Selected Works 2022-2023

CONTENTS

04 Curriculum Vitae FACADE

08 Croissant

Facade & Structural Design

Skogafoss, Iceland | spring 2022

18 Erasmus Housing

Facade Design

Rotterdam, Netherlands | spring 2022

24 Reuse DNB

Facade Design

Amsterdam, Netherlands | sping 2022

ENVIRONMENTAL & COMPUTATION

32 Faros MEGA project

Computational & Environmental Design

Rotterdam, Netherlands | spring 2022

38 Circular House

Environmental Design, BROEKBAKEMA Architects

Venlo,Netherlands | spring 2023

42 Thermal Resilience

Thesis Project

Amsterdam, Netherlands | spring 2023

Nathanail Tzoutzidis

09/06/1992, Kastoria, Greece

Greek Kastoria

Delft

Coenderstraat 14, 2613SM

No: 160014452 (B, A2, A)

nathanael.tz@outlook.com

+30 69 8628 0268

I am an enthusiast licenced Building Technology Engineer and Architect who Just graduated from TU Delft. Besides my professional experience, my endless wonder for researching new innovative designs and for improving my knowledge in the fields of architecture and building environment led me to be at the University once again! As a short recap from all these previous years, I could mention I have professional experience as I have worked on multi-use architectural projects and competitions for architectural firms in the Netherlands and Greece. Motivated by my aspiration to attain exceptional outcomes, I immersed myself in the field of Environmental Design and Analysis to enhance facade designs and accomplish architectural achievements. Nevertheless, I am the kind of person that does not want to settle. I am looking forward to improving, and be open-minded to possible upcoming opportunities. However, it is not all about work! Short breaks from daily routine such as travelling, fitness and hanging out with friends and colleagues are the essentials for recharging batteries and enjoy life!

TOOLS | SKILLS

OFFICE SOFTWARE

MS OFFICE (WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT)

ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE

IMAGE / GRAPHICS / VIDEO

PHOTOSHOP

INDESIGN

ILLUSTRATOR

LIGHTROOM

PREMIERE PRO

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

MICROSOFT MS PROJECT

PROGRAMMING LAGUAGES

PYTHON

C#

3D MODELING / 2D DRAFTING

REVIT ARCHITECTURE

GRASSHOPPER

RHINOCEROS

AUTOCAD

BIM 360

VISUALISATION & RENDERING

V-RAY

LUMION

ENSCAPE

ENVIRONMENTAL

ENERGY+

HONEYBEE

LADYBUG

EPPY

LANGUAGES INTERESTS

Teamwork

Management

BimModeling

Computational

Visualisation

Multidisciplinary Environment

Creativity

Sustainability

Facade

Construction

Greek : Native proficiency

English : Advanced working proficiency

IELTS C1: Credential ID A3-GR005-S-6040799

German : Conversational working proficiency

Leistungsbescheinigung B2.2

HOBBIES

Computational Designer Intern | Broekbakema, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Environmental Analyses within the BIM environment. [focused on: Daylight and Energy Demand ]

-Transfer geometry and building information between BIM and Grasshopper environments and vice versa.

-Interpretation of results and Visualisation

[RhinoInside|Environmental Simulations| Results Interpretation|Visualisations|Presentation]

Architect | Moustroufis Architects, Athens, Greece.

- Concept and Developed Design of vacation residence in Nea Makri, Athens[GR] . Vacation Villa of 372sqm [Concept Design|Developed Design drawings|3d modeling|Visualisations|Presentations]

Architect | Aristides Dallas Architects, Athens, Greece.

- Concept Design of Navarino Blue, Peloponnese[GR] : Large scale hotel of 14.800sqm

[Concept Design|3d modeling|Visualisation|Presentations]

- Planning of Bali, Crete[GR] : Touristic development with luxury villas and marina and in a rural area of 1,500ha [Concept Design drawings|Masterplan Drawings|3d modeling|Visualisation|Presentations]

Junior Architect | DECATHLON S.A. architecture planning engineering consulting, Athens, Greece.

