en.Wedoany.com Reported - Italian architectural 3D printing company WASP has completed the Itaca project on an 8-hectare site in northern Italy, a self-sufficient 3D-printed farm and lifestyle model.

The farm is part of WASP's Shamballa project, a utopian 3D-printed laboratory community integrating housing, food, healthcare, energy, and other functions. Construction of Itaca began in the fall of 2025, and in February of this year, Italy's first certified 3D-printed residential structure was completed here. WASP stated that after years of research and development, this circular micro-economy-oriented 3D-printed farm is now fully finished.

The farm's residential structure was built using the Crane WASP large-scale 3D printer, a modular device specialized for concrete and other mortar materials. The building can accommodate four people and integrates passive ventilation and a vertical hydroponic system for year-round vegetable cultivation.

The 3D-printed walls use a mixed material primarily composed of natural hydraulic lime (NHL) and Geolegante (an eco-friendly mineral binder developed by Kerakoll). This material has a lower carbon footprint than traditional cement, and rice husks are added to the wall cavities to enhance thermal performance, ventilation, and insulation.

WASP states that Itaca represents a construction model replicable both domestically and internationally, achieving high efficiency, adaptability, and high-standard design through the Crane WASP printer. The structure complies with Italian regulations and regional seismic standards, and has been certified for replication. Upon opening, Itaca will invite global 3D printing experts in architecture to drive innovation in sustainable construction and lifestyle.

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