White Tower, Mulegns, Switzerland,

The White Tower (“Weisser Turm”) is a 29-meter tall, entirely 3D printed building. and designed for Fundaziun Origen.

The tower offers space for art installations and for music and theater performances. Visitors ascend a spiral staircase through a series of colonnades to reach the floating stage of the large hall on the top floor. The tower’s bold wealth of shapes is reminiscent of the great craftsmanship of the Graubünden master builders of the Baroque era who had a decisive influence on the regions' architecture.

The White Tower demonstrates the ground-breaking possibilities of computational design and digital fabrication, which will fundamentally change conventional building in the years to come. 

Using robotic concrete extrusion processs, the concrete can be applied very specifically only where needed, thereby reducing consumption by a half. The process no longer requires any formwork. 

These technologies enable modular structures that allow for an on-site production, thereby reducing transport. The White Tower will be constructed with disassembly in mind so that it can be rebuilt at another location.

Michael Hansmeyer 3D Prints Intricate Architectural Forms

White Tower, 2021 (in Progress)

The White Tower is a 29 m tall, entirely 3D-printed theatre and performance area in the village of Mulegns, Switzerland. A spiral staircase leads to a floating stage on the top floor. As a whole, the tower is reminiscent of the craftsmanship of Graubünden master builders of the Baroque era.