- Planning of Scorpios Island[GR] : Island Planning of 830ha and Developed design of infrastructure. In collaboration with Peter Marino and Snøhetta architects. [Masterplan drawings|Client meetings & Presentations].

- Concept Design and Planning of North Afantou, Rhodes[GR] :Touristic development with Golf Course, Luxury villas and Marina and in a rural area of 1,300ha

[Concept Design|3d modeling|Visualisation|Graphic Illustration|Presentations]

- Ioniko Kentro in Athens[GR] : Cultural complex of a 6,903sqm

[Developed & Detail Design|Client meetings & Presentations | Buidling Permit & Construction Documentation]

- Technical Due Diligence Reports [TDDR] and Validation of Building Permits of Luis Hotels. [Building Permits Documentation|Client meetings]

EDUCATION

Technische Universiteit Delft [TU Delft]

MSc Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences [Building Technology], Graduation Date: 26th June 2023.

[Thesis project] Thermal Resilience assessment of buildings against extreme heatwaves. Evaluation of building performance by observing facade material properties and building systems considering case scenarios of climate change. In collaboration with ARUP, Amsterdam

National Technical University of Athens [N.T.U.A.]

Diploma of Architecture Engineering , Graduation Date: October 2017. GPA: 8.45/10 .

[Thesis project] Re-evaluation of Values. Restoration of the abandoned Stock Market of Greece. The research and design focus on the revival of the building by transforming it into a public space in the heart of Athens. Stores, Boutiques and Restaurants accompany the existence of the experimental exhibition space where visitors can contribute to the value of the exhibits.

Hafencity Universität Hamburg [H.C.U.] | Universität für Baukunst und Metropolenentwicklung Erasmus Master studies in the faculty of Architecture

High School , Argos Orestiko, Kastoria, Greece Graduate with “excellent” conduct and GPA: 20/20

OTHER EXPERIENCES

Evzon in Presidential Guard of Greece |Greek Military Elite Unit

[guard in the Greek Tomb of the Unkown Soldier]

Co-founder |Humane Social Enterprice start-up

Designers, doctors and physiotherapists collaborated on innovative rehabilitation concepts.

[“The Squeeze” award,2nd prize of 10.000 euros, participating with the Humane start-up]

Student Housing | Municipality of Leukosia| Cyprus [Finalist]

Old Stables of Papafi | Municipality of Thessaloniki| Greece [Finalist]

University island | Young Architects Competition | Italy

Bamiyan Cultural Center| UNESCO Architectural Competition | Afhganistan

ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITIONS WORKSHOPS|SEMINARS|ACTIVITIES

Construction Project Management | Columbia University of New York Certified by Coursera (Course Certificate ID: ULDB6C4F4QG3).

“Revit Architecture Basic” + “Revit Architecture Advanced” Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Certified by Autodesk (Certificate ID: EM029409577314452209). BIM Instructor: Filippos Manolas

“SODA project” | Architectural thesis workshops and lectures, Athens, Greece.

Tutors: Ioannis Zachariades, Panayotis Tournikiotis, Tilemachos Andrianopoulos, Stavros Stavrides, Nikolaos-Ion Terzoglou, Vasilios Ganiatsas.

“CODE PATRAS” | Architectural and Spatial Planning workshop and seminars, Patras, Greece. In collab with ETH. Study on Spatial Development of Patras for the New Railway Network and Central Station in Patras.

