Anton Kerezov

Anton
Donchev
K erezov
 D.Eng,
M.Arch

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Designer ,
 architect
 and
 engineer ,
 creating
 on

t h e e d g e o f i m p o s s i b l e . S p e c i a l

d i n
 computational
 design,
 with
 more
 than
 10
 years
 of
 experience
 in
 industry
 and
 academia.
 L oves
 building
 things
 nobody
 has
 ever
 built
 before.

One
 of
 his
 long‑term
 goals
 is
 to
 bring
 radical

technology
 and
 timeless
 designs
 that
 integrate

habitats.

CURRICUL UM
VITAE꞉

EDUCA TION ꞉

2019
‑
2022
 The
University
of
T okyo
 ( 東京大学 )

Doctor
of
Engineering
in
computational
geometry
and
design

2017
‑
2019
 The
University
of
T okyo
 ( 東京大学 )

Master
of
Engineering

2016
‑
2017
 R esearch
student
in
the
University
of
T okyo Japanese
language
education,
timber
structure
research

2009
‑
2015
 University
of
Architecture,
Civil
Engineering
and
Geodesy
(U A CEG),
Sofia

Master
in
Architecture
in
2015

EX PERIENCE꞉

2022
~
 P roduct
Owner
at
Zuru
T ech

2021
 Architect
at
K engo
K uma
and
Associates
(contract)

2019
 Architect
at
K ousou
inc.
(contract)

2019
 Intern
at
K engo
K uma
and
Associates

2018
 P rototyper
&
R oboticist,
P rivate
Consulting
(contract)

2018
 Intern
at
Hideyuki
Nakayama
Architecture

2015
 Architect
for
FORMA
Studio,
Plovdiv

2014

 Intern
at
E‑House
Architects꞉
preservation
and
conservation
 2013 Interior
 D esigner
and
CG
artist
at
 VIAR T
ZONA 
Ltd.
(contract)

2010
 User
Experience
Designer
of
New
W ave for
Ubuntu
(private
consultant)

SKILLS

Design꞉
 Architectural
design,
Concept
design,
Photography ,
Graphic
design,
R apid
prototyping,
UI
 design,
W eb
design,
Interaction
design,
Interior
design,
Building
Information
Modelling,
Computer
 Aided
Design,
P reservation
and
restoration
of
cultural
heritage,
Photogrammetry.

Interpersonal꞉ 
Critical
thinking,
Sociable,
T eam
leadership,
T eamwork,
Collaborative
problem‑solving,
 Supportive,
Adaptable,
Organisational
Strategy ,
Agile,
CSPO.

Languages꞉
 English
‑
TOEFL,
Japanese
‑
JLPT
N2,
Bulgarian
‑
native Software꞉
 Rhino3D,
Grasshopper ,
R evit,
3dsMax,
V ‑ray ,
Corona,
AutoCAD,
Adobe
Photoshop,
 Adobe
Lightroom,
Adobe
Illustrator ,
Adobe
P remiere
P ro,
F igma,
Davinci
R esolve,
SketchUp,
Cura
 3D,
Unity ,
Blender ,
VisualStudio,
Git,
Debian,
W ordpress,
Apache,
MySQL,
GitL ab. P rogramming꞉ 
C#,
C,
Python,
Microprocessor
and
microcontroller
programming,
Git,
C++.

This
 pavilion
 mockup
 was
 short‑listed
 in
 the
 IASS
 Surrey
 2021
 Expo
 competition,
 organised
 by
 W orking
 group
 21
 that
 deals
 with
 advanced
 manufacturing
 and
 materials.
 The
 goal
 was
 to
 construct
 a
 lightweight
 structure
 that
 can
 be
 carried
 into
 maximum
 of
 6
 boxes
 of
 size
 1000mm
 x
 650mm
 x
 750mm,
 not
 exceeding
 32kg.
 The
 proposal
 here
 was
 based
 on
 my
 about
 branch
 existing
 research formations
 generated
 by
 custom
 computer
 optimisation
 with
 designer ‑defined
 rules,
 while
 using
 only
 the
 available

