RIGG Studio LLC is a full-service architectural practice exploring the intersection of architecture, design, and technology at the residential scale.
Led by founding principal Danny Rigg, AIA, the studio utilizes the latest technology and sustainable design strategies to provide architectural services that solve problems and exceed expectations. The studio's design approach is characterized by conceptual innovation, a commitment to sustainability, a strong understanding of the construction process, and attention to detail. RIGG Studio collaborates with clients and contractors to create sustainable architecture that is sensitive to site, environment, and client needs.
Presenting at the Deployable
Community design competition
Learning to weld at TXRX Labs
ACE Mentorship Program - Presenting an introduction to Architecture
UH College of Architecture & Design - Welcome Day
Helping to drill a new community water well in Honduras with Living Water International
Danny Rigg, AIA
Architect, Founding Principal
• Texas Board of Architectural Examiners
License #23616
• Member of the American Institute of Architects
• Member of the Rice Design Alliance
Danny grew up in Sugar Land, Texas and graduated from the University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design in 2008. Danny worked in graphic design during school, and after graduation he worked with respected architecture firms in the Houston area. Danny earned his architectural license in 2013, and he founded RIGG Studio in 2016 to explore the intersection of architecture, design, and technology. Danny is equally skilled in design, documentation, and construction contract administration. He has completed a wide variety of residential projects including new construction, renovations, and additions.
Education
University of Houston, Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design, 2008
• Bachelor of Architecture, magna cum laude
• Bachelor of Science in Environmental Design, magna cum laude
Service & Memberships
• AIA Houston Advocacy Director, 2025 - 2027
• AIA Houston Board Member - Director, 2022 - 2024
• Houston Mod - Member
• Preservation Houston - Member
• UH Alumni Association Board Member - Chair of Student Engagement Committee, Fall 2019
• ACE Mentor Program, Sugar Land - Lead Architect Mentor, 2018-2019
• AIA Houston Prosperity Summit - Panelist, Spring 2019
• Rice University Architecture Mentorship Program - Mentor, 2018-2019
• AIA Safety Assessment Volunteer after Hurricane Harvey - Wharton, Texas - October, 2017
• AIA Houston Kids and Architecture Committee - Program Leader 2016, Volunteer 2015
• Texas Lions Camp - Medical Staff Volunteer, Summer 2016
• Living Water International - Water Well Drilling in Honduras, Volunteer 2016
• Texas Society of Architects Career Building Committee
Chair 2014 - 2015, Member 2012 - 2013
• AIA Houston Intern/Associate Network - Committee Chair, 2012 - 2014
• Texas Society of Architects New Media Committee - Member, 2010
Awards & Publications
• RDA Lynne Murray Educational Trust Young Professional Scholarship Recipient - Spring 2020
• AIA Houston & AISC “Deployable Communities” Design Competition - Honorable Mention, Fall 2019
• Complete The Community Design featured on Houston Chronicle's Gray Matters, Sept. 2018
• AIA Houston "Complete The Community" Design Competition Winner, August 2018
• AIA Houston ArCH Exhibit Furniture Design Finalist, Spring 2018
• AIA National YAF Practice Innovation Lab - Team Leader, Fall 2017
• AIA Houston Design-Make Program - Resident Architect, Spring 2017
• Featured on TexasArchitects.org Blog “Architects Talking to Architects,” April 2015
• National Winner of “Young Voices, Great Spaces” Design Competition,
published in Interior Design Magazine, November 2008
• Furniture Design “Folio Chair” featured at Design Within Reach,
Sustainable Furniture Competition, May 2008
• Academic Project “Berry Elementary School” featured at AIA Academic Exhibit, May 2008