Tutors: ETH Zurich | Prof. Dr. B. Scholl, I. Frezadou, Dr. R. Signer, Dr. A. Grams, P. Noser, T. Papamichail. NTU Athens | Prof. Dr. K. Moraitis, Prof. Dr. I. Zahariades. University of Patras | Prof. Dr. V. Pappas, Prof. A. Spanomarides

04 Curriculum Vitae FACADE

08 Croissant

Facade & Structural Design

Skogafoss, Iceland | spring 2022

18 Erasmus Housing

Facade Design

Rotterdam, Netherlands | spring 2022

24 Reuse DNB

Facade Design

Amsterdam, Netherlands | sping 2022

ENVIRONMENTAL & COMPUTATION

32 Faros MEGA project

Computational & Environmental Design

Rotterdam, Netherlands | spring 2022

38 Circular House

Environmental Design, BROEKBAKEMA Architects

Venlo,Netherlands | spring 2023

42 Thermal Resilience

Thesis Project

Amsterdam, Netherlands | spring 2023

CROISSANT GLASS STRUCTURAL DESIGN

PROJECT CROISSANT PAVILION

TYPE COMPUTATIONALSTRUCTURAL

UNIVERSITY TU DELFT YEAR 2022

PROJECT TEAM P.KHANCHANDANI, S.OKE, N.TZOUTZIDES

TOOLS RHINOCEROS, GRASSHOPPER, KARAMBA3D, LUMION, PHOTOSHOP

COURSE

TECHNOLEDGE STRUCTURAL DESIGN

TUTORS J. O’CALLAGHAN, M. OVEREND, F. OIKONOMOPOULOU, T. BRISTOGIANNI

GRADE 9.5 / 10

PERSONAL CONTRIBUTIONS CONCEPT DESIGN, GRASSHOPPER SCRIPTING, STRUCTURAL OPTIMISATION, VISUALIZATIONS

Technoledge structural design was a studio where the structural potential of glass was exploited for creating unique architectural interventions. Through the design process, the group aimed to balance the architectural and engineering design knowledge for achieving a realistic solution of a fully glazed construction. Besides defining the architectural form, the team worked on an FEA model with Karamba plug-in in order to compare results with handmade calculations. After we ensured the structural stability of the pavilion via FEA simulations and defined the structural glass panelization parts, we narrowed down our research on the glass connections. Therefore, a series of different detailing drawings were designed for the most crucial connections of the building. Working with insulated flat glass with SGP interlayer lamination lead us to develop hinge connections which allowed the glass panels to rest onto the glass portals and at the same time ensure stability against the uplifting forces.

VIEW OF THE WATERFALL

VIEW OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS

SECTION

Entrance

CONCEPT

P1-A and P1-B

P2-A and P2-B

P3-A and P3-B

R-01 to R-06

R-07 to R-11

R-12 to R-15

F-01 to F-03

F-04 to F-06

F-07

63mm = 5 layers (12+12+15+12+12)

Flat Glass

Fully Tempered Glass wtih SGP interlayer lamination

12+15cavity+12+15+12

Conical curvature

Hot bent Annealed Glass. SGP interlayer lamination

12+15cavity+12+15+12

Conical curvature

Hot bent Annealed Glass with SGP interlayer lamination

Detail:A

Roof panels to portals (a).

Detail:B

Roof panels to portals (b).

Detail:C Vertical panels to portals.

Detail:F Roof panels connection.

Detail: E Vertical panels foundation.

Detail: D Roof connection to vertical panels.

Silicone joint

SGP interlayer

Toggle connection in stainless steel

Structural silicone

Hinged connection

POM (polyoxymethylene) block

Structural silicone

Stainless steel plate

Hilti mortar

CONNECTION OF THE GLASS ROOF PANEL ONTO THE GLASS PORTAL

4.Toggle connection

2.

1.

3.

4.

5.

1.Roof glass panel

2.Silicone

3.Roof glass panel

5.Glass portal

Silicone joint

Z shaped profile in stainless steel with ribs for grip

Neoprene gasket

POM (polyoxymethylene) block

Structural silicone

POM (polyoxymethylene) block

Structural silicone

SGP Interlayer

Neoprene gasket

Silicone joint

1.Roof glass panel

2.SIlicone

3.Z shaped profile

4.Toggle connection

5.Vertical glass panel

6.SIlicone

7.Vertical glass panel

8.Glass portal

2.

