEN AND BRAM AERTS
FINAL DAY: LAST DEMOULDINGS, CLEANING UP, PRESENTING, DISCUSS AND PARTY!

Team A – SHELLUMN

Daniel Weirather, Lukas Hausner , Marlene Rackow, Stephen Sombi, Stijn Jalon & Soknary Leang

Team B – TENT

Ali Zaheer, Douwe Neven, Gina Guravage, Illy Klerckx, Lenika Walter & Meike Hagemann

Team C – LAJLS

Anne-Lisa Custers, Jessica Klinge, Lukas Dechau, Lilian Furrer & Shane McMorrow

Team D – MOMMY

Claire Montgomery, Hélène Simonis, Max Rubach, Melati Veerman & Nicolai Schurr