Thomas Noussis Portfolio 2015

ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN PORTFOLIO 2015

THOMAS NOUSSIS

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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

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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]


LONGBOW CROSSING

NU OIL

FAST AND SLOW

ANOTHER LOFT

JUNK ROW

FIRM GROUND

HLW INTERNATIONAL

ON THE LINE

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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


Thebridgeisasimplesuspensionbridgeofsteelconstruction.Thedistinctiveanchorateachendreflectstheshapeofalongbow.Theminimalstructureofasuspensionbridgeallowsthestructuretorecedevisuallyintothelandscape.

View across span

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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.

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COMBO COMPETITIONS - FILLING STATIONS ENTRY

Weliveinaworldwhereinfrastructureisincreasinglyunmooredfromphysicalplace.Servicesandcommunicationseldomhappenfacetofaceatastoreorabuilding.Moreoveraswerethinkourstrategiesforoccupyingthephysicalworldinanticipationofafuturewithlessabundantenergyandagrowingpopulation,theefficientuseoflandbecomesagreaterpriority.

Theemergingtechnologyofdronesandthenormofimbuingeverydayobjectswithintelligencemakespossibleunprecedentedformsofarchitecture.We’vere-imaginedthegasstationasasemi-autonomoussystemwhichoperatesattheurbanscale,ratherthanastaticpieceofthebuiltenvironment.

We’veflippedtheconventionalrelationshipbetweenthecarandthefillingstation,andthusappropriatedroadsandparkingspacesaslocationsforre-fueling.Theaddedresultistofreeprimereal-estateforarchitecturethatismoreengagingtothepublic.

IncollaborationwithFelixYang

Nu Oil


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Activating Underutilized SitesCar Refueling

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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

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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


Section through pool and garage

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west elevation

east elevation

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basement level plan street level plan


Intersection of circulation in atrium

Whiletheparkinggaragecoagulatestheflowofautomobiletraffic,thepublicconcoursesofthebuildingencouragethecirculationofpedestrians,enablingintersectiononmultiplelevels.

Spaces of Flow


Sectional moments

Cross section of concourse


1B DESIGN STUDIO - MID-RISE RESIDENTIAL IN-FILL

Thisprojectisanexerciseinthedevelopmentofin-fillapartmentbuildingsalongSt.ClairWest.ThestartingpointsforthisprojectweretheexplicitzoninglawssetforthispartofSt.Clair,andtheconstrainedurbansite.Thegoaloftheprojectwastodensifythepropertybyatleast2.4timesitsarea,andprovidespaceforacommercialorcommunityprogram.

Myresponsetothesitewastomaximizethesouthernexposureofthebuilding,anticipatingthelaterdevelopmentoftheadjacentsites.Theinternalorganizationofthebuildingisfocusedonthisdirection,andalonganorthsouthcorridorglazedateitherend.

ANOTHER LOFT


Perspectival section


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


Typical floor plan

Second floor plan


View from street


Typical unit plan

N5m0

Sectional model of building


1B DESIGN STUDIO - INFILL RESIDENTIAL

JunkinthisprojectrepresentsanumberofcrummyparkinglotsindowntownCambridge,Ontario.Thegoaloftheprojectwastodevelopanumberofprefabricatedunitstomakeuseofotherwiseunusablespace. Inresponsetotherelativelysteeptopographyandlimitedareaofoursite,wedesignedasmallnumberofsemi-detachedrowhouses.Theunitswerestaggeredacrossthefaceofahillformingoneedgeofoursite,andpartiallycantileveredovertheexistingparkinglot. Thelong,narrowplanofeachunitrespondstothechangeinelevationoverthesite,allowingeachunitlevelaccesstoboththeparkinglotandtheshelteredhillsideontheedgeofthesite.

IncollaborationwithShabaanKokhar,ShaneStinnes,andIveeWang.

