R.Toglia - Illustrations

FEDERAL DINING ROOM

2010-02-04T12:12:00.000-08:00

The furniture is American Federal but the wall coverings (or murals) hint of Europe. Drawn from blueprints of a federal house. (The door really is up against the fireplace: not my idea.)

Watercolor & pencil for Hearst Publications

CONFERENCE ROOM

2010-02-04T08:24:00.000-08:00

The choice of this particular wood and black for the column is a restatement of 19th Century Biedermeier furniture but this time it is part of the architecture. A reddish Bokara rug glows against the black elements. The left wall tilting in from the top puts us unmistakably into the modern world.

Richard Toglia - watercolor & pencil rendering for designer, Elise Kodish - azucke@gmail.com

CONFERENCE ROOM - MIRRORED PILLAR

2010-02-04T06:06:00.000-08:00

The faceted positioning of mirror strips at the top of the mirrored column turn a structural eyesore into a dazzling display of light: it seems to be supporting the white ceiling panel which is actually suspended. The displays on the tilted wall continue with the idea of things being weightless. The use of black anchors the whole room down.

R.Toglia - watercolor for designer, Elise Kodish

19th CENTURY BATH

2010-02-03T21:00:00.000-08:00

Ornate mirrors from Venice, marble and brass washstands, needlepoint pillows and carpet, a chandelier and parquet floors from France all against fitted military stripes.

R. Toglia for Elise Kodish

CLASSICAL BATH

2010-02-03T20:45:00.000-08:00

Trompe l'oeil coffered ceiling, 18th century landscape painting, Roman tiles and a metal bathtub seem to combine easily with simple modern shapes.
R.Toglia, illustrator for Elise Kodish, designer: azucke@gmail.com

1940s BEDROOM

2010-02-03T18:13:00.000-08:00

In this drawing, part of the attic has been opened up and converted to a library. A wall of wood veneer closet doors as well as the furniture evokes the 1940's. R.Toglia, illustrator - E. Kodish, designer

MIRRORED CORRIDOR

2010-02-03T17:44:00.001-08:00

Mirrored doors and windows without frames (clear and opaque glass) are set in a mirrored wall to form a sleek reflective surface that seems to double the width of this corridor while restating the granite wall and artwork opposite from it. This drawing was done with only the designer's description and a sample of the stone. R. Toglia, illustrator - Elise Kodish, designer - azucke@gmail.com

GRANITE & GLASS RECEPTION AREA

2010-02-03T15:12:00.000-08:00

Five framed graphics seem to float on the mirrored back wall. White panels hover just below the ceiling. The rough hewn granite walls have a subtile sparkle in them that plays against the glass components. Almost everything floats; even the backrests float above the black leather benches.

R.Toglia - illustraton for designer - Elise Kodish - azucke@gmail.com

50s ICE CREAM PARLOR

2009-06-16T15:15:00.000-07:00

Everything in this rendering is actually new and assembled in a proper setting by designer, Joanne LaRiccia.

RESTAURANT

2009-06-15T13:19:00.000-07:00

Idea for a restaurant.

Proposed DEVELOPMENT - NEWARK RIVERFRONT

2009-06-14T17:17:00.000-07:00

These drawings were done by gridding a map and then transferring the footprints of the existing buildings to another grid drawn in perspective (faster & easier than it sounds) to ensure proper placement of buildings, roadways and shoreline. Drawings like these can be used as first step presentation to get ideas approved before moving on to more technically accurate ( but slower and more expensive) CAD renditions. The next 8 drawings are variations on what might be done on the land by building a bridge between NJPAC and the river. Done for Edwards & Kelcey Inc. (now Jacobs).

proposed BRIDGE

2009-06-11T20:59:00.000-07:00

Over Rt. 21 to the possible promenade along the river.

proposed MALL ON BRIDGE

2009-06-11T20:38:00.000-07:00

Trial design based on the shapes of NJPAC.

proposed HOTEL-HOUSING- RESTAURANT

2009-06-11T19:37:00.000-07:00

Housing (outlined in white)

A hotel, built to look like an old building

Bridge to the hotel with access ramp to small park (with fountain), promenade and a restaurant with a river view and dock.

ESCALATOR PROTECTED

2009-06-04T20:37:00.000-07:00

The greenhouse type of building protects the entrance to the elevator and could possibly hold a small market. The little tower is the upper door to an elevator.

OUTDOOR ESCALATOR

2009-06-04T20:34:00.001-07:00

BRIDGE OVER LIGHT RAIL TRACKS

2009-06-02T20:34:00.000-07:00

The escalators from the upper level to the tracks are drawn in red. They would not be visible in this view.

RAILWAY OVERPASS

2009-06-02T20:26:00.000-07:00

SMALL FOOD COURT & MARKET

2009-06-01T07:54:00.000-07:00

Trial drawing -mostly pencil

ESSEX COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER

2009-05-31T11:17:00.000-07:00

It now exists looking very much like this. ( As far as I can tell from the ground. ) It was done from the architect's side elevations which he had colored and an overhead view. There were also snapshots of the land before it was built.

Line art reduced on paper and hand colored. Grey on parking area added in Photoshop.

PROPOSED BRIDGE

2009-05-31T10:55:00.000-07:00

Done from aerial photographs and maps with direction from an engineering consultant. After line art is checked and approved it is then printed and hand colored on paper. ( The parts shown in red outline on the lower right side are water drainage systems which would not be visible in reality.

MAKEOVER

2009-05-30T20:19:00.000-07:00

The stucco makeover of a previously clapboard house in the Italian style. I took on the task of making the upstairs windows appear evenly spaced and maintaining the look of the third story in the Tuscan style. The railing added on the roof is half as high as the railing that already ran along the porch tops: It imitates perspective to make the building seem taller. Most of this redesigning is mine.

STREET DRAIN WATER FILTER

2009-05-29T18:45:00.000-07:00

Rainwater from street drains is filtered and run back into the river in a promenade setting. The building now exists but the promenade doesn't.

I had a bad printout to work with, had to Photoshop it a bit,