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Reproduction of the First Prototype of a Discrete Funicular Floor (Rippmann Floor System)

After a design by Matthias Rippmann German
2026; original 2015
Not on view
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Reproduction of the First Prototype of a Discrete Funicular Floor (Rippmann Floor System)
  • Artist: Block Research Group (Swiss, founded 2009)
  • Artist: After a design by Matthias Rippmann (German, 1981–2019)
  • Date: 2026; original 2015
  • Medium: Sand 3D printed, with epoxy and furan resin
  • Dimensions: 55 1/8 × 78 3/4 × 6 5/8 in., 7054oz. (140 × 200 × 16.9 cm, 200 kg)
  • Classifications: architecture, arch. elements and related
  • Credit Line: Block Research Group, Institute of Technology in Architecture (ITA), Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich / Vaulted AG
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints