Inverting fragilities.Established in 2019 in London, OZRUH is deeply inspired by the principles of evolution and diversity in nature, driving us to venture beyond the traditional confines of manual and analog human creativity. Our pursuit is aimed at harnessing the intrinsic diversity and richness offered by nature's evolutionary processes, proposing an architectural ethos that is pluralistic rather than idealistic.

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PhilosophyWe design architecture to thrive in change, where disorder drives systems that continually redefine themselves. Our approach begins with novel material cycles, but its aim is broader: long-term, adaptive value that is enriched over time.
MethodologyWe work through algorithmic design and custom fabrication to develop systems that emerge from matter, not impose form onto it. By simulating physical behaviours - like erosion, aggregation, or decay - we grow architectures that adapt, recombine, and mature over time.
PresenceOur work has been exhibited at the Venice Biennale, Royal Academy of Arts, Barbican Centre, and the London Design Festival. This presence is supported by collaborations with leading institutions such as the AA School and ETH Zurich, and endorsed by the Design Council.
LeadershipOZRUH is led by Levent Ozruh, an architectural designer whose background in creative innovation has been shaped by research carried out through MIT, the Bartlett (UCL), and the European Space Agency. He leads the company in the divergent cultural applications of focused research in material systems, adaptive and open-ended architectures that evolve through change.
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Recent Highlights
12 August 2025ANTI-RUIN Phase 2 to debut at the World Design Congress, Barbican Centre, 9–10 September.

17 June 2025
 Prototype models of ANTI-RUIN exhibited at the RA Summer Exhibition, curated by Farshid Moussavi OBE RA.

25 March 2025
Phase 1 structure of ANTI-RUIN to be displayed at the Turkish Pavilion, and its film documentary to be featured in the “Artificial” section of the Main Exhibition, at the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2025 (24 May – 23 November 2025).

6 November 2024
The first prototype piece of ANTI‑RUIN featured at the Design for Planet Festival by the Design Council in Manchester.

4 June 2024
Levent Ozruh appointed Design Expert for Architecture and the Built Environment at the Design Council – the UK’s strategic advisor for design.

Press ReleasesANTI-RUIN debut at the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2025
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Prospective ProjectsWe always welcome interest from clients, collaborators, and institutions. If you believe your project aligns with our values, we’d love to hear from you.

Job OpportunitiesWhile we are not currently hiring, we are always open to hearing from emerging talent. If you’d like to be considered for future roles, you're welcome to send your portfolio and a short introduction via e-mail.
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ANTI-RUINPavilion3D-printed Stone
2024 - Present Venice / London
OverviewAnti-Ruin is a multi-phased architectural experiment that reimagines buildings as adaptive, ever-evolving systems rather than fixed, final forms. It inverts architectural fragility by merging top-down design with bottom-up growth, using modular, reconfigurable blocks. By transforming waste marble dust into sustainable, reusable masonry, it enables continuous adaptation in both form and resource use - an architecture that thrives on the wind of uncertainty.

Details

Design
OZRUH

Material Research & Fabrication
Digital Building Technologies, ETH Zurich:
Dr. Pietro Odaglia + Prof. Benjamin Dillenburger

Models
3DMZ

Structural Engineering
formDP

Photography
Lloyd Lee

Documentary Film
Troy Edige + Beyza Mese

Size (W x H x L)
Phase 1: 2.0 x 3.4 x 2.0 m
Phase 2: 0.5 x 2.4 x 0.6 m

Exhibited
Design for Planet Festival, Manchester / 2024
Venice Biennale of Architecture, Venice / 2025
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London / 2025
World Design Congress, Barbican Centre / 2025

Featured On
Architect’s Journal / 2025
Designboom / 2025
Frame Magazine / 2025
Parametric Architecture / 2025

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PRIMITIVES [1] / GEN IIFurniture3D-printed Sand
2024Basel

OverviewSecond generation of PRIMITIVES [1] extends the design family beyond its origins as nightstands, carrying the same recyclable quartz sand and high-resolution binder-jetting process into a broader spectrum of functions - from consoles and coffee tables to shelving systems. The forms retain the raw, archaic presence of P[1], yet now explore how repetition and rhythm can coexist with fluidity and continuity across varying scales and uses. Geometries are adapted rather than reinvented, preserving a shared genetic code that links each object to the next. 
Details

DesignOZRUH

Material & TechnologyBinder jet 3D-printing with quartz sand in collaboration with Sandhelden.
Function + Size (W x H x L)Coffee Table: 80 x 40 x 60 cm
Console: 40 x 60 x 140 cm
Library: 40 x 200 x 140 cm

ExhibitedBasel Social Club - Art Basel / 2024
Contemporary Istanbul / 2025











PRIMITIVES [1] / R+DDigital InstallationAnimation
2023Istanbul


OverviewIn a raw and digital take on the original PRIMITIVES [1] series, this RnD work explores voxels - three-dimensional pixels - as the smallest units of a digital aggregate, akin to grains of sand in binder-jet 3D printing. Here, the material logic of quartz sand is reimagined in a purely digital realm, where form is defined not by texture but by the arrangement of particles themselves. Presented as a looping animation, it cycles through nine distinct states, each with roughly the same number of voxels, yet radically different configurations. Visual depth emerges from varying transparencies, where light passes differently according to curvatures in the form, producing shifting opacities and new spatial readings. In this way, quality is generated from quantity, and a finite set of elements becomes infinite through constant reconfiguration.
Details

Design + Visualisation
OZRUH

Exhibited
Istanbul Digital Art Festival / 2023

Curated by
Esra Ozkan












PRIMITIVES [2]Structural Assembly3D-printed Sand
2022London / Frankfurt

OverviewPRIMITIVES [2] addresses the complexities of architecture at scale by rethinking the relationship between parts and wholes. Through a kit-of-parts system that balances compositional coherence with geometric uniqueness, it proposes a bottom-up alternative to conventional, division-oriented design. Each component is both an individual and a fragment of a larger, ever-evolving structure—offering reconfigurability, growth, and adaptability without relying on a predetermined form. In contrast to the dominant architectural language that favors formal simplicity and top-down assembly, PRIMITIVES [2] embraces plurality and change, challenging the fragility of systems that only hold meaning in their completed state. 
Details

Design
OZRUH

Material & Technology
Binder jet 3D-printing with quartz sand in collaboration with ExOne + Sandhelden.

Photography
Lloyd Lee

Function + Size (W x H x L)
Plinth
Wall

Exhibited
London Design Festival / 2022
Formnext, Frankfurt / 2022











PRIMITIVES [1] / GEN IFurniture Collection3D-printed Sand
2021London


OverviewPRIMITIVES [1] is a design family made from recyclable quartz sand using high-resolution binder jetting. Though the forms appear raw and archaic, they are generated through precise algorithmic procedures—codified like recipes and refined through delayed feedback. This gap between design and outcome mirrors a chef’s craft: taste follows method. The low-energy process requires no high heat, and the sand can be reused up to eight times, minimizing material waste.
Details

DesignOZRUH

Material & TechnologyBinder jet 3D-printing with quartz sand in collaboration with Sandhelden.
PhotographyStudio Naaro

Function + Size (W x H x L)
Nightstand: 40 x 60 x 40 cm.

Weight30 - 60kg depending on the piece.

ExhibitedZaza’ Gallery, Milan / 2021
London Design Festival / 2022
Casselli 11-12, Milan / 2022




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