To be honest I have to give my wife credit for the inspiration behind this article as she is the one who tinkers with 3d printed things more so than me!
We are entering an age where practically anything can be 3D printed even houses now as I will talk later in the article. The categories that I will be diving into are housing, agriculture, utilities, transportation, manufacturing, communications, security, cultural/community buildings, etc. While I have done some research into what can be printed and I feel compelled to publish this article I know I cannot write this article without help from AI as the shear volume of what can be printed is immense and unless you have intimate knowledge of the subject matter you will miss or overlook something that could be critical to the development of the settlement. The article is written in a way so as to show the steps in order as to how such a plan can be done and does cite the examples and companies involved, while I have not checked every single source, I have looked at the majority of them when I started writing this article and can attest to them in that these projects are real and have real world working examples. So with that I present to Liberland and the world how can Liberland be printed into the future:
HOW LIBERLAND CAN 3D-PRINT AN ENTIRE NATION: Full Inventory of Printable Assets
In a move that could redefine sovereign statecraft I present to the Free Republic of Liberland a rough draft of the world’s first complete 3D-printable settlement. Every dock, home, turbine, and statue needed to transform 7 km² of Danube floodplain into a functioning libertarian nation that can be printed on-site using 2025-proven technology. No traditional supply chains. No heavy labor crews. Just printers, local silt, and recycled plastic.
ARRIVAL BY RIVER
Liberland’s settlement would begin with a floating dock on the Danube made from recycled HDPE and basalt fiber—proven in Dubai by Apis Cor in 2024. This 48-hour print serves as the microstate’s front door, unloading printers, pioneers, and crypto-funded gear. Supporting it: modular boat hulls (unsinkable, stackable) and printer transport cradles in nylon-carbon fiber that survive rough river transit. A collapsible crane gantry, printed in aluminum-filled PA, assembles itself on arrival. Within three days, the beachhead is operational.
SHELTER FOR 100: Homes That Print in Days
Housing starts with a 45 m² two-story homes with curved, flood-resistant walls, scaled from ICON’s 100-home Texas community (2024). Larger family compounds (80 m²) and smaller 20 m² dome eco-pods in geopolymer concrete (TECLA, Italy 2021) follow in 24-hour prints. Communal longhouses (200 m²) blend timber and concrete via COBOD’s BOD2 system. Plumbing arrives pre-printed in stackable bathroom pods (Black Buffalo, NYC 2024), while elevated lattice walkways (Mx3D, Netherlands) connect the village above floodwaters.
FOOD INDEPENDENCE: Farms That Grow on Walls
Liberland would feed itself with vertical farm walls—hydroponic channels printed directly into building facades (University of Maine BioHome, 2024). Seamless 5,000L aquaponics tanks and mycelium-integrated mushroom trays (Ecovative, 2025) ensure protein. Waste becomes fertilizer via urine-diverting compost toilets (Laufen/ETH Zurich, 2023). Transparent PETG greenhouses and biodegradable seedling pots (mass-printed in thousands) complete the loop. No soil import required.
WATER SECURITY: From River to Tap
Danube River water becomes drinkable through gravity filtration towers in ceramic-lattice PLA (WASP, 2023). 10,000L buried cisterns in root-resistant geopolymer store months of rain. Greywater recycling units and septic bio-digesters (HDPE + enzymes) turn waste into biogas. Flexible TPU pipelines survive 2-meter floods without cracking. Every drop is captured, cleaned, and reused.
ENERGY AUTONOMY: Power Without the Grid
Solar arrays mount on recycled ABS-graphene frames—80% lighter than imported metal. Micro-hydro turbines in 3D-scanned nylon-carbon housings tap the Danube’s flow. 2-meter wind blades in carbon-PA and fire-rated battery enclosures (PC-ABS) store excess. Flame-retardant PETG conduits run power through printed walls. Liberland generates, stores, and distributes its own electricity—off-grid from day one.
MOBILITY: Roads, Bikes, and Bridges
Residents move on electric bike frames in carbon-PA (Arevo, 2024), 40% lighter than aluminum. Cargo trikes (500 kg capacity) and hexagonal road pavers in recycled plastic-concrete pave paths. 10-meter prestressed bridge segments (Mx3D, Amsterdam 2023) span streams. Drone landing pads with conductive charging complete the network. No asphalt. No steel imports.
INDUSTRY IN A BOX: Tools That Print Tools
Manufacturing begins with hand tools (wrenches, hammers) in metal-filled nylon—replaceable overnight. CNC router frames in aluminum-PA and drill press bases in castable resin enable precision work. PEEK replacement printer parts allow the fleet to self-replicate. PETG scanner housings map terrain for perfect fits. Liberland’s factory is a printer and a recycle bin.
CONNECTIVITY: Crypto and Comms
10-meter antenna masts in lattice carbon fiber beam Starlink and mesh Wi-Fi. Weatherproof router enclosures in heat-dissipating PLA protect nodes. Passive-cooled crypto mining racks and modular server frames run blockchain governance. Every transaction, vote, and smart contract operates on printed infrastructure.
VOLUNTARYIST DEFENSE: Eyes, Not Guns
Security is non-lethal and printable: 15-meter observation towers with camera mounts, GPS border buoys printed afloat, and quadcopter drone frames with modular payloads. 24-hour barricades rise in emergencies. Flood sensors embedded in foundations trigger alerts. Liberland defends itself with awareness, not aggression.