input
 raw
 materials
 (natural
 forked
 roundwood).
 The
 result
 is
 the
 world’s
 first
 constructed
 pavilion,
 following
 the
 digitally
 self‑formed
 gridshell
 geometry
 by
 using
 15
 branches
 connected
 by
 paper
 clay
 and
 metal
 core
 joints.
 These
 branches
 could
 fit
 in
 only
 two
 boxes.
 Ideally ,
 by
 using
the
locally
available
resources,
we
would
not
need
 any
 specific
 transportation
 for
 the
 construction
 material
 with
 the
 exception
 of
 the
 joint
 materials.
 More
 details
 and
 videos
 of
 the
 pavilion
 and
 construction
 can
 be
 seen
 . here

WORKFL

OW 
FROM
THE
FOREST
TO
THE
CONSTRUCTION
OF
BRANCH
SHEL TER

➍ 3D
SCANNED
BRANCHES
WITH
50
IMAGES
PER
OBJECT,
REDUCED
TO
5000
TRIANGLE
POL YGONS

3D
CENTRELINE
EXTRA CTION

D A T A
SIMPLIFICA TION

CENTRE
LINE
 EXTRA CTION

TOPOL OGICAL
 SIMPLIFICA TION

LER
ALGORITHM

NEW
GRIDSHELL
TOPOL OG Y
SUIT ABLE
FOR
 RANDOM
NUMBER
OF
TRIANGLES

Natur

BO X ‑ TRIMMED
TO
 610x710x960mm (OFFSET
40mm)

BO X
1

t

BO X
2

t

AUTOMA TIC
DRA WING
GENERA TION

01_M.ARCH .
PROJECT
‑
Arctic
research
and
monitoring
centre

L ocated
 on
 the
 Svalbard
 archipelago
 in
 the
 Pyremiden
 city
 I
 propose
 this
 Arctic
 research
 and
 monitoring
 centre.
 It
 was
 inspired
 by
 the
 120hours
 competition
 for
 the
 preservation
 of
 the
 abandoned
 R ussian
 town.
 The
 increasing
 global
 warming
 and
 its
 doubled
 effects
 on
 the
 Arctic
 as
 well
 as
 the
 shrining
 north
 ice
 are
 major
 factors
 that
 determine
 the
 need
 for
 the
 creation
 of
 such
 a
 structure
 at
 this
 place.

The
 building
 on
 the
 other
 hand
 is
 inspired
 by
 the
 work
 of
 the
 scientist
 as
 well
 as
 of
 the
 physical
 and
 physiologi‑ cal
 need
 of
 the
 humans
 to
 find
 shelter
 in
 this
 wild
 and
 alien
 landscape.
 The
 building
 uses
 sustainable
 technol‑ ogy
 and
 was
 designed
 with
 environmental
 simulation
 to
 enhance
the
living
conditions
and
overcome
the
great
 challenges
 of
 spending
 time
 in
 isolation
 and
 irregular
 day/night
 cycles.

On
 this
 project
 I
 worked
 together
 with
 over
 40
 people
 in
 the
 K apana
 P ossible
 research
 team.
 It
 unites
 the
 efforts
 of
 students
 of
 architecture,
 urbanism,
 urban
 research
 and
 social
 anthropology ,
 in
 partnership
 with
 Plovdiv
 2019
 Municipal
 F oundation.
 T ogether
 we
 tried
 to
 replicate
 a
 well‑known
 and
 successful
 foreign
 model꞉
 to
 transform
 a
 derelict
 but
 lively
 neighborhood
 into
 an
 active
part
of
the
modern
city .
As
I
benefited
from
the
 research
 of
 the
 students
 of
 sociology,
 urbanism
 and

anthropology
 I
 was
 able
 to
 propose
 a
 building
 that
 solves
 the
 problems
 of
 the
 chosen
 site
 ‑
 lack
 of
 public
 space
 for
 events
 solved
 by
 the
 cantilever ,
 lack
 of
 natural
 v e g e t a t i o n s o l v e d b y r o o f t o p g a r d e n a n d n o i s y
 environment
 that
 was
 dampened
 by
 the
 3D
 facade
 treatment.
 It
 functions
 as
 a
 recording
 studio
 “Sklada”
 (means
 Storage)
 and
 is
 in
 line
 with
 the
 strategy
 for
 a
 cultural
 industry
 zone
 in
 the
 city.
 It
 is
 situated
 in
 protected
 Kapana
 district
 area,
 Plovdiv .

The
ratio
R
is
 height
to
width
 of
the
facade

01_FURNITURE
DESIGN
‑
Studio
for
architects

The
 task
 was
 to
 design
 a
 small
 to
 medium
 scale
 archi‑ tectural
 office.
 W e
 had
 to
 create
 all
 the
 required
 furniture
 and
 have
 some
 of
 the
 elements
 use
 modular
 o r g a n i z a t i o n p r i n c i p l e s i n t h a t c a s e t h e s h e l v e s .
 Everything
 is
 based
 on
 a
 60
 degree
 angle
 that
 is
 incor‑ porated
 in
 the
 basis
 of
 all
 the
 furniture.
 Plywood
 boards
 are
 the
 primary
 material
 used.
 It
 ensures
 the
 touch
 of
 nature
 as
 well
 as
 cost
 efficiency . The crumbling
 building
 that
 this
 studio
 is
 situated
 in was

the
 former
 R oyal
 Stables
 of
 King
 F erdinand
 in
 Sofia.
 This
 edifice
 was
 first
 given
 to
 us
 as
 a
 competition
 entry
 for
 restoration
 at
 Sofia
 Architecture
 W eek
 2012.
 Then
 I
 decided
 to
 continue
 working
 on
 it
 and
 gave
 it
 a
 new
 function
 by
 adaptive
 reuse
 as
 it
 was
 perfect
 for
 an
 artistic
 v e n u e . T h e c h a l l e n g e s w e r e t h e s m a l l w i n d o w s
 available
 only
 on
 one
 of
 the
 walls
 but
 that
 was
 over‑ come
 by
 proposing
 skylight
 and
 adaptive
 lights
 that
 doubles
 as
 shading
 in
 daytime.

01_RESEARCH
‑
Activating
the
ghetto

This
 is
 my
 part
 of
 a
 bigger
 project
 analyzing
 and
 propos‑ ing
 strategies
 for
 Plovdiv
 as
 a
 candidate
 for
 Cultural
 capital
 of
 Europe
 2019.
 The
 ghetto
 of
 Stolipinovo,
 Plovdiv
 as
 cultural
 provocateur
 and
 activator
 is
 the
 aim
 of
 my
 concept.
 It
 tries
 to
 engage
 with
 the
 R oma
 people
 in
 unique
 new
 ways
 and
 their
 well
 know
 talent
 for
 singing
 and
 dancing.
 The
 best
 of
 their
 artist‑children

would
 get
 funded
 by
 the
 municipality
 to
 help
 their
 families
 revitalize
 their
 habitable
 environment
 through
 different
 methods꞉
 new
 buildings,
 additional
 floors,
 or
 just
 renovations.
 I
 propose
 an
 urban
 plan
 that
 would
 protect
 the
 unique
 characteristics
 and
 “disorder ”
 of
 the
 neighborhood
 and
 introduce
 new
 rules
 to
 help
 battle
 pollution
 and
 hygiene
 such
 as
 “ At
 least
 a
 tree
 in
 a
 yard”.

New
buildings

Upgrade
building

R enovate
building

High
vegetation

01_DESIGN
DEVEL OPMENT
‑
Market
hall

During
 our
 education
 in
 the
 Architectural
 construction
 and
 technology
 discipline
 we
 are
 required
 to
 do
 a
 design
 development
 on
 a
 relatively
 big
 hall‑shaped
 building
 to
 be
 used
 as
 market
 place.

I
 chose
 to
 do
 a
 covered
 market
 hall
 to
 fit
 different
 selling
 requirements
 from
 food
 to
 clothes
 and
 electronics.

