A revolution is under way in southern Mexico but instead of barricades and bullets the insurgents are wielding roofs, windows and a giant 3D printer.

Their aim is to transform affordable housing provision in some of the poorest communities in the world. Last month on the outskirts of a town in Tabasco state, they completed the first homes in the world’s first ever 3D-printed neighbourhood.

New Story, the charity behind the project, was founded five years ago to pioneer new solutions “to end global homelessness” and has built more than 2,700 homes using traditional methods for people living in extreme poverty in Mexico, Bolivia, El Salvador and Haiti.

Recognising a need for homes that could be built faster and cheaper in a wider range of