Last week at the Rhino Developer Meeting in Barcelona, I had the pleasure of presenting some of our recent work on #datadrivendesign and meeting up with some wonderful colleagues.
Spatial Design
We specialise in Spatial Design, a contemporary design discipline that crosses the boundaries of architecture, interior design and installation design as well as certain areas of public art. Our work delivers value and understanding in spaces across scales -both in the private and public realm- by focusing upon the flow of people between multiple areas of interior and exterior environments. We regard every project as a bridge that joins traditional built environment disciplines together with the people they are designed to serve.
Computational Design
“Empowering digital design through precise, innovative solutions”
We provide high end computational design services for design problems of different scales. We bring computational methods and analytical techniques to each stage of the design process and use data to drive our decision making process. This allows us to develop flexible design solutions that are specific to the needs of the client and can handle project complexity. This approach enables us to generate multiple design alternatives on the fly, evaluate and optimize according to the requirements or desires of our clients and thus make more informed decisions.
Design Engineering
We support Architects, Designers and Engineers with parametric planning,Environmental Analysis, Wind analysis, Solar analysis informing your design aspirations with empirical and quantifiable data. We develop early design feasibility studies as well as detailed 3D models in fabrication quality, enabling the coordination of different trades. Through collaboration we develop the product concept and specifications to meet customer needs while also directing the design effort when needed. Our expertise covers both fields of analysis and synthesis and involves adapting and using complex scientific and mathematical techniques through sequential processes in order to develop solutions for the society.
Tool Development
“Custom software solutions tailored for your specific needs.”
We help you transform your ideas into innovative products using our diverse design background along with experience using advanced computational methods. The focus of our efforts is to introduce a holistic design approach which enables design flexibility and enables us to reduce labour, tooling and manufacturing costs. Our portfolio so far includes bespoke furniture, sunglasses and other small design objects, as well as IOT devices, for which we have provided a wide range of services including ideation, parametric design, prototyping and packaging.
Product Design
We design and develop new products, including their branding and packaging, if required. Our design philosophy follows a holistic approach for the design process which ensures our services maintain high quality levels and efficiently meets our clients’ needs. We focus on bringing new products into the market by applying computational workflows and digital fabrication techniques that reduce labor and manufacturing costs.
Digital Fabrication
With the help of computational modelling, our studio initiates a safe and efficient route for you, from concept to machine – from design to production. We provide 3D construction documentation and process the data required for CNC controlled fabrication, and we ensure that, in the end, all the components fit together perfectly.
In addition, our Studio features a fabrication facility with the capability of rapid prototyping through the extensive and efficient use of Digital Fabrication means such as 3d Printing and 3d Scanning, CNC Milling and Laser Cutting. Through years of experimentation and experience we have developed a number of independent strategies that dramatically reduce the fabrication time needed to create full-scale, three-dimensional shapes
Education & Workshops
As an innovative company, Topotheque works with both universities and partners in industry on international research projects. We are involved in specialist conferences, and take part in symposia and review committees. We foster educational models that promote Digital Fabrication and Design research in Architecture, Engineering and Applied Arts. Through workshops, seminars and lectures, we seek to explore design, production and communication.
Our educational courses and workshops aim to reinforce creativity and support experimentation that drives innovation. We offer a new approach to technological tools that guide participants from design to production towards boosting and developing one’s capabilities on making things.These workshops aim to create an interactive platform for hands-on education where participants acquire skills while developing and producing a project.
We are a contemporary design practice operating on the intersection of Architecture, Design, Arts and Science, featuring a fabrication facility and strong experience in digital technologies. Our holistic design approach extends across different scales and through multiple platforms, as we seek to redefine the relationship between design, technology and craft. By bridging the gap between conception and fabrication, we manage to fuse the experimental and the innovative with the practical and the pragmatic to achieve the outstanding. We like challenges, collaborative work and diverse points of view and are open to new ideas and opportunities.
Topotheque works
with creative people and companies to make inspiring places and objects.
Evangelos Pantazis
Founder
Principal Architect
Evangelos holds a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California where he has also worked as a teaching and research assistant. He has earned his Master of Advanced Studies in the field of Computer Aided Architectural Design from the ETH in Zurich and got his Diploma in Architecture from the Aristotle’s University of Thessaloniki, Greece. Professionally, Evangelos worked in several international offices, including Graft Architects in Berlin, Studio Pei Zhu in Beijing and Buro Happold Engineering in Los Angeles. His research has been presented in multiple Design-Computing Conferences and his professional work has been exhibited at venues such as the Venice Biennale of Architecture, the Modern Art Museum of Lausanne (ELAC) and the Benaki Museum in Athens.
