Having stayed in some myself, I realized there are probably many people around the world eager for the experience to stay in a 3D printed house and today there are many opportunities to do so at various price points. I took the liberty of sharing every Airbnb link I could find for 3D printed houses with you below, let me know if I’m missing any (I certainly am) and I will be sure to update this article to include it.
Let’s get started! First we will list the properties I’ve been able to personally visit and film, if you’d like be to stop by your 3D printed airbnb and make a video just reach out via the contact form on this website.
Fibonacci House
Location: Central Kootenay E, Canada
I got to stay in this awesome home years ago courtesy of TAM, this one is unique because their headquarters and print facility is located just up the road! You may even get a chance to meet some of their team (no promises). Reaching this location is an adventure in itself, about an hour east of Nelson, BC you’ll take a ferry to this otherwise inaccessible natural getaway.
Casitas at the Halles
Location: Round Top, Texas, USA
These 4 homes are all available on Airbnb and are among the most well documented on my channel over a series of many videos showing off their progress under construction and post completion. A short video of this project was my most viewed video of all time with over 200M views across social media. My video of this project starts with another home they sold which is not available on Airbnb but the other 4 linked below are also toured by Hive CEO Tim Lankau at the end of the video.
East 17th Icon Homes
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
I got to stay in these homes with influencer Belinda Carr where we recorded a podcast and reviewed the details of the home we got to stay in. I happen to live in Austin so if you are in town make sure to say hi, maybe we can grab tacos together if I’m not traveling to a 3D printed house somewhere. This one is on VRBO but certainly still counts!
First Printed Home in Ohio
Location: Wapakoneta, Ohio, USA
Like the Hive homes in the previous listings, this home was also printed by a Cybe printer with a different team. The home is located on a 150 acre farm.
Mighty Buildings Homes
Location: Yucca Valley, California, USA
Mighty Buildings may be bankrupt and out of business but these AirBnbs are still up and running! Personally I strongly dislike polymers as a primary material for housing and being UV cured is even worse in my opinion. Despite all those things, a few nights probably wouldn’t hurt anyone and the architectural design is nice. I filmed a similar unit near the Mighty Buildings headquarters years ago, be warned I had a mustache back then.
Airbus & Audi Engineers Home
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Here is another home that looks like polymer printing, supposedly it was built by Airbus and Audi engineers but I am not sure if those companies have any association to this project. Frankly I just found out about this one while searching for 3D printed AirBnbs online. It looks nice with massive windows but as I mentioned I am not a fan of plastic for homes.
Casita Luna
Location: Playa Jeremi, Curaçao
This must be the most beautiful printed AirBnb in the world, located in what looks like a cave like structure right on the beach I can only imagine it’s an incredible experience.
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Great article, Jarett, did you see any cameras in the houses?