STUDIO ORZI L.L.C is a multidisciplinary design studio focused on exploring the conceptual and aesthetic possibilities of architecture, through built commissions and research. We are interested in architecture as a cultural practice exploring history, technology, form, and materials. We utilize the latest sustainable practices and technology. Our work ranges from residential design to speculative projects. The office works with a network of expert collaborators including architects, designers, fabricators, and contractors in order to operate around the USA and abroad.
Massimiliano(Max) is the founding member of Studio Orzi L.LC . He grew up in South Africa, Italy and the United States. He holds a Masters AAD from Columbia University, where he was the recipient of the Lowenfish Memorial Prize for Design Excellence. Prior to Graduate school, he received his Bachelor in Architecture from California Polytechnic Pomona, receiving the Concours d'Elegance award for his thesis project. He remains involved in academia having been a visiting critic at several universities including Columbia University,Princeton, Cal Poly Pomona,University of Pennsylvania,PRATT, UVA, RPI and Parsons.
Before establishing STUDIO ORZI LLC, he had extensive experience in award-winning firms including RUR DPC and DOMAEN, working on projects ranging from individual houses and Interiors to large-scale cultural, educational, commercial, and infrastructural projects. Among these projects are the Kaohsiung Port Terminal Project, the Taipei Pop Music Center and the University of Applied Arts Vienna Competition.
Massimiliano Orzi is a Licensed Architect in SC.
Detailed portfolio and CV upon request.
SERVICES
Design
Programming
Construction Documents
Interior Design
Product Design- Furniture Design
Landscape Design
Research
AWARDS
20 Urban Confluence Competition entry selected by Silicon Valley Community Panel
19 Finalist for the WWI Memorial
19 Finalist for the Cavin Traveling Fellowship
18 Winner HOME Competition 2018
18 Pet Project sponsored by Storefront/NYSCA application.
14 Finalist for the Cavin Traveling Fellowship.
11 Winner International Think Space Competition/Ecological Borders.
11 2nd place with Think Space Competition/Ecological Borders.
11 Lowenfish Memorial Prize from Columbia University GSAPP
09 Thesis Award from California Polytechnic Pomona
08 American Planning Association Academic Award China Program
08 Brandel scholarship
07 Brandel scholarship
CONTACT US
STUDIO ORZI L.L.C
NEW YORK OFFICE
220 Front Street #4A
New York, NY 10038
SAVANNAH OFFICE
203 E. York St, #2
Savannah, GA 31401
TEL: + 1 310 634 6794
EMAIL: Info@studioorzi.com
