Our company specialises in customising ceramics, from printing for small format tiles, brick slips, porcelain façades and now three-dimensional shapes. All of which are made from vitrified ceramics for an A1 fire rated and weatherproof solution.
3D Ceramic Facades create a striking and unique environment for all who experience the finished product.
Using our large format printer technology we can print large format decals to be fired seamlessly onto large format 3D materials. We can print transfers for a huge range of sizes and panels going up to 1200x600mm.
Bring your public spaces, train stations, underground stations, tourist signs, orientation systems, public art and more to life with unique and long-lasting custom printed 3D Facades.
Blend the side of your building into the surrounds or develop a stand out, creative wall. However you choose to design your next exterior or interior project, opt for large format 3D printing to enhance your vision, making a statement unique to you.
Notably, we can also print on to other materials like enamelled steel, aluminium and facades with powder coatings.
3D façade printing is a type of construction technique that involves a large-scale 3D printer building a structure’s façade or external surfaces by adding materials layer by layer directly from a digital design.
This advanced technology enables commercial designers and architects to create customised, original designs for facades that are highly complex. For instance, they can create organic and curvilinear shapes that are either extremely difficult or impossible to achieve through traditional techniques. Furthermore, added benefits of 3D façade printing include less waste from materials, the potential for enhanced energy efficiency and the ability to create more lightweight structural designs.
The 3D façade printing process always begins with digital design. Professional engineers and architects use industry-standard CAD software to build a virtual 3D model of the building façade. Once complete, the next step is to transform the digital mode into physical materials. The model is converted into a set of detailed instructions that act as a guide for a robotic 3D printer.
Structural formation occurs through layer-by-layer construction. A gantry system or robotic arm extrudes or, when required, adds material like recycled plastics or concrete a layer at a time with precision in order to build the desired facade.
Choosing 3D façade printing for a design project presents a multitude of benefits for architects, building designers and art consultants, but also for building owners.
Offering superior design freedom compared to a traditional approach, 3D façade printing enables freeform and intricate geometries that are way beyond conventional rectilinear shapes and the repetitive patterns commonly seen on building exteriors. Facades can be effortlessly customised to ensure completely unique designs that perfectly fit design briefs.
Exceptionally efficient, this contemporary printing technique substantially reduces material waste because the highly precise digital design process. This means that only the materials required for fabrication are produced, with no excess. Paving the way for greater possibilities for sustainability, 3D façade printing can use recycled waste materials for construction; components can be created with optimised acoustic and thermal performance while integrating the latest smart technologies for progressive levels of energy efficiency.
To enquire about our custom 3D façade printing service, contact us today.
