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Serge Borenstein (Co-Founder of Karlin Group)
A development group that realizes projects with high architectural standards and implementation of modern technologies (focusing mainly on the revitalization of formerly industrial areas of Prague – Holešovice, Smíchov and Karlin)
Federico Díaz
A world-renowned artist, a pioneer in the application of digital technologies and robotic fabrication in art and architecture, on which he has lectured, among others, to architects and designers at prestigious institutions such as the Royal Institute of British Architects in London, Columbia University in New York, Storefront for Art and Architecture, University of Buffalo in New York, and Gramazio and Kohler Research at ETH Zurich.
Practice Ideology
So Concrete was founded with the intention of fully utilizing the advantages of digital concrete for its structural and aesthetic possibilities, maximum production efficiency and the associated environmental and economic friendliness in construction and architecture.
So Concrete is a Czech innovative company focused on digital concrete. Using robotic additive manufacturing (simplified 3D printing) and topological optimization, it designs and implements design objects and structures from ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC). Robotic production in the construction industry has three main advantages: material saving, aesthetic value and environmental friendliness.
So Concrete focuses on 3D printing ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) and has its own unique formulas. In their development, the company cooperates with the leading manufacturer of building materials, Master Builders Solution. Testing and further development take place, among other things, in cooperation with the Department of Concrete and Masonry Structures at the Czech Technical University. So Concrete has a certified printable mixture with a compressive strength of 130 MPa.
