With the 250 meter square floor, the prototype building was made with a special type of cement. The printer that made the office is 6 meters high, 12 meters wide and 36 meters long, according to the local government. Construction was completed in just 17 days and costed $140,000, an investment of public administration in partnership with Dubai Future Foundation. “This is the first 3D printed office in the world: it is not just a building but has full functionality”. said the minister of internal affairs of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed Al Gergawi. The office will be used as temporary headquarters of the company. According to the minister of internal affairs of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed Al Gergawi, Hence, the 3D printing technique can reduce the time of construction projects like this up to 70%, and cut 80% of spending than the traditional method would require. According to the minister of internal affairs of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed Al Gergawi, the estimated studies shows that the 3D printing technique can reduce the construction time from 50% to 70%, and can also cut personnel expenses by the 80% as we mentioned earlier. Moreover, the strategy of Dubai is to have at least 25% of the emirate’s buildings built by the 3D-printing technology by 2030, said the representative of the local government.
