View
236
Download
1
Category
Preview:
DESCRIPTION
A selection of my academic and professional work.
Citation preview
ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN PORTFOLIO 2015
THOMAS NOUSSIS
2
HELLO,
I’mcurrentlyfinishingmysecondyearattheUniversityofWaterlooschoolofArchitecture.I’madedicatedworker,andaquicklearnerwithabroadartisticandtechnicalskill-set.
Ithinkyouwouldfindmeavaluablememberofyourteam,andI’dlovetobeapartofitthisfall.Pleasetakealookatthisselectionofmyacademicandprofessionalwork. Ilookforwardtohearingfromyou, ThomasNoussis
CURRICULUM VITAE
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
-6yearsexperiencephysicalmodelmaking;experiencewithdigitalfabrication-ExperienceproducingconstructiondocumentationusingAutodeskRevit,andAutoCAD -Experienceproducingpresentationdrawingsforclientreview -Proficientin3dmodelingsoftwareincludingRhino,andassociatedrenderingprograms -ProficientinAdobeProgramsincludingPhotoshop,Illustrator,InDesignandDreamweaver-StrongbilingualcommunicationskillsinFrench;IntermediatecommunicationskillsinJapanese. -Goodinitiativeandleadershipskills;reliableteammemberandindependentworker
AWARDS AND COMPETITIONS
SSEF SPAN COMPETITION AWARD OF MERIT JUNE 2014-CompetedintheSteelStructuresEducationFoundationSpancompetitionwinningoneoftwoawardsofmerit.
1B DESIGN STUDIO AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING DESIGN MAY 2014-ForexemplaryperformanceintheARCH193:1BDesignStudio
FIRST IN CLASS ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP MAY 2014
-Receivedthehighestoverallacademicaverageformyclass
THOMAS NOUSSIS DESIGN PORTFOLIO 2014 3
WORK EXPERIENCE
ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT, HLW INTERNATIONAL JANUARY - APRIL 2015New York, U.S.A.- Coordinated a set of construction documentation for a 9000 sq. ft roof terrace- Produced renderings for multiple projects, including a new office building and renovations to historical properties in Manhattan.
RESEARCH ASSISTANT, U.W. SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE MAY - JULY 2014Cambridge, Ontario-DesignedaseriesofwalkingmapsforthemaintransitcorridorinWaterloousingGISdatainIllustrator. -DigitallyfabricatedasetofmodularfurnitureforSan-Francisco’smarketstreetprototypingfestival
NURSE ASSISTANT, NAGOYA DAINI RED CROSS HOSPITAL MARCH - AUGUST 2013Nagoya, Japan-Supportedmedicalstaffintheirduties;TaughtEnglishandFrenchtointernationalreliefpersonnel.-DevelopedcommunicationskillsinJapanese;Adaptedtoworkingwithasignificantlanguagebarrier.-AdaptedtothedemandingworkethiccommontoJapan,working10hourdayswithfewbreaks.
DIGITAL IMAGING ASSOCIATE, FUTURE SHOP SEPTEMBER 2012 - FEBRUARY 2013Toronto, Ontario-Developedastrongtechnicalknowledgeofdigitalphotographyandtheoperationofcameras.-Gainedastrongreputationforgoodcustomerserviceamongstotherstaffmembersandcustomers
TECHNICAL SKILLS
EDUCATION
CANDIDATE FOR BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES SEPTEMBER 2013 - PRESENT University of Waterloo
Photoshop
Rhinoceros5
V-ray
Wood-working
ScalemodelingAutoCAD
Revit Bilingual
Dreamweaver
InDesign
Illustrator
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO | FACULTY OF ENGINEERING | SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE | CAMBRIDGE
7 Melville Street South, Cambridge, Ontario N1S 2H4 Canada T (519) 888-4567 F (519) 622-3525
October 13, 2014
RE: Thomas Noussis: General Reference
It is with pleasure that I write in recommendation of Thomas Noussis.
I have worked with Thomas in two different capacities: fi rst as a student during his fi rst year design studio and second during his time as a student-researcher at DATAlab during the summer of 2014.
Within the studio environment Thomas is a pleasure to teach. He is always engaged in the conversation and demonstrates an awareness of both the strengths and weaknesses in his work as he moves forward. While being receptive to feedback he does not blindly accept it. He works through the criticisms and advances projects under his own control. Thomas works consistently throughout the term allowing his projects to develop to a high level of resolution, taking into consideration conceptual as well as technical ideas. He has a strong design intuition and understands well how to structure an approach to project making. He moves fl uidly between various media valuing both digital-work and physical modelling.