There
 is
 a
 café
 and
 an
 administration
 rooms
 to
 manage
 the
 market.
 Everything
 complies
 with
 the
 regulations
 in

Bulgaria
 and
 the
 accessible
 use
 of
 the
 building.
 The
 construction
 is
 made
 form
 compound
 laminated
 wood
 beams
 which
 are
 joined
 together
 using
 steel
 planks
 by
 minimum
 amount
 of
 joints.
 The
 structure
 of
 the
 second
 storey
floor
is
concrete
to
ensure
maximum
longevity
 of
 the
 building.
 The
 elevations
 are
 clad
 with
 wooden
 composite
 panels
 resistant
 to
 graffiti
 forming
 a
 venti‑ lated
 facade.

F ragment
of
the
F irst
floor
plan

01_PRODUCT
DESIGN
‑
P ortable
barbeque
set

I
 participated
 in
 open
 competition
 to
 design
 a
 portable
 d e s i g n e r b a r b e c u e s e t f o r a s t a r i n g u p J a p a n e s e
 wellness
 company .

T o
 make
 it
 portable
 I
 choose
 a
 three
 peace
 assembly
 ‑
 two
legs
and
a
fold‑able
fire
resistant
net
that
are
very
 easy
 to
 transport
 in
 a
 flat
 bag.
 The
 barbecue
 also
 has

adjustable
 positions
 of
 the
 net
 to
 overcome
 winds
 and
 adjust
 coal
 location
 for
 optimal
 baking,
 as
 wells
 as
 small
 pikes
 at
 the
 top
 for
 holding
 the
 food
 net
 with
 from
 slipping
 when
 moving.

My
 project
 was
 awarded
 second
 place
 from
 40+
 competing
 teams
 winning
 a
 small
 monetary
 reward.

01_ROBOT
PROTOTYPE
‑
Magicasa
(The
flying
umbrella)

Are
 you
 tired
 of
 holding
 your
 umbrella
 during
 Autumn ’s
 cold
 and
 rainy
 days?
 Is
 it
 annoying
 to
 get
 wet
 when
 trying
 to
 avoid
 other
 people
 or
 obstacles?
 Magicasa
 is
 the
 solution
 for
 all
 your
 problems!
 Magicasa
 will
 be
 hovering
 over
 you
 and
 tracking
 all
 your
 moves
 while
 avoiding
 potential
 obstacles,
 so
 that
 you
 can
 do
 other
 things
 while
 walking
 in
 the
 rain.
 This
 is
 the
 world’s
 first
 smart
 flying
 umbrella
 project
 that
 I
 had
 the
 chance
 to
 lead,
 winning
 the
 Bill
 and
 Melinda
 Gates
 F oundation
 grant
 as
 well
 as
 first
 prize
 in
 product
 design
 competition
 a g a i n s t 1 0 + t e a m s . F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n o n i t s
 components
 and
 function
 see
 .
 here

02_COMPETITION
2010
‑
Adaptive
building

K

This
 was
 my
 first
 competition
 to
 enter
 after
 one
 year
 of
 studying
 architecture.
 Its
 topic
 was
 “Being
 adaptive
 at
 periphery ”.
 I
 chose
 to
 make
 a
 fully
 automated
 sky‑ scraper
 that
 could
 help
 his
 inhabitants
 to
 live
 or
 work
 better . Each
 of
 the
 floors
 is
 separated
 from
 the
 others
 and
 is
 “connected”
 trough
 magnetic
 fields
 similar
 to
 the
 ones
 that
 power
 the
 Maglev
 trains.
 So
 in
 this
 line
 of
 thought,

every
 floor
 could
 rotate
 itself
 using
 magnet
 servos
 independently
 from
 the
 others.
 It
 ensures
 maximum
 comfort
 to
 its
 inhabitants
 based
 on
 the
 guess
 of
 a
 central
 computer
 and
 the
 predictions
 for
 sunshine,
 wind
 and
 weather
 suited
 to
 the
 number
 of
 people
 inside
 the
 floor .
 In
 addition
 to
 this,
 the
 smart
 electric
 coating
 windows
 could
 become
 darker
 in
 very
 hot
 and
 sunny
 days
 so
 that
 they
 would
 let
 in
 less
 light
 and
 heat.

