Digital Building Technologies

From grain to shell — recycled marble dust, 3D printed. This piece is 3D printed from recycled marble dust: the same industrial byproduct that usually ends up as landfill. Binder jetting lets us turn that dust back into solid, structural form, layer by layer, without molds or casting. 1,311 Diamonds by @caitlinberrigan , sound through @pallaspalace . Part of State of Wander at @paleishetloo . Produced by @pietro.odaglia at @innovationparkzurich within @eurotube . Marble sourced by @lasamarmo . #binderjetting #3dprintedsculpture #circulardesign #marblewaste #digitalfabrication

From grain to shell — recycled marble dust, 3D printed. This piece is 3D printed from recycled marble dust: the same industrial byproduct that usually ends up as landfill. Binder jetting lets us turn that dust back into solid, structural form, layer by layer, without molds or casting. 1,311 Diamonds by @caitlinberrigan , sound through @pallaspalace . Part of State of Wander at @paleishetloo . Produced by @pietro.odaglia at @innovationparkzurich within @eurotube . Marble sourced by @lasamarmo . #binderjetting #3dprintedsculpture #circulardesign #marblewaste #digitalfabrication

Vote for the NEST building on the next Swiss banknote series!  -  The Swiss National Bank published twelve designs for the new Swiss banknote series and launched a survey in which these can be evaluated by the public. The survey runs from 13 August 2025 until 7 September 2025. ⸻ Design option J features Empa and Eawag’s NEST building, where DBT was involved in the DFAB house, HiLo, and STEP2 units.

Chasa Glatsch  A gelateria pavilion that explores the architectural and aesthetic potential of Hollow-Core 3D Printing (HC3DP) at building scale. Combining a modular cross-laminated timber (CLT) structure with an immersive, robotically printed recycled plastic interior, the project demonstrates an ultra-lightweight, fully disassemblable, and colorful cupola reinterpretation. This oniric interior space, designed and fabricated by MAS ETH DFAB, features 54 suspended polymer panels with color gradients. For the interior, almost 1 ton of recycled PETG was used throughout the 250 square meters. As one of the largest HC3DP installations to date, it proposes a new paradigm for digitally fabricated polymer architecture. The project was developed in collaboration with Dr. Giovanni Netzer, director of Nova Fundaziun Origen @origenfestivalcultural Research Team: Nik Eftekhar Olivo @nik_oloko , Paul Jaeggi @polussy , Benjamin Dillenburger Teaching Team: Petrus Aejmelaeus-Lindström, Ananya Kango@ananyakango , Joana Tomaz MAS ETH DFAB 24-25 students: Marc Ribert Arqués @marcribert97 , Lais Hotz @laisislife , Spyros Pyrgiotis @spyros_prg , Alim Battal @alim.battal , Dalila Romero Zenker @dalilazenker , Daniela Larbaleister @dani_larba , David Villegas @dabid.villegas , Guillem H Camarasa @guillemhcam , Ioanna Tatouli @ioanna.tatouli , Jim Chen @jim.c114 , Konstantina Laki @kappa.lamda , Nicolas Benjamin Boscoboinik @nbbosco , Pluem Pongpisal @pluem.pongpisal , Yen Ting Liu @bob_the_bu1lder Supporting Technicians: Tobias Hartmann, Philippe Fleischmann @philippe_fleischmann , Michael Lyrenmann, Luca Petrus @masethdfab @arch.ethz Institute for Technology in Architecture (ITA) Site management: Invias AG (Zindel United) Master builder: Battaglia Bau AG, Uffer Holz AG (both Uffer Group) Carpentry work: Poltera Holzbau AG Lightning planning/design: Tokyoblue GmbH Light installation: Brasser AG Veranstaltungstechnik Facade construction, membrane: Bieri Tenta AG Photography: @pluem.pongpisal , @nik_oloko

