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Curriculum vitae
Giancarlo Manzanares I believe that anything we envision can become real, as long as there is the aspiration for it together with proper working attitude and perseverance
Personal Information
Professional and Training Experience
Born in: Panama city, Panama
Feb 2018 - Mar 2018 SEPIA - Design and Construction Pedasi, Panama Construction Apprentice. Participated in the building process of a small sustainable house for a family, based on the methods of an earthbag (superadobe) construction
Date of Birth: 21-03-1994 E-mail: gian_zanare@hotmail.com
Education
Jan 2016 - Aug 2018
Aug 2018 - Jul 2020
Freelancer Panama city, Panama Architecture Visualization Artist. Produced realistic architectural images, as well as architectural animations to different clients, from individual to small companies
TU Delft Delft, Netherlands M.Sc. in Architecture, Building Sciences Building Technology Track
Urbanism
and
Master Thesis: “Redesign of a Facade System Based on an Environmental Impact Assessment Framework� Supervisors: A. Bergsma, F. Veer DOI: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/ uuid:60d8c361-2a5a-42b3-8580-e2dbf59b9327 Jan 2012 - Sept 2017 ISTHMUS - School of Architecture and Design of Latin America and the Caribbean Panama city, Panama Diploma of Architect Jan 2006 - Dec 2011 Brader School Panama city, Panama High School Jan 2000 - Dec 2005 SEK International School Panama city, Panama Primary School
Further Training
Extra-Curricular
Oct 2020 - Nov 2020
Chess
Virtual Festival of Facades by Zak World of Facades Virtual platform Special guests: Many different professionals form renowned architecture, construction and engineering offices sharing their experiences and knowledge of facades.
Music
Feb 2016
Gymnastics
5th International Seminar on Textile Architecture by IMS Bauhaus Panama city, Panama Special guests: Prof. Dr. Robert Off, Arq. Gerry Danza Oct 2014 - Sept 2015 AIAS (American Institute of Architecture Students) Membership Apr 2014 Conference of Architecture: (re) Contextualizing Panama city, Panama Special Guests: Felippe Assadi Architects, Nieto Sobejano Architects
Sep 2015 - Dec 2015
Language
Edward Rojas Architects Chiloe, Chile Architecture Intern. Participated in the architectural planing and design stages, as well as assisting with architectural drawings and renders Worked in residential and commercial projects. Additionally, helped with building architectural models and presentation documents
Spanish - Native English - Proficient Key Skills AutoCAD
Diana FEA
Rhinoceros 6
Photoshop
Jul 2015 - Aug 2015
Grasshopper
InDesign
Bettis Tarazi Architects Panama city, Panama Architecture Intern. Assisted with processing documents from the office to the different governmental institutions for approval
Autodesk Revit
3ds Max
Sketchup
V-ray
ANSYS
Unreal Engine
Reading Swimming Weight Lifting
Contents
Redesign of a Facade System Based on an Environmental Impact Assessment Framework MSc.
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Redesign of a Facade System Based on an Environmental Impact Assessment Framework 2020 [6 - 13]
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The Matrix
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Infinity
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The Fortress of Solitude 2019 [28 - 31]
2019
2019
[14 - 21]
[22 - 27]
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AIRdiator
Bsc.
R.J.A Concert Hall
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2019
[32 - 35]
2017
[36 - 41]
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Redesign of a Facade System Based on an Environmental Impact Assessment Framework Master Thesis
TU Delft, Netherlands (2020) Mentors: Ir. Arie Bergsma, Dr.ir. Fred Veer DOI: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:60d8c361-2a5a-42b3-8580-e2dbf59b9327
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Problems in the Building Sector
The Most Used Facade Systems in the Netherlands Today
With the industrial revolution goods were mass produced for the first time in history, and as a consequence materials an energy were viewed as infinite. This kind of thinking gave way to a linear economy, which is still predominant nowadays. This model is based on a take, make, and dispose approach. The building sector, as a result of the linear economy, faces many problems which contribute to serious degradation of the environment. This sector is held responsible for 36% of the global final energy use, 39% of C02 emissions worldwide, and 50% of the global waste.
Brick and prefab concrete panel
Brick and sand-lime blocks
Brick and CLT cavity wall
cavity wall
cavity wall
Brick and CMU cavity wall
Brick and timber frames cavity wall
Facades and The Environment The problems in the building sector are translated into facades. Therefore, they are accountable for 25% to 30% of the embodied energy in a building, and for large amounts of CO2 emissions. These environmental impact is related to the different functions a facade must satisfy. In this research the embodied energy and the carbon footprint of the most used facade systems in the Netherlands are obtained from the amount of material needed to fulfill a certain thermal and acoustic insulation.
