Valldaura Labs
Operates a Green Fab Lab with 3D printers and digital fabrication tools for prototyping sustainable architecture and ecological buildings using local earth materials.
- CEO / Founder
- Laia Pifarré
- Team Size
- 11-50
- Stage
- Active
- Total Funding
- €9,350 (from crowdfunding campaign in 2013)
- Latest Round
- Crowdfunding round in 2013 (via Goteo.org)
- Key Investors
- 64 backers (from crowdfunding campaign)
Technology & Products
Key Products
Green Fab Lab access; Research projects (e.g., 3D-printed earth architecture); Academic programs (e.g., Master in Advanced Ecological Buildings); Prototyping services
Technological Advantage
Unique combination of digital fabrication tools (3D printers, laser cutters, CNC) with ecological research on sustainable materials and self-sufficient systems, enabling prototyping of earth-based 3D-printed structures like the VOLTA demonstrator.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Provides access to advanced digital fabrication equipment (3D printers, laser cutters, CNC machines) in a self-sufficient ecological research campus, enabling prototyping of sustainable building solutions using km-0 materials.
How They Differentiate
Not a commercial AM company but an academic research facility focused on sustainable, earth-based 3D printing for architecture, unlike industrial metal/polymer AM firms.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Researchers, students, academic institutions, and sustainable architecture projects
Industry Verticals
Architecture; Construction; Education; Sustainability
Competitors
WASP; EVOCONS; ADDITIVE SPACES
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
9,601 Instagram followers, 2,293 Facebook likes, 874 Instagram posts (as per social media evidence)
Major Milestones
Hosted 3D Printed Architecture (3DPA) prototype constructions for two consecutive years; Developed VOLTA demonstrator—a 1:1 sustainable earth-based structure using robotic additive manufacturing; Featured in The New York Times for The Voxel quarantine cabin project