Anti-Ruin

A post-tensioned portal of printed stone elements, dry-stacked without mortar and demountable.

Two printed stone columns carrying a printed beam inside a brick hall with arched windows

Place: Venice, Biennale Architettura
Year: 2025
Application: Structural assembly
Credits: Odaglia, OZRUH
Research context: ETH Zürich, Chair of Digital Building Technologies

Column and beam elements were printed from mineral waste with a geopolymer binder, then dry-stacked and post-tensioned on site. No mortar, no adhesive: the structure can be taken apart and re-erected.