E-Board and prefab concrete panel
E-Board and sand-lime blocks
E-Board and CLT wall
wall
wall
E-Board and CMU wall
E-Board and timber frames wall
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The Assessment and Redesign Strategy
Proposal of Three Design Options
The components that make up the most used facade systems in the Netherlands are identified, and a big database is created. It contains the material properties related to their acoustic and thermal insulation, as well as the embodied energy and carbon footprint. Then, the facade system that contributes to the highest environmental impact is identified by comparing and evaluating the obtained data in different graphs. The final step is to propose ways of reducing the environmental impact by redesigning the most critical component in the identified facade system. In order to do this the goal is set on reducing the mass of the component.
In the different assessments conducted, the cavity wall system composed of bricks on the outer layer and prefab concrete panels on the inner layer showed to be the one responsible for the highest environmental impact. For this reason, three design options are proposed, with the objective of reducing the mass of the prefab concrete panels. PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
Plaster Weather seal (exterior sealant and backing rod) Concrete panel inner layer
5.0mm 130.0mm
415.0mm - 475.0mm
Steel shear connectors Insulation (EPS / XPS / PU / PIR / RESOL) Concrete panel outer layer Steel helical wall tie Air cavity
80.0mm - 140.0mm 60.0mm 40.0mm
Clay bricks
100.0mm
Cement mortar
6.0mm
Gypsum board CLT panels 30.0mm (x4)
120.0mm
(sandwich)
Design option 1: Thin layers of HPFRCC with staggered holes filled with polyurethane (PU) insulation
Vapor retarder Steel helical wall tie
100.0mm 366.0mm
Insulation (XPS / Rock wool / Glass wool)
40.0mm
Air Cavity
Detail of standard concrete prefab panel Clay bricks
100.0mm
(sandwich)
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
Standard concrete prefab panel
1b
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
DETAILS_PRINT
Design option 2: Thin cross section of lightweight structural concrete with PU insulation on the outside
Cement mortar
Design option 3: Combination of design options 1 and 2, in which the PU insulation inside and outside the panel
The Final Assessment The panel design options are introduced back into the cavity wall system and a final evaluation is conducted in order to compare the improvements with the original design. All the design options proposed showed significant environmental impact reductions in terms of embodied energy and CO2 emissions, while aiming at the best acoustic and thermal insulation possible. Additionally, the cavity wall system containing the design option 2 panel showed the best results.
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Embodied energy vs U-value: The lines in red represent the standard brick and prefab concrete panel cavity wall, and the red circles show the design option improvements
Carbon footprint vs airborne sound insulation at 63 Hz: The group inside the red line represent the standard brick and prefab concrete panel cavity wall, and the red circles show the design option improvements
Carbon Footprint vs U-value: The lines in red represent the standard brick and prefab concrete panel cavity wall, and the red circles show the design option improvements
Durability of Facade Systems: Evaluation of the embodied energy per year
Embodied energy vs airborne sound insulation at 63 Hz: The group inside the red line represent the standard brick and prefab concrete panel cavity wall, and the red circles show the design option improvements
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Durability of Facade Systems: Evaluation of the carbon footprint per year
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The Matrix Second Year Studio (MEGA) TU Delft, Netherlands (2019) Mentor: Ir. Stephan H. Verkuijlen
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A Facade for the New European Commission Building As part of the LOI 130 Architectural Competition, an architectural and urban proposal was made for the new European Commission in Brussels. Following the role of facade designer in a team of different disciplines, the objective was to conceptualize the facade of the entire project, with a special focus on the two high-rises. The main concept of the facade is to be as permeable as possible, giving a contemporary an innovative image to the city. Therefore, the facade in the low-rises respects and follows the immediate context by presenting an orthogonal design, while in the high-rises it follows the diagrid structure and provides dynamism.
