The Golden Ratio prevails throughout the elevation and plan, appearing repeatedly in the building's measures, from the overall proportions of the central block to the placement of individual windows and doors. A geometric analysis based on the 1972 survey of Villa Emo by Mario Zocconi and Andrzej Pereswiet Soltan reveals that the plan of the central block is not perfectly square, but proportioned to a circle that inscribes two smaller squares. Subsequent room dimensions follow in Golden Mean progression. The placement of doors and windows derives from a regular pentagon whose base is drawn on the front edge of the portico. While proportions derived from other geometric shapes are also present, the Golden Mean appears to dominate the front elevation of Villa Emo.
Double squares mark the height of the flanking walls.
The diagonals of the double squares situate the endpoints of the hip of the roof in Golden Mean proportion. Room dimensions in Palladio's Villa Emo are in Golden Mean ratio. The system of dividing a Golden Rectangle into a square and a smaller Golden Rectangle is evident. In conjunction with these exhibits, which have traveled to Chicago, Washington, and New York, she teaches geometry and proportion to design practitioners. She is an adjunct professor at the New York School of Interior Design.