Hi, I'm Elisa! 
I am a recent graduate from Northeastern University and I aspire to be an architect. I'm open to work at any scale, but I always design with a level of precision and intimacy that is often reserved for smaller projects. From construction details to open-ended design theses, I treat all my work with tenderness and attention to detail.
In addition to my architectural projects I've included categories for other art including classical piano, drawing, model making, painting, and photography, because I believe that all forms of creativity contribute to my development as a designer. I hope that through this portfolio my values and passion may reach you. 
Enjoy!
Performing a drum routine in Salvador, Brasil, on a Dialogue of Civilizations for which I served as Program Assistant.
Performing a drum routine in Salvador, Brasil, on a Dialogue of Civilizations for which I served as Program Assistant.
From our visit to "Concept" School in Salvador, Brazil.
From our visit to "Concept" School in Salvador, Brazil.
Basking in the sheer beauty of the landscape from the top of Mount. Washington.
Basking in the sheer beauty of the landscape from the top of Mount. Washington.
Here I am petting a horse! I don't often have the opportunity to interact with horses, so this moment was very special for me.
Here I am petting a horse! I don't often have the opportunity to interact with horses, so this moment was very special for me.
My mother and I at the ceremony after I achieved the rank of black belt in freestyle karate.
My mother and I at the ceremony after I achieved the rank of black belt in freestyle karate.
Can you see me? I'm in the back, center-left, holding my 1st place certificate after winning a national music competition and being honored with a recital in Carnegie Hall. I played Jeux D'eau, by Maurice Ravel.
Can you see me? I'm in the back, center-left, holding my 1st place certificate after winning a national music competition and being honored with a recital in Carnegie Hall. I played Jeux D'eau, by Maurice Ravel.
This is Dance (I) by Henri Matisse, a study he created in preparation for the final La Danse. This painting was always hung in my father's house throughout my childhood, and became sentimental to me, so I was thrilled to be able to appreciate and photograph it in person.
This is Dance (I) by Henri Matisse, a study he created in preparation for the final La Danse. This painting was always hung in my father's house throughout my childhood, and became sentimental to me, so I was thrilled to be able to appreciate and photograph it in person.
A fun 360 degree photo taken from the top of Il Duomo in Florence, Italy.
A fun 360 degree photo taken from the top of Il Duomo in Florence, Italy.
Sitting on the steps of Carlo Scarpa's Negozio Olivetti in Venice, Italy. In the background you can see my professor, Peter Wiederspahn, admiring the Barcelona Chairs on display at the top.
Sitting on the steps of Carlo Scarpa's Negozio Olivetti in Venice, Italy. In the background you can see my professor, Peter Wiederspahn, admiring the Barcelona Chairs on display at the top.
My mother and I on a trip to Ouro Preto, Brazil. We were staying with my family in our hometown Ferros, Minas Gerais.
My mother and I on a trip to Ouro Preto, Brazil. We were staying with my family in our hometown Ferros, Minas Gerais.
I'd like to say this photo is evidence that I was a talented musician ever since I was five years old, but I don't think I was making very pleasant-sounding music here.
I'd like to say this photo is evidence that I was a talented musician ever since I was five years old, but I don't think I was making very pleasant-sounding music here.
One of many stunning views on a three day hike of the Presidential Mountain Range in New Hampshire.
One of many stunning views on a three day hike of the Presidential Mountain Range in New Hampshire.
My favorite photo with my first cat, Freud.
My favorite photo with my first cat, Freud.
My favorite photo of my second cat, Malyu!
My favorite photo of my second cat, Malyu!
For my senior project in high school, I tried something a bit unorthodox: I had recently learned Etude No. 3, 'Tristesse' by Frederic Chopin and I thought, wouldn't this be incredible if it could be sung by human voices? Of course the range of the piano far exceeds that of a person, and the virtuosic passages in the middle are definitely impossible for anyone to sing. This was the first big challenge of my project: to arrange a version of the piece that would be physically possible for a choir, and to write lyrics (for which I adapted Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, 'The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls' to the piece). Then I coordinated with our choir teacher who graciously allowed me to use some class time to teach my piece to the class, and conducted the choir for our performance at the school recital. My arrangement, in the end, was extraordinarily difficult, so I was incredibly proud and grateful to my classmates for working so hard to conquer it on my behalf.
For my senior project in high school, I tried something a bit unorthodox: I had recently learned Etude No. 3, 'Tristesse' by Frederic Chopin and I thought, wouldn't this be incredible if it could be sung by human voices? Of course the range of the piano far exceeds that of a person, and the virtuosic passages in the middle are definitely impossible for anyone to sing. This was the first big challenge of my project: to arrange a version of the piece that would be physically possible for a choir, and to write lyrics (for which I adapted Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, 'The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls' to the piece). Then I coordinated with our choir teacher who graciously allowed me to use some class time to teach my piece to the class, and conducted the choir for our performance at the school recital. My arrangement, in the end, was extraordinarily difficult, so I was incredibly proud and grateful to my classmates for working so hard to conquer it on my behalf.
I'm aware that the quality of this photo is atrocious, but it is one of the only ones I have of the day that I met Lesley Odom, Jr., who played Aaron Burr in the musical Hamilton on Broadway! My classmates were participating in a master class where each of them performed a song for him and received feedback, and I accompanied each student on the piano. I even got to play for Lesley himself when he sang for us at the end of the class!
I'm aware that the quality of this photo is atrocious, but it is one of the only ones I have of the day that I met Lesley Odom, Jr., who played Aaron Burr in the musical Hamilton on Broadway! My classmates were participating in a master class where each of them performed a song for him and received feedback, and I accompanied each student on the piano. I even got to play for Lesley himself when he sang for us at the end of the class!
Following my high school's production of 35mm we had the opportunity to attend a master class in New York with writer and director Ryan Scott Oliver! I performed the song I had sung in our show, called 'Twisted Teeth.’ The song was actually a duet, but since my partner was unable to attend the trip, Ryan actually sang the song with me!
Following my high school's production of 35mm we had the opportunity to attend a master class in New York with writer and director Ryan Scott Oliver! I performed the song I had sung in our show, called 'Twisted Teeth.’ The song was actually a duet, but since my partner was unable to attend the trip, Ryan actually sang the song with me!
The day of my graduation from high school, I was determined not to cry. I really thought I could do it! That is, until I was onstage with the rest of our school choir, about to sing the national anthem. Surveying the crowd of familiar faces, my heart full with gratitude and hope, my vision grew blurry—and of course, the photographer took a photo at that exact moment. Looking back, I’m so glad that this moment was captured.
The day of my graduation from high school, I was determined not to cry. I really thought I could do it! That is, until I was onstage with the rest of our school choir, about to sing the national anthem. Surveying the crowd of familiar faces, my heart full with gratitude and hope, my vision grew blurry—and of course, the photographer took a photo at that exact moment. Looking back, I’m so glad that this moment was captured.
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