1.

3.

4.

5.

6. 7. 8.

CONNECTION OF THE GLASS ROOF PANEL ONTO THE VERTICAL FACADE PANEL

ERASMUS STUDENT HOUSING FACADE ANALYSIS

PROJECT FACADE ANALYSIS

TYPE TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE, BUILDING PHYSICS

UNIVERSITY TU DELFT

PROJECT TEAM M. SABA, N. HEIJNE, N. KANTAWALA, N.TZOUTZIDES

TOOLS RHINOCEROS, LADYBUG, AUTOCAD, LUMION, PHOTOSHOP

COURSE

TECHNOLEDGE FACADE DESIGN

TUTORS A. BERGSMA, F. SCHNATER

GRADE 7.8 / 10

PERSONAL CONTRIBUTIONS

FACADE CONCEPT DESIGN, GRASSHOPPER SCRIPTING, TECHNICAL DETAIL, VISUALIZATIONS

The main objective of this first part of the course was to analyse an existing facade system of the residential sstudent building of the University of Rotterdam. Visual inspection and photoreportage of the facade system and the existing building were done at the first steps of the analysis. Later on the entire facade system were analysed with CAD, 3d drawing and visualisations. Moreover, calculations were made for its thermal performance, watertighness and fire safety.

MATERIALS EXPLANATION FOLDED

Timber

Aluminium

Aluminium

Timber

Glasswool

Curtain

Prefabricated

shaped railing profile

Timber framework

Waterproof coating

Steel U profile

Aluminium window frame

OSB panel

XPS thermal insulation

Aluminium folded panels

Timber frame for SIP panels profile

Glasswool and Rockwool

Curtain wall

Prefabricated concrete

LINES OF DEFENCE (A)

WATER & AIR-TIGHTNESS

HORIZONTAL SECTION DETAIL

REUSE FACADE SATELLITE DNB

FACADE DESIGN

PROJECT REDESIGN/REUSE

TYPE TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE, BUILDING PHYSICS

UNIVERSITY TU DELFT YEAR 2022

PROJECT TEAM M. SABA, N. HEIJNE, N. KANTAWALA, N.TZOUTZIDES

TOOLS RHINOCEROS, LADYBUG, AUTOCAD, LUMION, PHOTOSHOP

COURSE

TECHNOLEDGE FACADE DESIGN

TUTORS A. BERGSMA, F. SCHNATER

GRADE 8.4 / 10

PERSONAL CONTRIBUTIONS FACADE CONCEPT DESIGN, GRASSHOPPER SCRIPTING, TECHNICAL DETAIL, VISUALIZATIONS

The main objective of the design was to reuse the existing facade of the DNB headquarters building for a new residential building. The biggest challenge for the team was to transform the modules to be applied to a building with a different use. The initial research was based on solar study and simulations of variants of shading systems. Aiming for a facade which ensures high living standards, the team implemented balconies and vertical fins. Both of them contribute to reducing the solar load that is absorbed by the building envelope. Besides solar study exploration, our main focus was to optimise the existing facade modules by enhancing the thermal insulation and improving the lines of defence with watertight connections. Circularity and adaptability were two aspects that defined the design. Firstly, by simplifying the connections, and secondly by reusing the facade modules, we achieved a design that can be applied to different configurations with minimum material waste.

