{"id":6770,"date":"2026-04-16T20:56:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=6770"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:08:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:08:51","slug":"icon-to-3d-print-housing-for-artificial-surf-community-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/icon-to-3d-print-housing-for-artificial-surf-community-in-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"ICON to 3D-print housing for artificial surf community in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Waco<\/div>\n

Construction company ICON<\/a> and design studio Firmah Architecture have released designs for a 450-acre community in Texas<\/a>, USA that will include 88 3D-printed houses surrounding two artificial surf lagoons.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Desperado community will be an extension of the water park Waco Surf<\/a> located in Waco, where “residents will be able to drop into a wave whenever the mood strikes”.<\/p>\n

\"Desperado
ICON and Firmah Architecture have released designs for a 3D-printed surf development in Texas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The community was designed by Austin-based Firmah Architecture<\/a> and will be built by ICON<\/a>. The 3D-printed houses will be “anchored” by Waco Surf’s water park amenities, including one pre-existing surf lagoon and a standing wave pool.<\/p>\n

The buildings will fan outward around a second kidney-shaped wave pool that is being built for the project.<\/p>\n

\"Desperado
The development will be part of local water park Waco Surf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Renderings show gently curved concrete<\/a> structures with wooden ceilings, and roofs that splay outwards to form shaded pavilions.<\/p>\n

The housing will encompass 44 standalone homes and 44 duplex townhomes, while the main lodge buildings are also pictured around the water features.<\/p>\n

\"Waco
Houses will be 3D-printed out of concrete<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The interiors are largely open, with wood-framed windows and sliding doors.<\/p>\n

Firmah Architecture<\/a> and Waco Surf designed the houses around the idea of “flow”.<\/p>\n

Firmah Architecture founder Ashley Heeren, who previously led the design of ICON’s House Zero in Austin<\/a>, brought the same “walls with gentle curves and rounded corners” to Despardo, according to the team.<\/p>\n

\"Desperado
Wide wooden roofs cover the structures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“We designed The Desperado around this idea of living in flow,” said co-president of Waco Surf Luke Schock. “The architecture, the land, the surf, the trails through the old-growth forest \u2013 it all fits together to give you a life where you can move between these completely different experiences in the same day.”<\/p>\n

“High energy, quiet and restorative, everything in between. That’s not something you find anywhere else. There is no community like this in Texas or the world, and we built it to stay that way.”<\/p>\n

\"Desperado
The neighbourhood is designed for active outdoor living<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The entire 450-acre property is designed to mix the usually distinct elements of “Texas ranch life” and “high-level surf” with a dash of “intentional living”, according to promotional materials.<\/p>\n

An old-growth forest is located at the centre, while the remaining acreage is prairie land.<\/p>\n