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FIRE STOP
REMOVABLE FLOOR
THERMAL INSULATION U - CHANNEL PROFILE
BOLTS
DIAGRID STRUCTURE STEEL L - PROFILE
STEEL HOOK STEEL BRACKET
TAPERED BEAM DIAGRID NODE
General perspective of the Complex
DIAGRID STRUCTURE
Outer facade components
Hot air exhaust
Automated openable ventilation grills
Hot air
EXTERIOR FACADE (DOUBLE GLAZING / ALUMINIUM / AEROGEL PANELS)
INTERIOR FACADE (TIMBER FRAMES)
BUFFER ZONE Hot air
Automated openable ventilation grills
Composition and climatic principle of high-rises facades
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Impression of exterior and interior facades
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Movements and Tolerances
Air Exhaust
Diagrid
Diagrid
Adjustable clips [for tolerance]
Mechanical box
Jack screw [for tolerance] Steel hook support Slotted holes steel bracket [for tolerance]
5 mm gap between glass [for movements]
Ring Beam
Diagrid node Adjustable clips [for tolerance] Ring beam
Openable window panel
Line of Defence + Ventilation
Interior Facade
Diagrid
Screws, screwed directly to CLT
Aluminium track
Timber casing
Carriage
Window frame
Concealed carrier plate Sliding redwood framed window (single glazed) 8.8 mm acoustic laminated glass
Ventilation Grill Diagrid structure
Diagrid node
First line of defence
Redwood frame
Insulation line [acoustic + thermal + re] Aluminium T guide
Ring beam
Redwood handrail Diagrid cladding
Aluminium track
Fixed redwood framed window (single glazed) Redwood hand railing Window frame
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Timber casing
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Infinity Second Year Studio (Facade Technoledge) TU Delft, Netherlands (2019) Team: G. Manzanares, V. Koster, S. Moumdjian Mentors: Ir. Arie Bergsma, PhD. Paul Denz
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Redesigning the Envelope
Assembly Sequence and Component Details of New Facade
The Infinity building claimed to be one of the most sustainable buildings in 2002, but it leaves a lot of room for improvement in order to reduce the amount of energy it requires to provide a comfortable indoor quality. While analyzing the existing conditions of the building´s envelope, it was deducted that a new facade, specially the south facade, needs to be redesigned in order to improve the indoor quality and to reduce the energetic consumption. The problems to be tackled were: Too much direct sunlight, high temperatures experienced most of the time inside the building, a lot of indoor noise generated, and little privacy due to the transparency of the existing facade.
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TEMPERATURE RANGE California Energy Code
South facade
Aluminium connection profiles + Aluminium U profiles
LOCATION:
Latitude/Longitude: Data Source:
AMSTERDAM, -, NLD
52.3° North, 4.77° East, Time Zone from Greenwich 1 IWEC Data 062400 WMO Station Number, Elevation -2 m
LEGEND
Total Solar Radiation: 2.552.500 kWh
RECORDED HIGH DESIGN HIGH -
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AVERAGE HIGH MEAN -
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AVERAGE LOW DESIGN LOW RECORDED LOW COMFORT ZONE
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DESIGN HIGH: Residential
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1% of Hours Above
Original South Facade .5% of Hours Above 0% of Hours Above
0
DESIGN LOW: Residential 1% of Hours Below
North facade
-5
.5% of Hours Below 0% of Hours Below TEMPERATURE RANGE:
-10
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Annual
-10 to 40 °C
Total Solar Radiation: 839.078,46 kWh
Fit to Data Back
Wind direction distribution(%)
Source: https://www.windfinder.com/windstatistics /nieuwe_meer Glass fin
Next
Temperature range per month and annually Graph: Climate Consultant 0.6
New steel bracket
Steel point Urban context - Building physics fitting
Roof
The building is surrounded by buildings only in the South, but since these building are low-rise, they do not provide shadow to the building for most of the time annually (Fig.X, X). Simulations in Ladybug, Grasshopper were performed, in order to find theAluminium peak irradiation in each façade and the roof. The roof collects the highest amount of radiation annually, followed by the South façade profile (Fig.X, X). However, all facades and the roof are almost fully glazed, and just the South façade and partially the roof have a shading system. Additionally, the climate data of the area were studied, in terms of wind and temperature. The main wind direction is WSW, and the average annual temperature is 10 oC, while the comfort zone in that climate is considered to be 20-24,5 oC.
