HOK and Pikus are Building a Concrete 3D Printed Stadium

By on January 22nd, 2025 in news, Usage

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3D printed concrete stadium component [Source: VoxelMatters]

A new stadium is being built using 3D printed concrete components.

The idea that some (or all) of the houses that burnt down in the dramatic LA fires will be rebuilt in concrete, possibly using 3D printing technology, may be strengthened by the revelation that Pikus is 3D printing all the concrete seating for a stadium, working with the specialists at HOK. While the stadium benches are being printed away from the final location, this large-scale concrete 3D printing level shows that the technology is now mature enough to undertake massive projects.

The first HOK-designed 3D concrete stadium seating components have already been shipped. They will be installed by BrightView Landscapes’s Utah branch, Intermountain Plantings. After the hardscape is complete, they will be coated on-site to minimize construction damage to the final 2-stage coated finish.

3D printed concrete components arriving at the stadium build site [Source: VoxelMatters]

Affectionally naming it within PIKUS3D as “the Star Wars Bench,” the company worked with HOK’s Benjamin Kuchinsky on the design. He was impressed with the relative speed of 3DCP vs other means of achieving this design with concrete. PIKUS3D will share the final photos once the stadium is complete.

HOK is a collective of future-forward thinkers and designers who are driven to face the critical challenges of our time. In total 1,700 people collaborate across a network of 26 offices on three continents. The company is dedicated to improving people’s lives, serving clients and healing the planet. Together, all HOK members cultivate a culture of design excellence at the confluence of art and science, blending the power of creative expression with a clear sense of purpose.

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