Iason Pantazis
Founder
Principal Architect
Iason holds a Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University in New York as a Fulbright Scholar and prior to this he obtained his Diploma in Architecture from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece and attended Master Classes at the Technical University in Delft, Holland.
He is a registered architect in Greece and has taught Architectural Technology at the Department of Architecture of the University of Ioannina and the Department of Architecture of the University of Patras as adjunct lecturer over the course of seven years.
His personal and collaborative work has been exhibited at the Venice Biennale, the AIA New York Center for Architecture, the Benaki Museum, the State Museum of Modern Art and the Byzantine Museum in Athens. He is the founder and Director of Fab Lab Ioannina.
Alexandros Christodoulou
Computational Design Specialist
Alex Christodoulou is a Computational Design Specialist with over a decade of experience in developing advanced digital design tools and methodologies for the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. Currently, Alex works as computational designer and in parallel is a PhD Candidate at the University of Thessaly. During the first eight years of his career, he worked at ARUP in Amsterdam, where he played a key role in creating and leading a parametric building design automation and optimization framework, which was applied to significant projects across the firm. His portfolio includes contributions to major projects such as the Valley, Smakkelaarspark, and Elements tower developments in the Netherlands, as well as the renovation of the Bernabéu Stadium and several parametric master planning and building stock analysis projects. Alex has also shared his expertise through teaching courses at IaaC, KU Leuven, Shenzhen University, TU Delft, and the University of Thessaly. Additionally, he has presented his research at prominent conferences like IASS, SimAUD, and the Design Modelling Symposium.
Anastasios Dedes
Art Director
Graphic Designer
Anastasios experiments with lines, letters, colours, values, forms , intensities, deconstruction in both 2d and 3d environments. As ‘Unidead’, ‘Matao Oka’, ‘Littll’ and ‘Aaiikkoo’ works across various fields such as visual communication, typography, branding, identity, advertising, illustration, concept design and photography. Anastasios Dedes has taken part in numerous exhibitions and festival both in Greece and Europe, offering powerful visuals and innovative street graphics.
Join the team!
Internship Program
The goal of the Topotheque Studio Internship Program is to provide experience and exposure to the many facets of architectural practice. Interns assist project teams and may gain experience with schematic design, Cad Software, digital fabrication and model making as well as construction documents and presentation projects.
All Resumes, Inquiries, or Portfolios should be sent to iason@topotheque.com not exceeding 8MB.
Past Team Members
Eleftheria Labropoulou
Architecture Intern
Alex Chelidonopoulos
Architect
Sotiris Gonis
Design Intern
Eftychia Zapheiri
Project Architect
Yorgos Alexis
Project Architect
Vassilios Alexis
Project Architect
Nikolaos Raptis
Fabrication Specialist
Aristotelis Sdralis
Project Manager
Constantinos Schinas
CAM Specialist
Companies we work with
Atkins Realis
Halter AG
Asics
Findable AG
Cosmic Buildings
Hyperion Robotics
Small studio
Giorgos Sfakianakis
Fab lab ioa
Lasercutter.gr
www.lasercutter.gr
Kkervvit
Seven Hundred
IKEA-foundation
Biennale of Western Balkans
Onassis Foundation
MOMus
Romantso Cultural Centre
Yfalos @ Designboom.com
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Rhino Developers Meeting 2026
IAAC, Barcelona, Spain
Many thanks to the organizers for putting together a very nice event and keeping the community alive McNeel Europe , Anomaly Build , ShapeDiver , Reope , Sweden design computing, Raven and to Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia for hosting the event! Special thanks to Pedro Cortes Nieves for the support and the pictures!
Exhibition “Water: The big Challenge”
SNFCC, Athens, Greece
Topotheque Design Research Studio was invited to participate at the exhibition “WATER: The Major Challenge” which took place as part of Green Weekend 2026 at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC). As part of the exhibition, we presented a new iteration of Yfalos — a modular artificial reef system that brings together circular design, computational design, and digital fabrication to explore new approaches to the restoration of marine ecosystems.
Yfalos consists of prefabricated modular concrete elements that are parametrically designed and fabricated through a combination of digital manufacturing techniques — including 3D printing and CNC milling — and traditional casting methods. The modules can then be transported by small boats and deployed by divers, creating new habitats for threatened species while supporting biodiversity in degraded marine environments.The first Yfalos prototype was developed and fabricated at Fab Lab Ioannina and has already been deployed in the waters off Paxoi, Greece. The project explores how computational design and digital fabrication can extend beyond the built environment and contribute to the design of new, adaptable infrastructures for ecological restoration.
Icosahedron Lamp Configurator
Ioannina, Greece
We have been testing on making some of our designs available via web configurators so that users can adjust speicfic design parameters as well as material thickness and generate the cutting paths
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