Thomas also excelled as a student researcher at DATAlab, a research group based in the School of Architecture at the University of Waterloo. For his three months with us, Thomas was assigned to work on the creation of a multimedia exhibition for the Region of Waterloo. Given the project’s tight timeline, Thomas was challenged to produce high quality, accurate, visual work while maintaining a high level of output. In addition to graphic work, Thomas played a key role in designing and fabricating the physical exhibition elements. His design sense, his technical ability, and his attention to detail ensured that we could rely on the quality of the work Thomas was producing across his tasks. He worked effectively and effi ciently throughout his term and engaged problems, as they arose, as opportunities for the project’s improvement. As the project deadline approached, Thomas committed to the work even further to ensure the exhibition was a success. He became a critical member of the team and exceeded expectations.
I believe Thomas has the motivation, intelligence and talent to make a positive contribution in whatever work environment is presented to him.
Sincerely,
Maya Przybylski, M.ArchAssistant ProfessorCo-Director DATAlabUniversity of WaterlooSchool of Architecture
Director, InfraNet LabEditor, [bracket]
THOMAS NOUSSIS DESIGN PORTFOLIO 2014 5
LONGBOW CROSSING
NU OIL
FAST AND SLOW
ANOTHER LOFT
JUNK ROW
FIRM GROUND
HLW INTERNATIONAL
ON THE LINE
CONTENTS6
10
14
20
26
30
34
38
6 COMPETITION
LONGBOW CROSSING Thisprojectisasubmissiontotheannualdesigncompetitionsponsored by the Steel Structures Education Foundation.The challenge was to “explore span- not only by pushing thelimits of imagination, but also by re-examining the purity andsimplicity that architecture has engaged since time immemorial.” Inoursubmission,weconsideredthemostprimalexamplesoftensionstructures,andre-imaginedthemusingthetensilecapabilitiesofsteel.Twooftheoldestartifactsmakinguseoftensilematerialsarethesimplesuspensionbridge,andthehuntingbow.Ourstructurecombinesthepureformofthebowasatoolusedsinceprehistory,withthesimplicityofaropebridge.
IncollaborationwithMarshallMykietyshyn.
SSEF COMPETITION 2014 WINNER OF AWARD OF MERIT
THOMAS NOUSSIS DESIGN PORTFOLIO 2014 7
Thebridgeisasimplesuspensionbridgeofsteelconstruction.Thedistinctiveanchorateachendreflectstheshapeofalongbow.Theminimalstructureofasuspensionbridgeallowsthestructuretorecedevisuallyintothelandscape.
View across span
8 COMPETITION
9THOMAS NOUSSIS DESIGN PORTFOLIO 2014
Section through suspended element
Exploded bridge anchor
Connection details
2” steel cable
hinged coupling
cotter pin
3/4” steel pin
1/2” steel cable
The construction of thebridge, like a traditional longbowis elegantly simple. All theconnections are typical ones,and the only unusual elementsare the sculptural steel anchors. The anchors take their form fromthecurvesofabow,gentlyarcingup to ground the tension of themaintendon.
COMPETITION10
COMBO COMPETITIONS - FILLING STATIONS ENTRY
Weliveinaworldwhereinfrastructureisincreasinglyunmooredfromphysicalplace.Servicesandcommunicationseldomhappenfacetofaceatastoreorabuilding.Moreoveraswerethinkourstrategiesforoccupyingthephysicalworldinanticipationofafuturewithlessabundantenergyandagrowingpopulation,theefficientuseoflandbecomesagreaterpriority.
Theemergingtechnologyofdronesandthenormofimbuingeverydayobjectswithintelligencemakespossibleunprecedentedformsofarchitecture.We’vere-imaginedthegasstationasasemi-autonomoussystemwhichoperatesattheurbanscale,ratherthanastaticpieceofthebuiltenvironment.
We’veflippedtheconventionalrelationshipbetweenthecarandthefillingstation,andthusappropriatedroadsandparkingspacesaslocationsforre-fueling.Theaddedresultistofreeprimereal-estateforarchitecturethatismoreengagingtothepublic.
