• The fully usable office will serve as the temporary headquarters for staff from the emirate’s Museum of the Future, that was launched earlier this year by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai. 3D printing for buildings have a 50 to 80 per cent decrease in labour costs while saving between 30 and 60 per cent of construction waste. Courtesy UAE Innovation Committee
    The fully usable office will serve as the temporary headquarters for staff from the emirate’s Museum of the Future, that was launched earlier this year by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai. 3D printing for buildings have a 50 to 80 per cent decrease in labour costs while saving between 30 and 60 per cent of construction waste. Courtesy UAE Innovation Committee
  • A 20-foot tall 3D printer will be used to print the office that will then assembled on site in a few weeks. Courtesy UAE Innovation Committee
    A 20-foot tall 3D printer will be used to print the office that will then assembled on site in a few weeks. Courtesy UAE Innovation Committee
  • The interior furniture and detailing will be built using 3D printing technology, combining a mixture of special reinforced concrete, glass fibre reinforced gypsum and fibre reinforced plastic (FRP). Courtesy UAE Innovation Committee
    The interior furniture and detailing will be built using 3D printing technology, combining a mixture of special reinforced concrete, glass fibre reinforced gypsum and fibre reinforced plastic (FRP). Courtesy UAE Innovation Committee
  • There was no date specified for Dubai’s 3D office building but as per plans the Museum of the Future is to open in 2017 in the Emirates Towers area near Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai. Courtesy UAE Innovation Committee
    There was no date specified for Dubai’s 3D office building but as per plans the Museum of the Future is to open in 2017 in the Emirates Towers area near Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai. Courtesy UAE Innovation Committee
  • “The idea of 3D printing buildings was once a dream, but today it has become a reality,” Mohamed Al Gergawi, chairman UAE National Innovation Committee, said. A Chinese company had announced the construction of the world’s first 3D apartment building in January this year that is on display at the Suzhou Industrial Park in Jiangsu province. Courtesy UAE Innovation Committee
    “The idea of 3D printing buildings was once a dream, but today it has become a reality,” Mohamed Al Gergawi, chairman UAE National Innovation Committee, said. A Chinese company had announced the construction of the world’s first 3D apartment building in January this year that is on display at the Suzhou Industrial Park in Jiangsu province. Courtesy UAE Innovation Committee

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Dubai to build world’s first 3D printed office – in pictures

Liz Claus

June 30, 2015

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The project is part of its Museum of the Future initiative and is predicted to play a major role in reshaping construction and design sectors.

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A comparison of sending Dh20,000 from the UAE using two different routes at the same time - the first direct from a UAE bank to a bank in Germany, and the second from the same UAE bank via an online platform to Germany - found key differences in cost and speed. The transfers were both initiated on January 30.

Route 1: bank transfer

The UAE bank charged Dh152.25 for the Dh20,000 transfer. On top of that, their exchange rate margin added a difference of around Dh415, compared with the mid-market rate.

Total cost: Dh567.25 - around 2.9 per cent of the total amount

Total received: €4,670.30 

Route 2: online platform

The UAE bank’s charge for sending Dh20,000 to a UK dirham-denominated account was Dh2.10. The exchange rate margin cost was Dh60, plus a Dh12 fee.

Total cost: Dh74.10, around 0.4 per cent of the transaction

Total received: €4,756

The UAE bank transfer was far quicker – around two to three working days, while the online platform took around four to five days, but was considerably cheaper. In the online platform transfer, the funds were also exposed to currency risk during the period it took for them to arrive.

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