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Detailed explanation-1: -Touted as a technological marvel, this 3D-printed post office is expected to cut construction costs down to one-fourth the amount spent on a traditional model, reports The New Indian Express. The post office will be located at Cambridge Layout in the Halasuru area of the capital of Karnataka.

Detailed explanation-2: -In an innovative move, Bengaluru will soon have India’s first post office built out of 3D printing technology which will be ready in just a month. The post office will be set up in Halasuru’s Cambridge Layout on a plot of land owned by the postal department.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Office of the Future is located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (U.A.E). The office was built as part of the Dubai ruler vision to build the first 3D printed concrete office in the world in Dubai4. The total area of the office is approximately 2,000 square feet.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Post Office building is being constructed by L&T, which is the only company currently in India utilising 3D printing technology for construction. In December 2020, L&T had successfully 3D-printed a 700 sq feet building (ground plus first floor) with reinforcement, for the first time in India.

Detailed explanation-5: -About India’s first 3D printed house in Chennai Tvasta’s first structure is a single-storey house, a 600-sq ft unit, created in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity’s Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter at the IIT-Madras campus. The house was built in just five days.