IncollaborationwithFelixYang
Nu Oil
THOMAS NOUSSIS DESIGN PORTFOLIO 2014 11
COMPETITION12
Activating Underutilized SitesCar Refueling
`
THOMAS NOUSSIS DESIGN PORTFOLIO 2014 13
Section through filling station
Thefueldeliverysystemwe’veimaginedisasmallroboticblimp.Itnavigatesthecityanddispensesfuelatopportunemomentsalongacommute.
Caternary Cables
Ballast Ballonets
Support Cables
280m3 Helium
Polymer Fabric Skin
Polycarbonate Shell
Aluminum Frame
Retractable Fuel Line w/ Integrated Electronic Payment
Fuel Pump
Electric Motor
Lithium Ferro-phosphate Battery
LED Down Light
Fuel Dispenser
Bike Locking Post
Medical Supplies / Tools
225L Fuel Tank (5 Standard Refills)
Refueling Boom
Dock Receptacle
Electronic Bike Recharge Station
0 1 3m
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN14
2A DESIGN STUDIO - PARADOXICAL PUBLIC SPACE
Webeganthisprojectbyexaminingparadoxesofpublicspace.Ifocusedontherelationshipbetweenthestaticenvironmentofthecity,andtheflowswhichconnectittotherestoftheurbanmatrix. Thesiteexistsbetweentwochannelsofurbanflow,oneahighlytraffickedroadandtheotherapedestriantrail.Thegoalfortheprojectistodrawintheusersofeachrouteandcreateapublicspaceaccessibletoboth.InthebuildingI’vejuxtaposedthedomainoftheautomobilewiththatofthehumantocreatemoreinterestingspatialandvisualrelationships. Theexperienceoflookingdownintotheparkingstructure,uptothetrees,orthroughtheglasstothepoolandviceversaisunconventional,butfascinating.We’reobsessedwithcars,butwhenarchitecturemeetsparking,thisfascinationisrelegatedtodarkundergroundparkinglotsbydividingthemneatlyintolotandbuilding. Essentiallytheprojectaimstomediatetheuncomfortableadjacenciesofcarsandpeoplebystructuringthespaceinbetween.
FAST AND SLOW
THOMAS NOUSSIS DESIGN PORTFOLIO 2014 15
Section through pool and garage
16 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
WA
TE
R S
TR
EE
T
Main floor plan
G R
A N
D R
I V E
R
THOMAS NOUSSIS DESIGN PORTFOLIO 2014 17
west elevation
east elevation
WA
TE
R S
TR
EE
T
basement level plan street level plan
18 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
Intersection of circulation in atrium
Whiletheparkinggaragecoagulatestheflowofautomobiletraffic,thepublicconcoursesofthebuildingencouragethecirculationofpedestrians,enablingintersectiononmultiplelevels.
Spaces of Flow
THOMAS NOUSSIS DESIGN PORTFOLIO 2014 19
Sectional moments
Cross section of concourse
20 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
1B DESIGN STUDIO - MID-RISE RESIDENTIAL IN-FILL
Thisprojectisanexerciseinthedevelopmentofin-fillapartmentbuildingsalongSt.ClairWest.ThestartingpointsforthisprojectweretheexplicitzoninglawssetforthispartofSt.Clair,andtheconstrainedurbansite.Thegoaloftheprojectwastodensifythepropertybyatleast2.4timesitsarea,andprovidespaceforacommercialorcommunityprogram.
Myresponsetothesitewastomaximizethesouthernexposureofthebuilding,anticipatingthelaterdevelopmentoftheadjacentsites.Theinternalorganizationofthebuildingisfocusedonthisdirection,andalonganorthsouthcorridorglazedateitherend.
ANOTHER LOFT
THOMAS NOUSSIS DESIGN PORTFOLIO 2014 21
Perspectival section
22 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
Jogged perspectival section
Thebuilding’scentreistranslucentortransparent,flankedoneithersidebymassivefacades.Theplanningofeachunitfollowsthislogic,withthekitchenanddinningareascongregatingaroundthesouthfacingloggia.
Thisdrawingandtheonepreviousarebothcompositedrawings,madebylayering3drenderingswithhanddrafteddrawingsandsitephotographs.