02_COMPETITION
2014
‑
Bike
stand
“Svetul”

Another
 local
 competition
 I
 took
 part
 in
 is
 the
 one
 for
 new
 bike
 stands
 in
 Plovdiv .
 Svetul
 in
 Bulgarian
 means
 “Making
 light”
 and
 is
 derived
 from
 the
 local
 word
 firefly
 (Svetulka).

Given
 the
 rich
 historical
 past
 of
 the
 city
 as
 well
 as
 the
 mixture
 of
 aesthetics
 I
 designed
 something
 simple
 enough
 to
 blend
 effectively
 in
 many
 locations.
 I
 also
 gave
it
a
unique
characteristic
‑
to
glow
in
the
dark,
so

that
 you
 could
 see
 where
 are
 the
 stands
 and
 how
 exactly
 is
 the
 bike
 locked
 to
 them.
 The
 glow
 would
 allow
 for
 people
 and
 cyclists
 to
 not
 crash
 into
 the
 stands.
 The
 glow
 in
 the
 dark
 paint
 is
 readily
 available
 and
 the
 process
 to
 bend
 the
 tubes
 is
 not
 that
 complicated
 resulting
 in,
 strong
 and
 elegant
 bike
 stand.
 It
 could
 further
 be
 arranged
 in
 different
 combinations
 and
 numbers.

02_COMPETITION
2015
‑
P reserving
Pyramiden

The
 task
 of
 120
 HOURS
 2015
 international
 competition
 was
 about
 the
 experimental
 preservation
 of
 the
 city
 of
 Pyramiden
 located
 on
 the
 Norwegian
 island
 of
 Svalbard.
 W ith
 my
 proposal
 I
 try
 to
 preserve
 not
 the
 city
 but
 the
 incredibly
 beautiful
 wild
 nature
 of
 Svalbard.
 I
 propose
 a
 museum
 structure
 that
 elevates
 the
 experience
 of
 the
 visitors
 to
 new
 level.
 It’s
 scale
 corresponds
 to
 the
 soviet
 past
 of
 the
 R ussian
 mining
 settlement.
 Y ou
 enter
 into
 the

“past”
 and
 trough
 419
 steps
 (the
 years
 Svalbard
 is
 known
 to
 humans)
 you
 go
 to
 the
 top
 from
 where
 you
 see
 the
 future/present
 settlement.
 In
 it’s
 interior ,
 semi
 translucent
 windows
 show
 graphics
 about
 the
 history
 of
 the
 place.
 The
 intention
 of
 the
 project
 was
 to
 convey
 the
 feeling
 that
 human
 exploration
 should
 know
 its
 limits
 and
 respect
 the
 nature
 by
 treating
 human
 activity
 and
 settlement
 remains
 responsibly

02_COMPETITION
2020
‑
UT okyo
Akamon
Gate
R estroom

This
 project
 proposed
 an
 inclusive
 restroom
 design
 near
 the
 historic
 landmark
 ‑
 the
 Akamon
 in
 UT okyo.
 The
 shape
 was
 inspired
 from
 the
 gothic
 arches
 of
 the
 library
 and
 the
 curved
 Japanese
 roofs
 of
 the
 wooden
 gate.
 The
 design

tries
 to
 harmonize
 with
 the
 historical
 context
 by
 using
 wood
 shingles
 at
 variable
 angles
 that
 let
 daylight
 inside.

The
 bluish
 light
 at
 the
 entrance
 is
 used
 by
 wheelchair
 users
 to
 see
 occupation
 from
 far
 away More
 details
 ‑
 here P arts
of
the
rendering
are
©
Georgi
K ovachev

This
 workshop
 was
 an
 initiative
 part
 of
 the
 architecture
 days
 in
 Plovdiv .
 They
 were
 held
 in
 2012
 to
 revitalize
 the
 space
 behind
 the
 Djumaia
 mosque
 and
 three
 other
 places.
 A
 team
 of
 14
 young
 architects
 and
 students
 were
 gathered
 to
 do
 the
 design
 of
 the
 intervention
 and
 build
 it.
 As
 part
 of
 this
 team
 I
 managed
 to
 learn
 a
 lot
 about
 teamwork
 and
 working
 with
 real
 building
 materi‑ als,
 deadlines
 and
 manage
 expectations.
 W e
 designed
 a
 staircase‑like
 structure
 that
 could
 be
 used
 for
 sitting
 and
 small
 spectacles
 and
 performances.