Chasa Glatsch A gelateria pavilion that explores the architectural and aesthetic potential of Hollow-Core 3D Printing (HC3DP) at building scale. Combining a modular cross-laminated timber (CLT) structure with an immersive, robotically printed recycled plastic interior, the project demonstrates an ultra-lightweight, fully disassemblable, and colorful cupola reinterpretation. This oniric interior space, designed and fabricated by MAS ETH DFAB, features 54 suspended polymer panels with color gradients. For the interior, almost 1 ton of recycled PETG was used throughout the 250 square meters. As one of the largest HC3DP installations to date, it proposes a new paradigm for digitally fabricated polymer architecture. The project was developed in collaboration with Dr. Giovanni Netzer, director of Nova Fundaziun Origen @origenfestivalcultural Research Team: Nik Eftekhar Olivo @nik_oloko , Paul Jaeggi @polussy , Benjamin Dillenburger Teaching Team: Petrus Aejmelaeus-Lindström, Ananya Kango@ananyakango , Joana Tomaz MAS ETH DFAB 24-25 students: Marc Ribert Arqués @marcribert97 Lais Hotz @laisislife Spyros Pyrgiotis @spyros_prg Alim Battal @alim.battal Dalila Romero Zenker @dalilazenker Daniela Larbaleister @dani_larba David Villegas @dabid.villegas Guillem H Camarasa @guillemhcam Ioanna Tatouli @ioanna.tatouli Jim Chen @jim.c114 Konstantina Laki @kappa.lamda Nicolas Benjamin Boscoboinik @nbbosco Pluem Pongpisal @pluem.pongpisal Yen Ting Liu @bob_the_bu1lder Supporting Technicians: Tobias Hartmann, Philippe Fleischmann @philippe_fleischmann , Michael Lyrenmann, Luca Petrus @masethdfab @arch.ethz Institute for Technology in Architecture (ITA) Site management: Invias AG (Zindel United) Master builder: Battaglia Bau AG, Uffer Holz AG (both Uffer Group) Carpentry work: Poltera Holzbau AG Lightning planning/design: Tokyoblue GmbH Light installation: Brasser AG Veranstaltungstechnik Facade construction, membrane: Bieri Tenta AG  Photography: @pluem.pongpisal , @nik_oloko

Chasa Glatsch The gelateria pavilion explores the architectural and aesthetic potential of Hollow-Core 3D Printing (HC3DP) at building scale. Combining a modular cross-laminated timber (CLT) structure with an immersive, robotically printed recycled plastic interior, the project demonstrates an ultra-lightweight, fully disassemblable, and colorful cupola reinterpretation. This oniric interior space, designed and fabricated by MAS ETH DFAB, features 54 suspended polymer panels with color gradients. For the interior, almost 1 ton of recycled PETG was used throughout the 250 square meters. As one of the largest HC3DP installations to date, it proposes a new paradigm for digitally fabricated polymer architecture. The project was developed in collaboration with Dr. Giovanni Netzer, director of Nova Fundaziun Origen @origenfestivalcultural Research Team: Nik Eftekhar Olivo @nik_oloko , Paul Jaeggi @polussy , Benjamin Dillenburger Teaching Team: Petrus Aejmelaeus-Lindström, Ananya Kango @ananyakango , Joana Tomaz MAS ETH DFAB 24-25 students: Marc Ribert Arqués @marcribert97 Lais Hotz @laisislife Spyros Pyrgiotis @spyros_prg Alim Battal @alim.battal Dalila Romero Zenker @dalilazenker Daniela Larbaleister @dani_larba David Villegas @dabid.villegas Guillem H Camarasa @guillemhcam Ioanna Tatouli @ioanna.tatouli Jim Chen @jim.c114 Konstantina Laki @kappa.lamda Nicolas Benjamin Boscoboinik @nbbosco Pluem Pongpisal @pluem.pongpisal Yen Ting Liu @bob_the_bu1lder Supporting Technicians: Tobias Hartmann, Philippe Fleischmann @philippe_fleischmann , Michael Lyrenmann, Luca Petrus @masethdfab @arch.ethz Institute for Technology in Architecture (ITA) Site management: Invias AG (Zindel United) Master builder: Battaglia Bau AG, Uffer Holz AG (both Uffer Group) Carpentry work: Poltera Holzbau AG Lightning planning/design: Tokyoblue GmbH Light installation: Brasser AG Veranstaltungstechnik Facade construction, membrane: Bieri Tenta AG  Photo credits: Stefan Kaiser

