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  • STBIM Christmas Card

    STBIM Christmas Card

    We wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2026

  • “Voussoir” Revit Add-in

    “Voussoir” Revit Add-in

    The Voussoir plugin for Autodesk Revit allows parametric creation of stereotomic vaults directly in BIM. Inspired by traditional masonry, it generates vaults of voussoirs and springers using native Revit families. Vault geometry can be customised and exported (OBJ, STL) for structural analysis, digital fabrication, visualization, and advanced BIM workflows.

  • Non-orthogonal Barrel Vault

    Non-orthogonal Barrel Vault

    The irregular vault was parametrically modelled in Grasshopper starting from a planar quadrilateral base curve, which was subdivided into segments to generate two transversal arcs and two support lines. A loft produced the initial surface, which was divided into voussoirs using u and v subdivisions, and planarized to define the intrados, extrados, and springers.

  • Orthogonal Barrel Vault

    Orthogonal Barrel Vault

    Parametric modeling of a barrel vault enables precise control over geometric and constructive variables through real-time inputs. The vault is generated by segmenting an arc profile into voussoirs, which are extruded and arrayed along a longitudinal axis. This approach facilitates applications in digital fabrication and structural analysis.

  • “Voussoir” Grasshopper Plugin

    “Voussoir” Grasshopper Plugin

    The Voussoir Plugin works to develop an easier way to create parametric stereotomic vaults in grasshopper. These Rhino Grasshopper components were created in the scope of the ongoing investigation on stereotomy