Emily LiuzzaPortfolioArchitectural

Pennsylvania State UniversityArts & Architecture Department

2012

Curriculum Vitae

Design Projects

Drawings Exercises

[Park]ing Days Intervention

House of a Mythical Creature

Pavillion Design

Wine Rack

Enoteca Intervention

Lake HouseGeodesic Cladded Sphere

Shadowing ExerciseLight, Shade, and ShadowAnalytiquePerspectible Shadow and Shade

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Custom CMU BrickDesigning a Museum

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Curriculum VitaeEducation

Pennsylvania State UniversitySchool of Arts and ArchitectureBachelor of Architecture- currentMay 2016University Park, PA

Skill Sets

Freedom High SchoolHigh School DegreeMay 2011Bethlehem, PA

Adobe PhotoshopAdobe IllustratorRevit Google Sketch Up

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First Year

Second Year

[Park]ing Days Intervention- First Semester

House of a Mythical Creature- First Semester

Pavillion Design- Second Semester

Wine Rack- First Semester

Enoteca Intervention- First Semester

Lake House- First SemesterGeodesic Cladded Sphere- First Semester

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Custom CMU BrickDesigning a Museum

[PARK]ing Days: Intervention Project

Basic Design Studio Professor Jodi LaCoeHalf Semester Project

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[PARK]ing Days was a project created to make the public aware of how much space is taken up by paved parking spots by turning the space into a park area for a day. First the project was started by creating a proposed intervention individually. In the next step, we collaborated with others to redesign, build, set up, and run an interactive “park” for one day.

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Mythical Creature: Designing a Room

Basic Design Studio Professor Rebecca HennHalf Semester Project

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�e project was assigned to create a space an assigned mythical creature would live in. �e banshee (a forest fairy) was my assigned creature and a�er much research on the history and origin of the banshee, I started designing a social space based on various information found. �e project was to look at interaction of the creature, daily routine, and likes and dislikes to teach how to cater to even the most unlikely clients.

Pavillion Design: Design Build

Basic Design Studio Professor James KalsbeekHalf Semester Project

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�e last project of First Year Architecture has traditionally consisted of Design Build group projects. My group was assigned a water observatory for a local elementary school. �e project started by experimenting with di�erent techniques of engaging kids with water experimentation and also with experiments with building structure. �e �nal project was design as a gathering/seating area for children to be able to watch and the water collected from the rain drain into the wetlands area the project was built to sit next to.

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Fabrication Process

Wine Rack:

Materials and StructuresProfessor Danielle Carduso & Eric Sutherland6 Week Project

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In order to study structural soundess as well as design, groups were assigned to collaborate a design for a modular wine rack. A�er design, we had to create a structural way of the rack coming together. Using a CNC Router, we creating a notching system to attach each piece to joint perfectly to the adjacent piece.

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Design StudioProfessor James CoopersHalf Semester Project

Enoteca Intervention: Designing a Public Space

For the �rst project of Seoncd Year, an existing building in State College was to be taken and changed into a wine bar. Faced with the challenge of existing conditions, there were limits to the building. Also, inspiration from the project had to be taken from abstract paintings. From the painting I was assigned, I chose to focus heavily on linear spaces containing overlapping elements.

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Lake House:

Design StudioProfessor Loukas KalisperisHalf Semester ProjectDesigning a Residence

To start the project, a song was given to analyze and pull concepts from for the private residence ofa musician. �e concept I explored, getting ideas from not only the music but the site of the building as well, was the idea of compression and release. I used that idea through out the design of my houseas well as the placement of my house and theater performance area on the site.

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Lake House: Designing a Residence

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In order to study structural soundess as well as design, groups were assigned to collaborate a design for a modular wine rack. A�er design, we had to create a structural way of the rack coming together. Using a CNC Router, we creating a notching system to attach each piece to joint perfectly to the adjacent piece.

Geodesic Cladded Sphere: Exploring Facade Design

Materials & Building Construction IProfessor Loukas KalisperisHalf Semester Project

A�er building a “geodesic sphere” to explore experimentation with materials andconstruction, as a group, we had to create a “facade” to clad the sphere. Wanting to create interesting shade and shadow cast by the sphere, we started by exploringthe pertruding and recessing of shapes that �lled the sphere. �en, a�er numerous hours learning tools in the metal shop, we cut a simple design into some of the shapes to emphasize the play with shadows and light. To attach the metal plates to the sphere, we used galvanized rods that we welded the ends of in order to avoidmovement of the shapes once on the sphere. �e project successfully played withlight, shade, and shadow to create an interesting facade, as well as teaching us many techniques and di�erent materials.