Unit BUnit A
CLINIC/GP’s OfficePre-schoollunch play
classroom
reception Lab
Waiting
Room 1
Room 2Nurse’s
THOMAS NOUSSIS DESIGN PORTFOLIO 2014 23
Typical floor plan
Second floor plan
24 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
View from street
THOMAS NOUSSIS DESIGN PORTFOLIO 2014 25
Typical unit plan
N5m0
Sectional model of building
26 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
1B DESIGN STUDIO - INFILL RESIDENTIAL
JunkinthisprojectrepresentsanumberofcrummyparkinglotsindowntownCambridge,Ontario.Thegoaloftheprojectwastodevelopanumberofprefabricatedunitstomakeuseofotherwiseunusablespace. Inresponsetotherelativelysteeptopographyandlimitedareaofoursite,wedesignedasmallnumberofsemi-detachedrowhouses.Theunitswerestaggeredacrossthefaceofahillformingoneedgeofoursite,andpartiallycantileveredovertheexistingparkinglot. Thelong,narrowplanofeachunitrespondstothechangeinelevationoverthesite,allowingeachunitlevelaccesstoboththeparkinglotandtheshelteredhillsideontheedgeofthesite.
IncollaborationwithShabaanKokhar,ShaneStinnes,andIveeWang.
JUNK ROW
THOMAS NOUSSIS DESIGN PORTFOLIO 2014 27
1.steelcladding2.awningwindow3.lightsteelframe4.gypsumboard5.cantileveredsteeltruss6.casementwindow7.sharedconcretewall8.cementboard9.woodsiding10.hiproofdetail11.concretefoundation
Diagram of unit construction
Scale model of units
28 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
Long section through units
Main floor plan
N10m
29
Interior view
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN30
2B DESIGN STUDIO - MYCOREMEDIATION OF THE DON RIVER
Firm Ground
AspartofamasterplanningexercisewewereaskedtopicktwoissuesaffectingtheDonRiverandsynthesisesolutionsintoprototypicalinterventions.Wechosetoaddresserosionandwaterpollutionduetoindustrialactivity,takingtheoystermushroomasouragentforsolvingbothissues.
Bytheirnature,fungusareadeptatbreakingdowncomplexorganiccompoundsintosimplerones.Theypropagatethemselvesthroughoutecosystems,formingsymbioticbondswithplantsandredistributingnutrients.Indoingso,theyalsostrengthenthesoil,andvivifytheplants.
Synthesizingthesetwoaspects,weproposeaninterventionofnaturalandartificialerosioncontrolmechanismswhichfilterrunoffthroughmycelialfilters.
TheprogrammaticbonusisanewarmaturefortrailsandaccessintotheDonriver,servingcommunitieswhichhaveatenuousconnectiontotheirriver.
IncollaborationwithMichelleLin
THOMAS NOUSSIS DESIGN PORTFOLIO 2014 31
erosionprotection
St.ClairW
est
Warden
newpathways
connectiontopark
retainingwall
Thistributaryisfedbyrunofffrommajorindustrialzones,andinparticularrunofffromhighway401.Thecreekislinedwithdozensofcombinedseweroutfalls.Thesteepslopeandsuddenstormwatersurgeshavecausedseveralexistinggabionwallstocollapse. AccordingtotheTRCA80%ofthepollutionintheLowerDoncomesfromthistributary.
Thorncliffe Park MinorerosionscarsthisstretchoftheDon.Therearealsoseveralmomentsofsevereerosionrelatingtothedeforestationofslopesforindustrialpurposes.
Warden WoodsDon
Val
ley Park w
ay
32 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
Section through Thorncliffe intervention
Thorncliffe1:200 sectional model
Warden Woods1:200 sectional model
EastofThorncliffeParkwetakeadeforestedhillsideneartheD.V.P.,usingittoaddaterracingpathdownintothevalley.Thepathfiltersrunoffcollectedfromtheparkway,aswellasinsertingtreestostrengthenthehillside.