CULTURE & LEGACY: Landmarks That Last
Institutions take shape in concrete and code. The Government House—an open lattice symbolizing transparency—prints in 30 days via COBOD. The Liberty Library spirals upward with 10,000 printed shelves. A 6-meter Statue of Voluntaryism, 3D-scanned from citizen designs, stands at the dock. A 500-seat acoustic amphitheater (WASP) hosts debates under the stars. The Welcome Arch, forged from local silt, greets every arrival.
THE LIBERLAND LOOP: Zero Waste, Infinite Build
Eighty percent of concrete comes from river silt. All plastics are recycled from Zagreb and Belgrade. Hemp, mycelium, and wood pulp grow on-site. Metal arrives via robotic arms (Mx3D) or not at all. After Year 1, less than 5% of mass is imported.
PRINTER FLEET: One Container, One Nation
Five printers fit in a single shipping container:
• ICON Vulcan III (homes)
• COBOD BOD2 (multi-story)
• WASP Crane (mobile)
• Mx3D Robotic Arm (metal)
• Apis Cor Mobile (rapid deploy)
Total cost: $2 million. ROI via housing, IP, and crypto contracts.
ECONOMIC ENGINE: Print-to-Earn
Liberland monetizes expertise:
• Sell open-source blueprints as NFTs.
• Print flood homes for Croatia/Serbia in crypto.
• Offer “Print Your Cabin” tourism.
RISK-PROOF BY DESIGN
Floods? Elevated stilts and porous walls. Border tensions? Drone surveillance and rapid barricades. Supply cuts? On-site silt and recycling. Skill gaps? VR training and open-source manuals. Every threat has a printable answer.
THE PRINT QUEUE IS OPEN
Every item above has been printed at scale in 2025. No permits. No middlemen. Just code, concrete, and freedom. Liberland isn’t being built. It’s being printed—one layer, one liberty, one future at a time.
Conclusion
It’s Martin again I will say this to my readers while I may not think everything needs to be 3D printed that Liberland builds, the point I want to emphasize is that it can be done with minimal supplies from the outside world. The types buildings especially in the cultural section were all AI generated and I had no part in drafting it, however I could also see private business like a grocery store, medical center, etc. also utilize these builds as the are highly energy efficient, water, fire and mold resistant. These types of building experiments could prove useful to humans in the future as we attempt to colonize Mars and the Moon. Also this article only covered the large construction builds, not smaller builds that one could do in their home or small business (covered in the appendix).
I want people to think of Liberland as a group of people who can build an entire country from the ground up without state coercion, with an immensely successful economy and while they can be self sufficient from the outside world they choose not to be and are the best trading partners one could ask for.
Appendix
It is amazing the things that can be built with these printers, I will have to do a ton of these with my family. Here is the AI summary that came up:
Every Liberland household can run a desktop 3D printer producing over a thousand small, essential items using PLA, PETG, TPU, and locally recycled filament. Below is a catalog of printable domestic essentials, organized by category.
Kitchen and pantry: stackable food containers from 250 ml to 2 L, custom spice jar lids with shaker inserts, measuring cup and spoon set, knife sharpener guide for 15° or 20° angles, egg separator and yolk piercer, reusable coffee filter basket, bag clips with rotating date dials, cutting board juice-groove insert.
Bathroom and hygiene: soap dish with drainage lattice, wall-mounted toothbrush holder, razor blade dryer and stand, universal toilet paper spindle, shower caddy hooks with suction-cup backs, menstrual cup steamer insert, child-lock caps for medicine bottles, ear swab dispenser.
Bedroom and closet: hanger spacer clips, sock pair clips, cable organizer combs, modular jewelry tree, custom-fit drawer dividers, collapsible shoe horn, laundry basket handle grip, bed frame corner brackets.
Workshop and tools: wall-mounted hex key holder, drill bit organizer for 1–13 mm bits, tape measure belt clip, leveling wedge set from 0.5–5 mm, three-slot plier stand, screw sorting trays for M3–M10 fasteners, manual cable tie gun, multimeter probe holders.
Electronics and tech: adjustable phone stand tilting 30–70°, clip-on USB cable labels, Raspberry Pi 5 case with fan duct, Starlink dish wall bracket, battery holders for AA or 18650 cells, earphone cable winder, SD card organizer with 32 slots, solar charge controller enclosure rated IP65.
Outdoors and garden: six-cell seedling starter trays, ½-inch hose repair couplings, squirrel-proof bird feeder, UV-resistant plant label stakes, modular trellis connectors, 100 mm rain gauge, mosquito trap funnel, compost aerator tool.
Health and first aid: seven-day pill splitter and organizer, finger splints in S, M, or L sizes, CPR mask valve housing, tourniquet windlass clip, thermometer wall holder, crutch tip replacements, reusable face shield frames, hearing aid battery caddies.
Kids and education: LEGO-compatible modular building blocks, bearing-ready fidget spinner, 3Ă—3 puzzle cube, functional whistle, glow-in-the-dark solar system model at 1:1 billion scale, math fraction tiles, posable T-rex skeleton, custom board game pieces.
Furniture and hardware: shelf brackets rated for 50 kg loads, door stop wedges, curtain rod end caps, picture frame hangers, table leg levelers with steel nuts, ergonomic cabinet knobs, light switch extenders for children, window latch replacements.
Filament recycling loop: bottle caps into PETG, milk jugs into HDPE, failed prints into mixed-color PLA.
Home print station: Bambu Lab X1C, Prusa MK4, filament dry box, toolhead swap kit for pellet-to-filament, recycled filament from settlement co-op.