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1/8” Bass Wood 1/2” Strips

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CMU Modular Brick

Design StudioProfessor Daniel CardosoTwo Week Project

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Because the larger project for the semester was based on concrete construction and CMU design, we were assigned to desgin a modular concrete unit brick that could later be used in the designed building. �e brick was made to create a texture instead of just a basic wall, as well as act as a screen to allow light to cast di�erent shad-ows. �e block I designed was based on the ratio of a standard brick as to re�ect the traditional buildings in the area of our site. �is brick also allowed for di�erent types of arrangments, leaving many options for designing a wall or screen.

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Design StudioProfessor Daniel CardosoSemester Project

�e NCMA competition was designed to allow students to explore the options of concrete design. �e building to be designed was a museum for the

history of the Brooklyn Bridge. My concept throughout the project was to frame the views to

the Brooklyn Bridge as well as the Manhattan Bridge. �e strong elements of my building were angled to speci�cally angle the viewers eye inside

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Floor Plate Diagram

Structural Diagram

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Facade Treatment�e angles of the �ns frame the views to each monumental bridge. �e �ns are precast concrete colored to match that of the coloring of the Brooklyn Bridge.

Custom Art PartitionsEach partition for displaying art work throughout the museum is custom designed for speci�c drawings. �e partitions create a circulation throughout the gallery space as well to mimic the building angles.

SkylightAlong with allowing light to penetrate the gallery space, it is also designed as a seating area for the roof top cafe and bar.

Designed Concrete Masonry Unit�is CMU block is designed to be stacked like traditional brick to imitate the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. �e block, while resembling a brick very closely, breaks from tradition being angled like the angles created in the building.

NCMA: Designing a Museum

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Drawing Exercises

Shadowing Exercise- First Semester

Light, Shade, and Shadow- First Semester

Analytique- First Semester

Perspectible Shadow and Shade- First Semester

First Year

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Second YearPrecedent Analysis

Because the larger project for the semester was based on concrete construction and CMU design, we were assigned to desgin a modular concrete unit brick that could later be used in the designed building. �e brick was made to create a texture instead of just a basic wall, as well as act as a screen to allow light to cast di�erent shad-ows. �e block I designed was based on the ratio of a standard brick as to re�ect the traditional buildings in the area of our site. �is brick also allowed for di�erent types of arrangments, leaving many options for designing a wall or screen.

Shadowing Exercise

Visal Communication IProfessor James CoopersOne Week Project

�is quick exercise was to teach the directions shadows cast and the intensityof the shadows depending on the depth of the view. �e angles of shadows were also being taught. Drawing shadows taught how we read buildings and depth. �is exercise helped tremendously to conduct the next drawing exercise.

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Light, Shade, Shadow

Visal Communication IProfessor James Coopers�ree Week Project

In this drawing exercise, the plan of the Villa Stein was drawn �rst, teaching line weights. �e next step in the process was to shade the drawing based on cloudy outdoor lighting. A�er it was shaded, then shadow was to be added. �e time of day and intensity of light had to be determined in the last step and taught how to make an accurate show of light.

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Analytique

Visal Communication IProfessor James CoopersTwo Week Project

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To investigate and analyze a given building, we were assigned a series of analytiques to create. Otto Wagner’s Postal Savings Bank exhibited immense about of detail on the facade, something I picked out to be most important. �e view of the building and how it would be read is also drawn in plan under the elevation of the Savings Bank. Another important aspect of the building was the outdoor light let into the building as well as the lighting �xtures. �ese detail feautures of the lobby are highlighted in the nextanalytique. �is exercise taught to pick the most important elements of a building as well as working with a di�erent variety of media.

Perspectible Shadow and Shade Visal Communication IProfessor James Coopers�ree Week Project

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�e most extensive project throughout this course was drawing the Piazzale degli U�zi. First the plan of the area was to be drawn. �en from the plan came drawing the section cut of the building. A�er the section was drawn, the perspectible properties of the drawing were added then shaded.

Precedent Analysis

Design Studio Professor Daniel CardosoTwo Week Project

�e precedent alaysis project was given as a quick exercise to make use of board space as well as highlight qualities of the building that was assigned. �e Tate Modern was my predecent building. I wanted to highlight the di�erence between the interior and exterior of the Tate.

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