InWardenWoodsmomentsofgabionwallfailureorsevereerosionarerepairedwithaterracingretainingwallasanarmatureforplantgrowthrunofffiltration.Thiswouldalsoserveasthebasisforapromenadetyinginseveralnewparksalongthecreek
Interventions
THOMAS NOUSSIS DESIGN PORTFOLIO 2014 33
Section through Warden Woods intervention
Retaining Wall Detail
Erosion Prevention Detail
mixed riparian planting
mixed riparian planting
trees
mycellium inoculated mulch
artificial anti-erosion armature
mycellium inoculated mulch
sandy loam
sandy loam
gravelgeotextile
conduit for filtered water
holes for water exfiltration and plant infiltration
concrete footing
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN34
INTERNSHIP - ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT
HLWinternationalisanarchitecturalandengineeringfirmwithalonghistoryofdesigningbuildingsfortechnologyclients.Intheyearsfollowingtherecession,theirfocusshiftedtointeriordesignofexistingspacesinandaroundNewYorkCity.TheyarecurrentlyworkingonthebasebuildingandinteriordesignfornumerousresidentialandcommercialbuildingsinNewYorkandJersey. DuringmyinternshipIworkedonmanyinteriordesignprojectsincludinganewlyconstructedofficebuildingandseveralexistingoffices.Myroleontheseprojectswasinsupportofdesigndevelopment,producingpresentationmaterialsandrenderings. Iwasalsoresponsibleforcoordinatingacompletesetofconstructiondocumentsforaroof-topterrace.Thisincludedthedetailingofthewholeproject,aswellasthecomprehensivedesignofasetofsteelframedsuncanopies. BetweenprojectsIworkedasasupportmemberonteamsworkingonotherinteriorprojectsandcondominiums.
HLW international
THOMAS NOUSSIS DESIGN PORTFOLIO 2014 35
Renderings of interior spaces
Rendering of office building atrium
36 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
Theterraceservesasanoutdooreventspaceforthetopfivefloorsoftheclient’soffice.Threepavedzonesforeating,meeting,andrelaxationorplaywereframedinanirregularlayout. Theareasareconnectedalonganaxialboardwalk,withlocalplantingsurroundingeachpatio.
Eachpatiohasasuncanopytoprovideshade,andamomentofenclosureformealsandmeetings.
Myinitialroleontheprojectwastoprototypeanddetailthesuncanopies.LaterIcoordinatedthecontractdocumentsforthewholeprojectunderthesupervisionofthelandscapearchitect.
Rooftop terrace
Construction details
THOMAS NOUSSIS DESIGN PORTFOLIO 2014 37
Section through acoustical wall and canopy
Rendering of terrace looking south
38 GRAPHIC DESIGN
OnTheLineisanexhibitionproducedfortheRegionofWaterloounderapartnershipwiththeSchoolofArchitectureattheUniversityofWaterloo.Throughaninnovativeuseofmappingandtechnology,OnTheLineconvertsthe200iXpresstransitrouteintoagalleryconnectingtransitriderswiththerichcollectionoflocaldestinationslocatedalongthebusroute.
Myroleontheprojectwasthedevelopmentandproductionoftheprintedgraphicmaterialsaswellasthefabricationoftheelementsinthegalleryinstallation.
IncollaborationwithZakFish,andLeaKoch,underthedirectionofProfessorMonaElKhafifandMayaPrzybylski
A GALLERY OF PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE DESTINATIONS IN WATERLOO REGION
ON THE LINE
39THOMAS NOUSSIS DESIGN PORTFOLIO 2014
Gallery installation at the Kitchener studio
The maps installed into the bus shelters
Theinstallationwasconceivedasanarmaturefortheprintedanddigitalmediaoftheexhibition.Afreestandingwallframesthedigitaldisplayandprovidesspacetohangthefinalmaps.Theshelfelementwasfabricatedinmodulesandassembledonsiteasasculpturalelementtyingthecomponentsoftheexhibitiontogether.
40 GRAPHIC DESIGN
Eachofthe15busstopsalong the 200 iXpress Transitroutehasitsownlocalmap,withthebusstopasitsfocalpoint.
ThemapswereproducedusingGIS data from the Region ofWaterlooandseveralotherdatasponsors.TherawGISfileswereimported intoan illustratormaptemplate,editedandstylized.
Apostcarddescribingtheexhibition to transit riders wasproduced to be distributed inbusesservingtheroute.
Sample walking maps
Postcard front
THOMAS NOUSSIS DESIGN PORTFOLIO 2014 41
Exploded axonometric of the installation
42 ART & DESIGN
PERSONAL WORKS
Anna fisher20cmx50cm,graphiteandinkonmylar
Shoe rackreclaimedplywoodandaluminum
THOMAS NOUSSIS DESIGN PORTFOLIO 2014 43
Modular street furniture prototypeslaser-cutplywood,nylonzip-ties
Dice36cmx27cm,watercolour
Shoe rackreclaimedplywoodandaluminum
tnoussis@gmail.com +1 (226)-606-1097
Thank you.
Recommended