MATYAS IS AN ARCHITECT, ACADEMIC, ENTREPRENEUR AND DEVELOPER OF WATER-FILLED GLASS (WFG) TECHNOLOGY. HE HAS AN ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING BACKGROUND, AND GRADUATED AT BUDAPEST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (MARCH) AND THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO (MENG AND PHD). MATYAS HAS INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE EXPERIENCE AND WORKED FOR OFFICES IN JAPAN (SHIGERU BAN ARCHITECTS, ARATA ISOZAKI ARCHITECTS), PORTUGAL (ALVARO SIZA) AND HUNGARY (ZOBOKI DEMETER ASSOCIATES, BALAZS MIHALY ARCHITECTS, PUHL ANTAL ARCHITECTS) BEFORE STARTING HIS PHD ON WFG. AFTER HE DEFENDED HIS PHD IN 2010, HE HAS BEEN RESEARCHING THE CONCEPT OF WFG FOR OVER A DECADE. SINCE THEN, MATYAS DESIGNED AND BUILT TWO PROTOTYPE BUILDINGS WITH WFG TECHNOLOGY (WATER HOUSE 1.0 AND WATER HOUSE 2.0), CONDUCTED LONG TERM MONITORING ON THE BUILDINGS AND DEVELOPED AN ENERGY MODEL FOR WFG WITH FAZEL. MATYAS FOUNDED WATER-FILLED GLASS TOGETHER WITH FAZEL AND DANIEL AND IS CURRENTLY FOCUSING ON STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE STARTUP.

HAVING A BACKGROUND IN CIVIL ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE, AND BUILDING PHYSICS, ABOLFAZL MERGES HIS COMPETENCIES INTO DEVELOPING NEW SOLUTIONS FOR HEALTHY AND COMFORTABLE BUILDINGS. DURING HIS POSTDOC AT THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT OF TU KAISERSLAUTERN, HE WAS INVOLVED IN INNOVATIVE PROJECTS FOR APPLYING ADVANCED SIMULATION AND OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES IN THE DESIGN AND AUTOMATION OF DYNAMIC FAÇADE AND COMPLEX FENESTRATION SYSTEMS. HIS EXPERIENCE IN LIVING LAB SMART OFFICE SPACE BRINGS HIS INSIGHTS ABOUT GLARE, DAYLIGHT AND THERMAL COMFORT INTO REALITY BY PROVIDING NEW DATA-DRIVEN MODELS AND TOOLS. HE IS ALSO A WELL ACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL AND A DGNB INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT TO ENSURE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN BUILDINGS ALONGSIDE HIGH PERFORMANCE AND ENERGY SAVINGS.

DANIEL IS A PROJECT MANAGER AND A LICENSED ARCHITECT WHO HAS BEEN TAKING PART IN THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF WFG SINCE 2015. DANIEL GRADUATED FROM LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY IN LONDON (BARCH) WITH DISTINCTION AND UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED ARTS IN VIENNA (MARCH) AS AN ARCHITECT. HIS WORK WAS HONORED WITH THE RIBA BRONZE MEDAL WITH COMMENDATION, SOM AWARD AND SERGEANT AWARD. HE WORKED AS AN ARCHITECT AT HENN ARCHITECTS (BERLIN) AND DYERS ARCHITECTS (LONDON-BUDAPEST) AND AS A PROJECT MANAGER AT FORESTAY GROUP (BUDAPEST). BETWEEN 2015-2020 DANIEL WORKED CLOSELY WITH INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS OF WFG INCLUDING GLASS FACTORIES AND FACADE BUILDERS ON FINALIZING THE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT OF THE TECHNOLOGY. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE DEVELOPMENT STAGE, FROM 2021 DANIEL IS THE LEAD PROJECT MANAGER AT THE FIRM AND IS WORKING ON WFG PROJECTS GLOBALLY. 

I AM A QUALIFIED ACCOUNTANT AND EXPERIENCED FINANCIAL PROFESSIONAL WITH LONG EXPERIENCE IN BANKING AND FINANCIAL/RISK MANAGEMENT.
I AM AN ACTIVE FUNDER OF EARLY STAGE VENTURES AND HAVE JOINED WATER-FILLED GLASS IN 2022 AS LEAD INVESTOR AND HEAD OF FINANCE.

ON THE FINANCE SIDE I  AM RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING BUSINESS PERFORMANCE, HANDLING BUDGETS, SUPERVISING ACCOUNTS, ANALYZING, DEVELOPING FINANCIAL MODELS AND MONITORING CASH FLOW. I ALSO USE MY BROAD EXPERIENCE TO ASSIST WITH FUNDRAISING, LEGAL DOCUMENTATION AND STRATEGY FORMATION