Full undergraduate portfolio from all design studio courses

1. Philip Rizzo
Undergraduate Studio
Portfolio
Bowling Green State University 2011-2012
Lorenzo de’ Medici International Institute Spring 2014
University of Massachusetts Amherst 2012-2016

2. FALL 2011 BGSU
Design 1 Final Project
In this introductory course to design
and its representation we created an
outdoor pavilion. I explored the stan-
dard documentation and representa-
tion of architecture, using hand drawn
plans and elevations as well as an
axonometric drawing and basswood
model.
This final design was the result
of a comprehensive process of
intergrating two elements. The
semester involved several con-
ceptual exercises culminating in
the formation of an artists studio
for working on and displaying art
aswell as meeting with clients.
The conceptual process began
with a simple evaluation of two
hands interacting in a hand-
shake. Based the movements
of the handshake we created
a drawing. The next step in
the process was to involve this
conceptial movement and inter-
action into a cube made up of
two different materials, concrete
and wood. After we made this
cube we recieved a program and
developed the cube into a work-
ing studio.
Fall 2013 UMass Amherst
Design 1
Artist Studio Design

3. HALLWAY
MEETING
WORK
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
1”-8’
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GALLERY
BALCONY 1 BALCONY 2
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
1”-8’
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2
EAST ELEVATION
1”-8’
EAST ELEVATION 1”-16’
FIRST FLOOR PLAN 1”-16’
SECOND FLOOR PLAN 1”-16’
NORTH ELEVATION
1”-8’
AXONOMETRICVIEW
SOUTHWEST
1”-8’
SOUTH ELEVATION
1”-8’
WEST ELEVATION
1”-8’
NORTH ELEVATION 1”-16’
SOUTH ELEVATION 1”-16’
WEST ELEVATION 1”-16’

4. INTERIOR HALLWAY BALCONY VIEW
PERSPECTIVE VIEW
LDM International Institute Spring 2014
Public Space Design
Final Project
This course had two projects,
a mid-term and final in which
we were asked to analyze
public spaces in the city of
Florence. We were asked to
improve upon them based on
the needs of the stakeholders
and several anaylsis meth-
ods. The final project was
located in the San Lorenzo
area that had a problem with
storefront spaces as carts on
the street were blocking the
stores on the sidewalk. There
is a major food market on the
site as well. Using AutoCAD
2014 I was asked to re-design
the streets and surrounding
area.
San Lorenzo Plan Points of Interest
Green: Mercato Centrale
Yellow: Churches
Purple: Sant Orsola
Blue: Train Station and Bus
Pedestrian Movement
Green - Light
Yellow - Moderate
Red - High Traffic
Car Traffic
Green - Car accessable
Red - No automobile access
Analysis

5. Before After
New Street Elevations
Before After
Before After After
Piazza San Lorenzo Piazza Mercato Centrale
Loggia and Greenhouse Greenhouse Plan / Elevation
Project Manifesto

6. Fall 2014
UMass Amherst
Design 3
Public Library
In this project, we were
asked to design a library
with sustainable features.
The site is a tight urban con-
text in downtown Amherst.
We began by researching
sustainable libraries. Then
we analyzed the site tem-
perature, sun orientation,
wind and humidity. We then
moved into conceptual de-
sign and finished with sche-
matic design using revit and
rhino.
Building Program:
- Floors Organized by Noise
- Floor One - Loudest (Teens / Lobby)
- Floor Two - Moderate (Children)
- Floor Three - Quite (Serious Study)
South Elevation
North Elevation
West Elevation East Elevation
Auditorium
Digital Space
Outdoor Space

7. Basement Floor Plan First Floor Plan
Second Floor Plan
Third Floor Plan
Longitudinal Section Cross Section
(Not to Scale)
Spring 2015
UMass Amherst
Design 4
Pynchon Park
The Final project of this stu-
dio was the re-designing of a
public plaza, Pynchon Park,
in the tight urban context of
Springfield MA. The site is a
connection point between two
streets in downtown Spring-
field with a 40 ft difference in
gradation. We were given a
multi-use building program in-
cluding residential areas. We
developed the project from
conceptual design phase to
schematic design phase us-
ing rhino and revit.
Springfield Site Map
Chestnut St.
Dwight St.
To Parking Garage
Program Diagram
Circulation Plan

8. East Elevation West Elevation
Dwight St. Elevation Chestnut St. Elevation
Longitudinal Section 1 Longitudianl Section 2 (Residential)
First Floor Second Floor Third Floor Fourth Floor
Fifth Floor Sixth Floor Seventh Floor Eighth Floor
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9. Exterior View from Dwight St.
Interior Exhibition Residential Deck ViewOutdoor Cafe Area
Spring 2016
UMass Amherst
Design 6
Courtyard Project
208 Race Street is an underutilized
site located on the border of North
and South Holyoke. After meeting with
the site’s co-owners it is evident that
green space and convienient seating
is a must. The stakeholders of the
site included the Lighthouse school
in Holyoke who are very musically
and artistically inclined. This design
provides an opportunity for these
students to express themselves
to the public through an outdoor
perfromance stage with a mural wall
behind it. As a class we engaged
the Lighthouse clients with a variety
of participatory design techniques.
Other stakeholders include the other
tenants of the building and the public
of Holyoke. The performance space
would also double as a seating area
when not in use. There is seating
across the performance space for
viewers. The stage also works to frame
the performance and frame the view
of the canal across the street.
Precedents
Plan

10. Philip Rizzo
Design Studio Portfolio
UMass Amherst
philriz@yahoo.com
508-737-4886Perspective from Race Street