Main entrance of the building with lobby

Exterior

TWO FACADE MODULES

04 Curriculum Vitae FACADE

08 Croissant

Facade & Structural Design

Skogafoss, Iceland | spring 2022

18 Erasmus Housing

Facade Design

Rotterdam, Netherlands | spring 2022

24 Reuse DNB

Facade Design

Amsterdam, Netherlands | sping 2022

ENVIRONMENTAL & COMPUTATION

32 Faros MEGA project

Computational & Environmental Design

Rotterdam, Netherlands | spring 2022

38 Circular House

Environmental Design, BROEKBAKEMA Architects

Venlo,Netherlands | spring 2023

42 Thermal Resilience

Thesis Project

Amsterdam, Netherlands | spring 2023

FAROS MEGA PROJECT

EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTATION

PROJECT FAROS

TYPE

CROSSPLATFORM WORKFLOW SETUP, EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTATION

UNIVERSITY TU DELFT

YEAR 2022

PROJECT TEAM

J.GOMEZ, S.VELSINK, H.BOR, N.KANTAWALA, Y.IBRAHIM, G.CONSOLI, G.VOS, S.OKE, N.TZOUTZIDES

TOOLS

GRASSHOPPER, LADYBUG, WALLACEIX, GALAPAGOS, ENERGY+, HONEYBEE, LUMION, REVIT, SPECKLE, RHINO CFD, BIM 360.

COURSE

MEGA

PROFESSOR

Prof. Dr. Mauro Overend

COORDINATOR

Dr. Michela Turrin

TUTORS

Filip Geerts, Paul de Ruiter, S.P. Bas de Bont, Ir. Alessandra Luna Navarro, Dr. Ir. Karel Terwel, Ing. Peter de Jong

GRADE 8.1 / 10

PERSONAL CONTRIBUTIONS

CROSSPLATFORM WORKFLOW SETUP, SOFTWARE CONNECTIVITY, COMPUTATIONAL CONCEPT DESIGN, GH CORE MODEL, GH SCRIPTING ASSISTANCE, BUILDING ENERGY SIMULATIONS, CFD SIMULATIONS, GENERATIVE AGGREGATION, PROJECT PRESENTATION VIDEO, VISUALIZATIONS.

Mega was a multidisciplinary group studio where designing teams from the disciplines of architecture, structural, facade, climate, computational design and management contributed to developing a highrise building study. Through the design process, each discipline focused on each field and collaborate with the designers from other disciplines. As a computational designer, I was in charge of assisting the team with the software workflow that should be followed and filling the gaps of possible file overlaps and clashes. Besides that, my main goal was to enhance the design of others by providing results from simulations and optimisations made for form-finding and facade configuration, at the early stage and facade optimisation at the last stage of the study. The former is based on environmental simulations of solar radiation and the latter is developed by energy consumption simulations. As a result, the sawtooth facade modules were optimised aiming to reduce the energy consumption results and compare them with the climate designer’s study.

DISCRETE BUILDING ELEMENTS

BUILDING MASS STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS

CORE MODEL

Facade discipline

Structural discipline

Architectural discipline

ELEMENTS MAIN CORES

a. Inputs Parameters, such as numbers of floors, floor height, grid spacing on x and y axis and the population of the generated boxes can be set as inputs on the C# script.

b. Start A starting point can be set on the C# script for start generating the boxes.

OPTIMISATION OF THE BUILDING ROTATION

c. C# script

The inputs are read and the script creates a 3d-grid of points. The boxes are created with the center of those points.

d. Optimize

The outputs are vizualised with a colour which later on can represent a different building programm.

e . Data GFA and volume can be calculated from the generated boxes.

a. Mass forming

Because of the need of having results in a short time, just a part of the main shaping GH script used for this simulation.

b. Honeybee Honeybee definitions imported on the GH for calculating the solar radiation. Here is defined the period analysis.

c. Genomes Rotation and twist were added as inputs in the genomes of Galapagos

d. Fitness Objective

In this single-criteria optimization, the results values of solar radiation were added as fitness value.

d. Data recording Galabagos does not store data. Thus, recording components used for storing the generated numeric, geometric and vizual results.

e. Optimizing The results were sorted on the correct order from the highest solar radiation to lowest.Thus, the user can select the result of his/her preference.

