Striatus

Striatus - 3D concrete printed masonry bridge, Venice, Italy, 2021.

Striatus is an arched, unreinforced masonry footbridge composed of 3D-printed concrete blocks assembled without mortar. Exhibited at the Giardini della Marinaressa during the Venice Architecture Biennale until November 2021, the 16x12-metre footbridge is the first of its kind, combining traditional techniques of master builders with advanced computational design, engineering and robotic manufacturing technologies.

Block Model

import compas
from compas.artists import Artist

assembly = compas.json_load("striatus.json")

artist = Artist(assembly)
artist.draw_blocks()

Connectivity Diagram

import compas
from compas.artists import Artist

assembly = compas.json_load("striatus.json")

# assembly_interfaces_numpy(assembly, tmax=0.02, amin=0.10)

artist = Artist(assembly)
artist.draw_blocks(show_faces=False)
artist.draw_nodes()
artist.draw_edges()

Interfaces

import compas
from compas.artists import Artist

assembly = compas.json_load("striatus.json")

artist = Artist(assembly)
artist.draw_blocks(show_faces=False)
artist.draw_interfaces()