Viewed
 from
 the
 top,
 the
 whole
 structure
 had
 a
 circular
 shape
 but
 viewed
 from
 the
 bottom
 it
 looked
 chaotic
 as
 intended.
 The
 circle
 symbolized
 a
 uniting
 symbol
 of
 all
 the
 religious
 symbols
 used
 in
 the
 city
 by
 its
 communi‑ ties.
 Thus
 this
 was
 a
 place
 to
 gather
 all
 citizens
 in
 peace.
 The
 whole
 process
 of
 building
 finished
 at
 the
 night
 of
 museums
 and
 galleries
 in
 Plovdiv
 with
 video
 mapping
 ceremony .
 As
 the
 citizens
 used
 the
 project
 a
 lot,
 we
 can
 conclude
 it
 was
 very
 successful
 intervention.

Photograph
R aicho
Dimitrov

AFTER BEFORE

Photograph
R aicho
Dimitrov

03_INTERNA TIONAL
PRA

During
 the
 summer
 of
 2013
 I
 visited
 P ortugal
 for
 a
 two week
 workshop
 ‑
 MEDS
 (Meeting
 of
 Design
 Students)
 in
 Lisbon.
 This
 is
 a
 new
 format
 that
 closely
 resemble
 EASA.
 I
 participated
 in
 the
 Seating
 seeds
 workshop.
 W e
 had
 to
 make
 seating
 with
 bags
 full
 of
 sand
 at
 the
 L argo
 da
 Graca
 square
 in
 the
 old
 town.
 W e
 made
 a
 research
 about
 this
 place
 with
 the
 help
 of
 a
 local
 translator
 and
 then
 we
 concluded
 that
 the
 people
 want
 more
 shade,
 working
 water
 fountain
 and
 a
 place
 to
 sit
 as
 we
 hoped.

Everything
 was
 done
 with
 a
 minimal
 budget,
 but
 the
 result
was
accepted
quite
well
from
the
locals.
During
 its
 short
 existence
 the
 installation
 was
 even
 used
 in
 an
 annual
 fair
 as
 a
 stand
 (exhibition
 place)
 for
 goods.

W orking
 with
 international
 team
 was
 not
 easy
 but
 we
 all
 learned
 and
 contributed
 different
 ideas,
 methods
 of
 thinking
 and
 physical
 work
 to
 make
 the
 project
 happen
 on
 time
 for
 the
 opening
 day .

Photograph
Sofia
Ribeiro

03_EXIBITION
‑
K apana
P ossible

As
 an
 coordinator
 for
 One
 Architecture
 W eek
 festival
 in
 2014
I
had
the
opportunity
to
help
with
the
organiza‑

t i o n o f s e v e r a l e x h i b i t i o n s a n d s o m e o t h e r s o c i a l
 events.

One
 of
 the
 exhibitions
 was
 the
 one
 in
 which
 I
 had
 a
 personal
 project
 ‑
 R ecording
 studio
 “Sklada”
 reviewed
 earlier .
 Three
 other
 architectural
 projects
 along
 with
 two
 urban
 projects,
 urban
 researchers
 interviews
 and
 their
 “hanging”
 questions
 as
 well
 as
 an
 installation
 and

exhibition
 by
 the
 anthropologists
 were
 in
 the
 core
 of
 the
 event.

W e
 had
 the
 chance
 to
 organize
 and
 show
 a
 massive
 set
 of
 data
 to
 the
 general
 public.
 The
 4‑people
 architec‑ tural
 team
 also
 contributed
 a
 small
 book
 distributed
 in
 print,
 showing
 design
 guidelines
 and
 best
 practices
 to
 the
 house
 owner
 for
 the
 historically
 significant
 and
 protected
 area
 K apana.
 The
 space
 given
 to
 us
 was
 a
 building
 part
 of
 this
 district.

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