{"id":13421,"date":"2019-04-25T13:50:17","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T13:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/?p=13421"},"modified":"2023-11-28T10:52:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T09:52:38","slug":"notre-dame-concr3de-250420195","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/notre-dame-concr3de-250420195\/","title":{"rendered":"Concr3de wants to 3D print the lost parts of Notre-Dame using its 3D technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Conc3de, the stone 3D printer manufacturer has suggested to use its 3D printing technology to rebuild the Notre-Dame gargoyles following the fire on April 15<sup>th<\/sup>. The Dutch company has experience in restoring historical heritage using 3D technologies, for example it had worked on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/concr3de-3d-printing-130320184\/\">rebuilding the Arch of Palmyra<\/a>. The team stated that they would be able to use the ashes of the fire to 3D print some of the gargoyles of Notre-Dame.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The founder of the Dutch company, Eric Geboers told Dezeen, \u201c<em>We saw the spire collapse and thought we could propose a way to combine the old materials with new technology to help speed up the reconstruction and make a cathedral that is not simply a copy of the original but rather a cathedral that would show its layered history proudly<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13424\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13424\" class=\"wp-image-13424 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/notre_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/notre_2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/notre_2-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/notre_2-160x114.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/notre_2-100x70.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13424\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 3D printed gargoyle by Concr3de | Credits: Concr3de<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Concr3de already used 3D scans to reproduce Le Stryge, a demon statue that sits on the roof of the gothic cathedral in Paris, created by Viollet-le-Duc in the 19<sup>th<\/sup> century. The material used was a mixture of limestone and ash, the same colour as the yellowish-grey stone of Notre-Dame. The company proposes to create all the other lost parts of Notre-Dame this same way using a mixture of ash, dust and damaged stone.<\/p><div class=\"dnati-inside-article-leaderboard\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"dnati-2704712039\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/app.swapcard.com\/login\/event\/additiv-defense-2026\/ticket\/VGlja2V0VHlwZV83MDM4MQ==\/page\/UmVnaXN0cmF0aW9uRm9ybV81NjE4Ng==\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"LB\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/LB.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"850\" height=\"150\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/notre_1.jpg\" alt=\"notre-dame\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/notre_1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/notre_1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/notre_1-160x91.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Eric Geboers added, \u201c<em>We would crush and mix the stone and ash into a fine powder, that is loaded into a large inkjet 3D printer. The printer deposits thin layers of the powder and prints an ink on top of each layer, solidifying the powder to each other. Prints are then depowdered, and can immediately be put into the building\u2026we could start reconstruction almost immediately, without need for new expensive and hard to find materials. we also don\u2019t need to train a large crew. The Notre-Dame would be able to reopen within several months, and people would be able to participate and interact with the restoration. We wouldn\u2019t need to discard and waste the materials that have so much history embedded inside them, and can instead reuse them for the renovation.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With over\u00a0\u20ac1 billion pledged to rebuild Notre-Dame the restoration won&#8217;t be short of funds. The issue facing architects now will be which version of the cathedral is rebuilt. You can find more information on Concr3de&#8217;s website <a href=\"https:\/\/concr3de.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HERE<\/a> and Dezeen&#8217;s interview <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2019\/04\/24\/3d-printing-notre-dame-cathedral-concr3de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What do you thinks of Concr3de&#8217;s proposal? 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