Malaysia To Get Its First 3D-Printed Luxury Bungalow

By Danial Martinus • 03 Sep 2026 in Design

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Tokyo-based construction technology company, V3D Asia, is set to break ground on Malaysia’s first-ever 3D-printed luxury bungalow this November.

Through its Malaysian subsidiary, Nuvah Sdn Bhd, V3D Asia plans to develop the bungalow at the Gentlebre Precinct of Eco Majestic in Semenyih, Selangor using locally sourced materials.

Layer by layer, slow and steady

Using a gantry-based concrete printing system, the house will be built one concrete layer at a time, with a single 12-hour shift able to produce up to 500mm of vertical rise.

While this method might seem a little slow, Nuvah says it allows for continuous, unbroken wall structures and curved building forms with minimal use of formwork and wet trades.

“Malaysia’s opportunity in 3D construction printing will not be built by machines alone. Any country can buy a printer. What is far harder, and far more valuable, is a workforce that understands the technology, the materials, and the craftsmanship behind it,” says V3D Asia group chairman Kazuhiro Ono.

“Our ambition is not to sell equipment into Malaysia. It is to build the industry here—the printers, the homes, and above all, the people. If we do that properly, Malaysia will not be a customer for this technology in 10 years’ time. It will be the region’s supplier of it.”

The project is part of the group’s larger push into mainstream residential, commercial, and infrastructure 3D construction developments.

V3D Asia also built Brunei’s first and only 3D-printed surau. (source: V3D Asia)

While Villa Bayu will be the first of its kind in Malaysia, it certainly isn’t V3D Asia’s first project in the region. In December 2025, the company opened Brunei’s first and only 3D-printed surau with accompanying restrooms, developed in collaboration with the Bruneian government.

Over in Bali, Indonesia, the company is building a 3D-printed 12-villa development, with a targeted completion in December 2027.

Even in Malaysia, V3D Asia is setting its sights on two three-storey villa projects in the prestigious Country Heights Damansara, making them some of the world’s largest 3D-printed buildings, according to a press statement issued by the company.

“This is just the beginning of what we hope to build in Malaysia. We see these initiatives as a foundation for the industry that follows,” Kazuhiro says.