The first residents have moved into Skovsporet, a village of 36 3D-printed student apartments in Holstebro, described as Europe’s largest 3D-printed housing project.
DR reports that the first tenants received their keys on September 1, 2026. The small student village carries the name Skovsporet and holds a total of 36 3D-printed student homes.
The apartments come in two sizes, according to DR. Two-room units measure 50 square meters, while one-room units of 38 square meters include a sleeping loft. Some interior walls have been left raw, so the printed layers remain visible.
The homes were built by 3DCP Group. Co-founder Mikkel Brich told DR that the entire process is digital, which allows the company to simulate the construction before printing begins. He noted that no manual hands lay brick after brick, since a robot works from a coordinate system.
The building method resembles coil pottery. A large 3D robot extrudes concrete in a strand about five centimeters thick, and the walls are built up layer by layer. 3DCP Group filmed the robot printing the 36 units in Holstebro.
Lower material use and CO2
Jon Spangenberg, a professor at DTU, told DR that the technology brings a geometric freedom that can reduce how much concrete a structure needs. He explained that 7 to 8 percent of global CO2 emissions come from producing cement, a key component in concrete.
In Holstebro, the printing method used only 30 percent of the material normally required for classic concrete element construction, per DR. Spangenberg added that the method also allows more unconventional edges and shapes. He said he has no doubt the approach has significant potential and expects to see more of it in the future.
The technique also lightens heavy manual work on the construction site, according to DR’s reporting. The 36 units in Holstebro are arranged in six single-storey buildings.
SAGA Space Architects describes the development as Europe’s largest 3D-printed housing project, consisting of the 36 printed student homes in Holstebro. The scale sets it apart from earlier Danish experiments with printed concrete, which have generally involved single structures.
One of the new residents is Amalie Hvas, a physiotherapy student, who has moved into one of the 50 square meter two-room apartments. She told DR that most people associate 3D printing with a small machine making plastic objects. She said it is hard to imagine that the same principle can produce an apartment.
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Skovsporet adds to the supply of student housing in Denmark in Holstebro, a town in western Jutland. The project is one example of how Danish architecture is testing robotic construction methods.