Total Solar Radiation: 2.845.600 kWh
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Single glazing unit East facade
West facade
Total Solar Radiation: 538.004,11 kWh
Total Solar Radiation: 108.007,26 kWh
Day: 21/12 Decorative Time: 12:00 metallic mesh
Insulating panel
Double glazing windows
Solar radiation received annually per facade Simulation: Ladybug, Grasshopper
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Day: 21/06 Time: 12:00
Aluminium connection profile
Aluminium profile
U
Sunpath Diagram Simulation: Ladybug, Grasshopper U-value: 1.9 W/m²K
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Hemp textile screen + Aluminium railing
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ETFE membrane
Aluminium T profile
Insulating panel
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Hemp textile screen / curtain: They are controlled by the user, and they help to reduce the heat transfer to the interior of the building, and at the same time they help to control the privacy of the rooms
Perforations: They provide ventilation in the cavity and they help to reduce indoor noise, as the sound is allowed to flow outside
Hemp textile screen / curtain
ETFE membrane Double galizng windows
U-value: 1.1 W/m²K
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The Fortress of Solitude Second Year Studio (Technoledge Structural Design)
TU Delft, Netherlands (2019) Team: G. Manzanares, R. Bennoy, D. den Ouden Mentors: Dr.ir. F. Veer, Dr.ir. F.Oikonomopoulou, Dr.ir. C. Louter
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An Invisible Structure Meant to be an observatory for the Northern Lights at the top of Iceland’s highest point, Hvannadalshnúkur, The Fortress of Solitude was conceived as a completely transparent structure. The goal of the project was to be made of glass, as much as possible. Therefore, the envelope of the building is made of double glazed panels, which are fixed at different angles in order to recreate a natural rocky formation, but at the same time to provide good load distribution. This allows to minimize the structure of the building, which is also made of glass. In order to follow the concept of transparency, the steel connections are point fitting elements, which are very small.
Double Glazed Panels: The glass used in this elements is heat-strengthened laminated glass, which offers good structural properties, and it is safe in case of failure.
Glass Ribs: The glass used in this elements is heat-strengthened laminated glass, which offers good structural properties, and it is safe in case of failure.
Structure, Assembly and Connections
Rib connection
Stresses in the ribs under snow-load and deadload: The deformation was very low, consisting of only 3 mm of deflection at the weakest point of the structure.
Stresses in the ribs under wind-load and deadload: The deformation was acceptable, consisting of 47 mm at the weakest point of the structure.
Glass to Rib Glass to Glass
Assembly Scheme
Concept: The Mountain Peak
Glass to concrete slab connection
Rib connection
Glass to glass connection
Glass to rib connection
Sizing and Manufacturing of Elements
Glass Panels: The dimensions of the glass panels take into consideration the jumbo standard of 3.21m x 6m
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Glass Ribs: The dimensions of the glass ribs take into consideration the jumbo standard of 3.21m x 6m
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AIRdiator First Year Studio (Bucky Lab)
TU Delft, Netherlands (2019) Team: G. Manzanares, A. Changlani, A. Passoni, S. Moumdjian Mentors: Dr.ir. Marcel Bilow, Ar. Sietze Kalweijk
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A Panel to Replace Windows With the aim of reducing the energy consumption of the AMC Hospital in Amsterdam, the AIRdiator panel was designed. This panel with its innovative design and components was meant to adapt the indoor climate of the AMC and to provide shading in order to reduce the amount of energy needed for cooling and heating during summer and winter respectively. The panel was conceived as not just a replacement for the old windows of the AMC Hospital, but more as a product, capable of being used and adapted to many different projects and needs.
The Principle Top panel detail
Venturi effect
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Evaporative cooling Passive cooling
AIRdiator Panel Physical model 1:1 scale Fixing of ceramic elements inside the panel
Assembly Sequence
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Aluminium Box
Bottom Silica Sponge
Ceramic Element
Top Silica Sponge
Front Double Glazing
Back Single Glazing
Rotating Opening Element
Top Cover Element
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R.J.A. Concert Hall Graduation Project (Bachelor of Architecture) ISTHMUS, Panama (2017) Mentor: Ar. Alvaro Hernandez
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A Concert Hall for Panama The idea behind the project was to satisfy the need of the national symphonic orchestra and the national choir of Panama to have an adequate space for musical rehearsals and presentations. Therefore, the proposal is for the R.J.A Concert Hall to become their official headquarters, and a new musical icon to the city. The project is located next to a university campus, which complement each other, and it is composed of a main hall or auditorium, several rehearsal and music workshop rooms (also multi-purpose), and a public space that becomes an important gathering space in which music and visitors are in constant dialogue.
Auditorium Design Strategy
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Ground Floor Plan
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Section A - A’
West Elevation
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