ANTI-RUIN by @ozruh_official 3D-Printed Stone Structure at the Türkiye Pavilion – curated by @bilgekalfa_architecture @crnrdm @iksv @turkiyepavilion.venice Documentary Film in the Artificial Section of the Main Exhibition at the @labiennale , curated by @crassociati ANTI-RUIN takes the form of a gate—two columns and a slab—but only one column bears the load. The slab, asymmetrically positioned, is post-tensioned and internally hollowed to shift its center of gravity toward the supporting column. This reverse-engineered balance enables structural stability through internal redistribution rather than external symmetry, embodying a federated logic of support. Open to the public: May 10 – November 23, 2025 Participants: Levent Ozruh @ozruh_official Pietro Odaglia @pietro.odaglia Benjamin Dillenburger Christian Peterhans @unedeceptiontotale Structural Engineering: Danae Polyviou @form_dp Bora Kacar - BKSD Video: @troy_edige @beyza_mese Sponsors: @ethzurich @fibrobetonyapielemanlari Photography:@lloydleephotography

ANTI-RUIN by @ozruh_official 3D-Printed Stone Structure at the Türkiye Pavilion – curated by @bilgekalfa_architecture @crnrdm @iksv @turkiyepavilion.venice Documentary Film in the Artificial Section of the Main Exhibition at the @labiennale , curated by @crassociati Fusing the expressive imperfections of manual craft—sanding, carving—with the algorithmic fluency of digital design, ANTI-RUIN achieves a dual aesthetic: ancient and futuristic, aggregated yet continuous, rhythmic yet melodic. It reimagines structure not as static monument but as a living body—meant to grow, decay, and reassemble itself across time. Open to the public: May 10 – November 23, 2025 Participants: Levent Ozruh @ozruh_official Pietro Odaglia @pietro.odaglia Benjamin Dillenburger Christian Peterhans @unedeceptiontotale Structural Engineering: Danae Polyviou @form_dp Bora Kacar - BKSD Video: @troyedige @beyzamese Sponsors: @ethzurich @fibrobetonyapielemanlari Photography:@lloydleephotography

ANTI-RUIN by @ozruh_official and @digitalbuildingtechnologies Exhibition Context:
3D-Printed Stone Structure Türkiye Pavilion – curated by @bilgekalfa_architecture @crnrdm Documentary Film at Artificial Section at the Main Exhibition at the @labiennale curated by @carlorattiassociati Project Description:
Now on display at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale, ANTI-RUIN by OZRUH—in collaboration with ETH Zurich—is a 3D-printed stone structure that transforms marble dust into adaptive architectural fragments. Using non-toxic binders and computational design, the project challenges structural norms through hollow, asymmetric clusters. In addition to the installation at the Türkiye Pavilion, the main exhibition curated by Carlo Ratti features a documentary film capturing ANTI-RUIN’s process and vision: embracing entropy as a creative force—an architecture designed to grow, decay, and regenerate over time. Open to the public: May 10 - November 23 2025 Participants: * Levent Ozruh @ozruh_official * Pietro Odaglia @pietro.odaglia * Benjamin Dillenburger * Christian Peterhans Structural Engineering: * Danae Polyviou @form_dp 
 Video: @troyedige @beyzamese 
 Co-curated by: @iksv @turkiyepavilion.venice 
 Sponsors: @eth_zurich @fibrobetonyapielemanlari 
 Photography: @lloydleephotography