This document summarizes several interior design projects by Elizabeth Canzoneri. It describes 3 projects in 3 sentences or less each: 1. An interior design office takes the shape of riding a bike, with zones for thinking, resting, and working based on the head, seat, and feet. 2. A library for the blind uses tall exposed columns and an angled upper floor to create unique spaces detectable without sight, including a third level set at a sharp angle. 3. A pavilion provides vistas of different lands through long, narrow floors that project out over wetlands, grasslands, and a forest, with views obstructed to a landfill.

1. selected works by
Elizabeth Canzoneri

2. “ONE OF THE GREATEST BEAUTIES OF
ARCHITECTURE IS THAT EACH TIME,
IT IS LIKE LIFE STARTING ALL OVER
AGAIN.” -RENZO PIANO

3. INTERIORDESIGN
OFFICE
THIS interior design office takes its shape
from the idea of riding a bike, with zones for
thinking, resting, and working.Whensomeone
is riding a bike, they use their head to think of
where they’re going, they sit down in order to
rest, and they use their feet to work and guide
the bike. This idea is carried out and observed
by which office functions are located in each
zone.The“head”containsthematerialslaband
the conference room, areas where thinking
and problem solving occur. Below this zone
is the “seat”, where resting takes place with
lounges and storage closets. The final zone is
the “feet”, the areas in which working occurs,
including the photo lab and model shop.
LOCATIONDallas,Texas,5G’sCurrentBuilding
COMPLETED Junior, UTA, Spring 2014
MEDIUM AutoCAD, Sketchup, Podium
THINK
REST
WORK

4. Plan
Head
A. Materials Library
B. Conference room
THINK
Seat
C. Storage
D. Restroom with shower
E. Lounge
F. Sitting area
REST
Feet
G. Kitchen
H. Photo Room
I. Model Shop
WORK
A B
C D E F
G H I
1
2
3

5. 3. View into work space
1. View into conference room 2. View at entry

6. LIBRARYFORTHE
BLIND
THE use of tall exposed columns and an
angled upper floor are used to convey
extrusion and tension in the space. Being
a library for the blind, great care was taken
to design unique spaces that could easily be
detected without sight. This led way to the
creation of the third level, which is set at a
sharp angle as opposed to the linear nature
of the floors below it, creating a sort of grand
finale for the library. This angled floor was
also created using the idea of extrusion,
as it is pulled from its core and stretches to
almost touch the walls, creating tension in
the space. The columns are also extruded
to give way to a very tall, vertical structure.
LOCATION Chiesa di S. Domenico, Gaeta, Italy
COMPLETED Junior, UTA, Spring 2014
MEDIUM AutoCAD, Sketchup, Podium

7. First Level
Ground Level
Second Level
First Level
1
2
3

8. 2. View on third level1. View at entry
3. View from apse

9. VISTA PAVILION
VISTA means, very simply, a pleasing view,
especially through a long narrow opening.This
is the driving force behind this pavilion. Being
located in an area which includes wetlands,
grasslands, forest, and a landfill, each type of
land was taken into account. First of all, a tall
wall of slatted wood was constructed on the
east side of the pavilion to obstruct the view
to the landfill. From there, four levels were
built, almost all having a long, narrow floor
plate that extends out into the wilderness.
The first level projects out into the wetlands,
the second hovers over the grasslands,
the third finds its place in the forest, and
the top level has views to all land types.
LOCATION Montopolis, Austin, Texas
COMPLETED Senior, UTA, Spring 2015
MEDIUM Revit, Photoshop
View to Wetlands
View to Grasslands
View to Forest

10. View from first level towards wetlands
View from ground level towards wetlands Ground Level
First Level

11. View from third level towards grasslands and forest
View from second level towards forest Second Level
Third Level

12. SHEER
RESTAURANT
THE concept for Sheer comes from the idea
of a night out, with lighting that focuses on
sparkles and shimmers to represent city
lights. The main lighting element consists of
sheets of copper mesh framed with copper,
which are then suspended from a grid and lit
with adjustable lights to catch the glints and
glimmers of the metal. This piece is found
first outside covering the patio, and is then
repeated in several interior spaces, including
the bar and private dining room, and appears
aspendantlightinginthebackareaofthemain
dining room. The tabletops are covered in
coppertofurtherreflectthelightsandtocreate
a completely sheer, shimmering atmosphere.
LOCATION Uptown, Dallas, Texas
COMPLETED Junior, UTA, Spring 2014
MEDIUM Autocad, Sketchup, Photoshop

13. A: PAR16 Lamp
LOCATION:
Perimeter, above chalkboards
Above sculptural lights
B: Horizontal Downlight
LOCATION:
Entrance
Host stand
Above tabletops
C: Recessed Fluorescent Light
LOCATION:
Kitchen

14. HAND DRAWING
HAND DRAFTING
WOOD MODELS
MEDIUM,TOP TO BOTTOM
HAND DRAWINGS
Graphite/Ink on Canson/Strathmore
HAND DRAFTINGS
Rapidograph on Mylar
MODELS
Basswood
COMPLETED Freshman/Sophomore,
UTA, 2011-2013