JUNK ROW


1.steelcladding2.awningwindow3.lightsteelframe4.gypsumboard5.cantileveredsteeltruss6.casementwindow7.sharedconcretewall8.cementboard9.woodsiding10.hiproofdetail11.concretefoundation

Diagram of unit construction

Scale model of units


Long section through units

Main floor plan

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Interior view


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


erosionprotection

St.ClairW

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Warden

newpathways

connectiontopark

retainingwall

Thistributaryisfedbyrunofffrommajorindustrialzones,andinparticularrunofffromhighway401.Thecreekislinedwithdozensofcombinedseweroutfalls.Thesteepslopeandsuddenstormwatersurgeshavecausedseveralexistinggabionwallstocollapse. AccordingtotheTRCA80%ofthepollutionintheLowerDoncomesfromthistributary.

Thorncliffe Park MinorerosionscarsthisstretchoftheDon.Therearealsoseveralmomentsofsevereerosionrelatingtothedeforestationofslopesforindustrialpurposes.

Warden WoodsDon

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Section through Thorncliffe intervention

Thorncliffe1:200 sectional model

Warden Woods1:200 sectional model

EastofThorncliffeParkwetakeadeforestedhillsideneartheD.V.P.,usingittoaddaterracingpathdownintothevalley.Thepathfiltersrunoffcollectedfromtheparkway,aswellasinsertingtreestostrengthenthehillside.

InWardenWoodsmomentsofgabionwallfailureorsevereerosionarerepairedwithaterracingretainingwallasanarmatureforplantgrowthrunofffiltration.Thiswouldalsoserveasthebasisforapromenadetyinginseveralnewparksalongthecreek

Interventions


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


INTERNSHIP - ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT

HLWinternationalisanarchitecturalandengineeringfirmwithalonghistoryofdesigningbuildingsfortechnologyclients.Intheyearsfollowingtherecession,theirfocusshiftedtointeriordesignofexistingspacesinandaroundNewYorkCity.TheyarecurrentlyworkingonthebasebuildingandinteriordesignfornumerousresidentialandcommercialbuildingsinNewYorkandJersey. DuringmyinternshipIworkedonmanyinteriordesignprojectsincludinganewlyconstructedofficebuildingandseveralexistingoffices.Myroleontheseprojectswasinsupportofdesigndevelopment,producingpresentationmaterialsandrenderings. Iwasalsoresponsibleforcoordinatingacompletesetofconstructiondocumentsforaroof-topterrace.Thisincludedthedetailingofthewholeproject,aswellasthecomprehensivedesignofasetofsteelframedsuncanopies. BetweenprojectsIworkedasasupportmemberonteamsworkingonotherinteriorprojectsandcondominiums.

HLW international


Renderings of interior spaces

Rendering of office building atrium


Theterraceservesasanoutdooreventspaceforthetopfivefloorsoftheclient’soffice.Threepavedzonesforeating,meeting,andrelaxationorplaywereframedinanirregularlayout. Theareasareconnectedalonganaxialboardwalk,withlocalplantingsurroundingeachpatio.

Eachpatiohasasuncanopytoprovideshade,andamomentofenclosureformealsandmeetings.

Myinitialroleontheprojectwastoprototypeanddetailthesuncanopies.LaterIcoordinatedthecontractdocumentsforthewholeprojectunderthesupervisionofthelandscapearchitect.

Rooftop terrace

Construction details


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

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Gallery installation at the Kitchener studio

The maps installed into the bus shelters

Theinstallationwasconceivedasanarmaturefortheprintedanddigitalmediaoftheexhibition.Afreestandingwallframesthedigitaldisplayandprovidesspacetohangthefinalmaps.Theshelfelementwasfabricatedinmodulesandassembledonsiteasasculpturalelementtyingthecomponentsoftheexhibitiontogether.

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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


Exploded axonometric of the installation

42 ART & DESIGN

PERSONAL WORKS

Anna fisher20cmx50cm,graphiteandinkonmylar

Shoe rackreclaimedplywoodandaluminum


Modular street furniture prototypeslaser-cutplywood,nylonzip-ties

Dice36cmx27cm,watercolour

Shoe rackreclaimedplywoodandaluminum

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Thank you.

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