Variables

All the variables indicators are summarized below:

-length of PV, opaque and transparent panels

-angle of the PV panel’s rotation

-material properties

Objectives

In this multi-criteria objective optimization, the interior daylight, the incident radation on the PVs and the energy consumption were the main objectives. Specifically those were defined in the simulation as it follows:

-Minimize the Total Load Intensity (kWh/m2)

-Maximize the average of Incident Radiation on PVs

-Maximize the average Useful Daylight Illuminance (UDI)

WallaceiX GENERATIVE ALGORITHM

a. Input Parameters Length & Angle

e. Materials Material properties are defined for each panel

b. Faces preparation for Honeybee simulation

f. Building Program

c. Daylight Simulation

g. Energy Simulation The Honeybee model is imported to EnergyPlus

d. Radiation Simulation

h. Results Optimization

Energy simulation results

e.

c. d.

f.

g.

h.

CIRCULAR HOUSE

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

PROJECT CIRCULAR HOUSE

TYPE OFFICE AND EXHIBITION

SIZE

3,250sqm

PRELIMINARY DESIGN COORDINATOR OKAN

TOOLS DYNAMO,GRASSHOPPER, LADYBUG, ENERGY+, HONEYBEE, REVIT, RHINO INSIDE

PERSONAL CONTRIBUTIONS

SOFTWARE INTERCONNECTIVITY, COMPUTATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, GH CORE MODEL, GH SCRIPTING, BUILDING ENERGY SIMULATIONS, DAYLIGHT ANALYSIS,.

MAIN SOFTWARE WAS USED

The Circular House project in Venlo, NL, involved the implementation of environmental analyses during the early stage of design. The primary objective was to develop a design for an office building with shared exhibition areas, taking into account daylight and energy demand considerations. The study focused on determining the optimal placement of two main cores, the glazing ratio, facade shading, and glazing ratio of interior partition walls. To ensure seamless integration with the office’s main design software, Revit, the entire workflow was developed within this environment. Initially, attempts were made to create the environmental workflow in Dynamo, but due to compatibility issues and tool limitations, RhinoInside was ultimately employed. This approach allowed for successful recognition of the Revit model within Rhino and Grasshopper, facilitating efficient environmental analyses.

GH SCRIPTS WERE DEVELOPED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSES

DAYLIGHT ANALYSIS - COMPARISON OF VARIANT WWR

DAYLIGHT ANALYSIS - COMPARISON OF CORE PLACEMENT

DAYLIGHT ANALYSIS - COMPARISON OF GLAZZING IN PARTITION WALLS

SOLAR RADIATION ANALYSIS - PV PANELS PLACEMENT

THERMAL RESILIENCE

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

TOOLS EPPY PYTHON,GRASSHOPPER, LADYBUG, ENERGY+, HONEYBEE,

PERSONAL CONTRIBUTIONS

ENTIRE BUILDING DYNAMIC SIMULATIONS, STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS, UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATION

OFFICE BUILDING MAIN AREAS - THERMAL ZONES

Climate change and extreme heat are global challenges. Designers aim to assess facades with early-stage environmental evaluations, as changes are resource-efficient. Rapid urban expansion increases vulnerability to natural hazards, demanding strategies for built environment resilience. Thermal resilience gains importance in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction industry. Quantifying thermal resilience remains a challenge, but this thesis fills the gap by identifying influential parameters through sensitivity analysis. It presents a quantification method for thermal resilience performance in Amsterdam buildings. Additionally, a computational workflow aids designers in defining thermal resilience index at the early design stage, aiming for efficiency. Due to constraints, this research focuses on evaluating building envelope vulnerability to extreme heat waves.

GLAZING AND FACADE PROPERTIES

MAIN GRASSHOPPER SCRIPT

THERMAL RESILIENCE INDICATOR - ENTIRE BUILDING SIMULATION