ICON to build more 3D printed homes for homeless in austin, texas

From the article

>[**ICON**](https://www.designboom.com/tag/icon/) is set to construct 100 more [**3D printed**](https://www.designboom.com/tag/3d-printing/) homes at Community First! Village for the chronically homeless residents in [**Austin**](https://www.designboom.com/tag/architecture-in-the-us/), [**Texas**](https://www.designboom.com/tag/architecture-in-texas/). In a collaboration with Mobile Loaves & Fishes and in partnership with the Lennar Foundation, the construction technology company has already served the unhoused community in the village over the past four years with 17 [**homes**](https://www.designboom.com/architecture/icon-3d-printed-community-bjarke-ingels-group-big-texas-11-10-2022/) and [**facilities**](https://www.designboom.com/architecture/icon-bjarke-ingels-big-3d-printed-el-cosmico-marfa-texas-03-08-2023/). The project expands the Mobile Loaves & Fishes’ northeast Austin development with an additional 127 acres to the Community First! Village.

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>This means nearly 1,400 3D printed homes by ICON are set to rise across the two new phases of the village in Austin, Texas. In total, the completion of the [**residential project**](https://www.designboom.com/tag/residential-architecture-interiors/) is expected to house around 1,800 formerly homeless residents. ICON plans to construct a mix of townhouse units and family homes for the 100 upcoming 3D printed housing units, spanning 380 square feet to 1,040 square feet. A fleet of robots leads the construction of the additional homes using the company’s CarbonX formula. This is a cement mix that includes fly ash, which is a byproduct from burning pulverized coal in electric power-generating plants.

I’ve been through the Wolf Ranch Lamar Icon 3D printed homes, at 400k+
Pretty cool build process, but the end result is less than impressive at that price