Additive Tectonics: Using SCA Tech for Construction Innovation

3D printing in construction is rapidly gaining ground. According to Precedence Research, the market is valued at 15.43 billion dollars in 2025 and is projected to reach 1.4 trillion dollars by 2034. This technology offers solutions to some of the industry’s key challenges, such as material waste and construction timelines. In this context, Additive Tectonics is proving that 3D printing is not only viable in architecture, it has the potential to radically transform how buildings are conceived, designed, and constructed. We spoke with Bruno Knychalla, the company’s founder and CEO, who shared his insights on the potential of 3D printing, as well as some of their latest projects. Don’t miss it!

3DN: Could you introduce yourself and tell us about your connection with 3D printing?

Founder and Director at Additive Tectonics

Hi, I’m Bruno Knychalla, founder and managing director of Additive Tectonics. My background is in architecture, but I was more of a fabricator before my studies. I come from a family of industrial fabricators, and I developed 3D printers within my uncle’s company. He’s also part of Additive Tectonics today the wise man in the back, quietly making things work.

When I decided to study architecture, it was because I wanted to understand how to build and design but also because it seemed like the perfect use case for 3D printing. Every building is (or at least should be) different, so you’re naturally dealing with complexity, variation, and the need for custom components. At the time, the big limitations were scale, material properties, and speed. But we’ve solved a lot of that now. So in a way, I’m still in the process of proving a theory I had 15 years ago: that additive manufacturing and architecture are compatible or even made for each other.