It started with an idea
Bahay3D is the idea of Feri Lobmayer, an entrepreneur who has already built two successful companies. The idea is simple: use robots that print concrete walls to build strong, affordable homes in the Philippines.
Some of us have built houses in the Philippines before, so we know the local ground, the weather and the way homes are built here.
Too many families are waiting for a home
The Philippines is short of about 2.2 million homes. In Central Visayas alone, more than 420,000 homes are needed. Most new homes are still built by hand, block by block, which takes time and money.
Sources: Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (2026); DepDev Central Visayas (2025).
A robot prints the walls
A robotic arm on tracks drives onto the building site and prints the concrete walls of the house, layer by layer, from local cement and sand. The walls of a 50 m² home take about two working weeks of printing. Filipino crews then finish the house the usual way.
- Prepare the site. A concrete foundation is poured.
- Print the walls. The robot prints hollow concrete walls on site.
- Add the steel. Steel bars go into the walls, which are then filled with concrete.
- Finish the house. Roof, windows, doors, wiring and plumbing by local crews.
Every home is a reinforced-concrete structure designed under the National Structural Code of the Philippines, which covers typhoons and earthquakes, and sealed by a licensed engineer.
The people behind it
Bahay3D is founded by a team of European and Filipino partners. Ben Lobmayer leads the project as Project Manager. Feri Lobmayer oversees the technology and construction as Technical Director. Our Filipino partners in Cebu run the company on the ground.
Where we are going
We are in our founding phase: preparing to register the company in the Philippines and choosing our printer.
Next, we will bring the printer to Carcar City in southern Cebu, train Filipino operators and print a showroom home that anyone can visit. After that, we will build homes for families on their own land and for developers across southern Cebu.
Our aim is to be the first company in the Philippines to sell 3D-printed homes to families.