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2020 S. Congress Avenue Apt #1219, Austin, TX 78704 [email protected] (512) 799-4830
Diana Molina
TAKOBA RESTAURANT, AUSTIN, TX
LA V RESTAURANT, AUSTIN, TX
KYOTO STATION, JAPAN
SELECTED PROJECTS
LENTS ECO-DISTRICT, PORTLAND, OR
SAIFCO OAK PLAZA, SALEM, OR
OTHER ILLUSTRATIVE WORK
Working closely with the restaurant owner and general contractor, to-gether we were able to execute the re-design and construction of a new restaurant in a retrofitted 1940’s building that reflects the casual and modern taste of its interior Mexican cuisine.
The goal for the space was to create a relaxed and lush mood that could thrive in spite of Austin’s severe droughts and frequent watering re-strictions.
I did this by selecting native and drought-tolerant plants with long blooming seasons, bright colors and shaggy textures, and use of natural materials. I also custom-designed seating and other details to render the large outdoor spaces cohesive.
By nurturing an excellent working re-lationship with the restaurant owner has allowed me to continually contribute to the restaurant’s brand development, website, logo, and promotional materials. In 2015, I have been working on updating some of the plantings and developing new projects to add to the restaurant on an as-needed basis.
Project duration: 2009-2011Total budget for landscape and outdoor improvements: $170,000
1. Completed planter bench.2. Rough sketch for planter bench.3. “Takoba Eagle” logo, designed by Diana Molina.4. Restaurant patio & “backyard at night” (Jonathan Stockton Photography.)
TAKOBA RESTAURANT
5. Takoba Planting Plan- 20106. Updated planter along 7th St signage - 2015.7. Takoba “before” photo.8. Takoba, view from East 7th Street (photo by Diana Molina).
TAKOBA RESTAURANT
A Provence-inspired planting pallette mirrors the formal architecture and interior decor of LaV restau-rant, dramatically transforming several vacant lots on East Seventh Street in Austin, Texas’s central-east neighborhood.
The owner wished to beautify the 20,000 square feet of outdoor space adjacent the restaurant, while keeping the program as flexible as possible to allow the still-developing restaurant enough room for accomodating a variety of future uses, be it large wedding receptions or an impromptu stage for a small live music show.
This project was referred through word-of-mouth recommendation by the nearby Takoba Restaurant. I was responsible for generating the bid, acquiring all permits from the City of Austin, preparing client presentations and managing the project budget.
I also performed the grading calculations, the design of site access and of hardscape elements, irriga-tion design and installation supervision, and helped to develop the plant pallette. After project completion, I was later commissioned to create a lighting plan and to add a raised vege-table garden to supply the chef’s pantry. As of fall 2014, the restaurant has enjoyed their first harvest of cauliflower and brocolli.
Project completed Spring 2014Budget: $100,000
1. Entrance to LaV’s garden space.2. “Before” photo looking west across three vacant lots, with the restaurant construction ongoing in the background.3. After project completion, promotional photograph (courtesy of La V) showing vegetable garden in the background
LA V RESTAURANT
NOTE: ALL 120 VOLT FIXTURES M UST HAVE WIRE
BURIED 18” & PLACED IN A PROTECTIVE CONDUIT.
ALL FIXTURES AND CONNECTORS M UST BE
ABSOLUTELY WATERPROOF (SHOCK HAZARD
POTENTIAL WHEN W ET).
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DRAWINGS PREPARED BY:
DIANA MOLINA (DESIGNER)
2020 S. CONGRESS AVE. #1219
AUSTIN, TX 78704
(512) 799-4930
DATE: JULY 18, 2014
OWNER:
VILLAGE WINES, LLC
333 LITTLE JOHN LANE
HOUSTON, TX 77204
4’X8’ RAISED
HERB GARDEN
BEDS SPACED
24’’ APART.
CONTRACTOR
TO DETERMINE
EXACT PLACEMENT.
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SCALE: 1 INCH = 10 FT
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LEGEND TOTAL ALL FIXTURES = 897.9 WATTS
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1. LIGHTING PLAN IS SCHEMATIC. PLANS INDICATE NUMBER AND TYPE OF FIXTURES ONLY.
LOCATION SHOWN IS APPROXIMATE. SPECIFIC PLACEMENT OF ALL LIGHTING FIXTURES TO
BE VERIFIED IN THE FIELD BY DESIGNER.
2. 10 GAUGE LOW VOLTAGE CABLE IS RECOMMENDED FOR ALL* EQUIPMENT
CONNECTED TO TRANSFORMER. (*EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED).
3. GAUGE CABLE, MAXIMUM RUN LENGHTS SHALL BE 100FT (DOUBLE 10-2 OR LARGER CABLES
SUCH AS #8-2 CAN BE USED WHEN RUNS MUST EXCEED 100FT).
4. CABLES SHALL BE INSTALLED AT 6 INCHES MINIMUM DEPTH AND SHOULD FOLLOW NATURAL
BARRIERS SUCH AS SIDEWALK, EDGES, SPRINKLERS, RUNS, ETC. WHEREVER POSSIBLE,
SPLIT-TYPE TRENCH SHALL BE USED TO BURY CABLE IN EXISTING PLANTERS.
5. 36 INCHES OF EXCESS CABLE SHALL BE BURIED AT EACH FIXTURE TO ALLOW FOR
FIXTURE ADJUSTMENT AS PLANT MATERIAL MATURES.
6. WIRING AND TRANSFORMER LOCATION SHALL BE REVIEWED BY LICENSED CONTRACTOR
FOR POSSIBLE POWER CONSTRAINTS AND BEST LOCATION.
7. CONTRACTOR SHALL BE FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR PROPER WIRING, CABLE ACCESS, PROPER
INSTALLATION, POWER DISTRIBUTION, AND BEST LOCATION TO ENHANCE OVERALL DESIGN.
8. NO EXTERIOR LIGHTING SHALL BE PLACED OR MAINTAINED UPON ANY LOT SO AS TO CAUSE
UNREASONABLE GLARE OR ILLUMINATION UPON ANY OTHER PRIVATE LOT.
9. ALL LIGHTS TO GO THROUGH LOW VOLTAGE TRANSFORMER (12V) EXCEPT FOR HINKLEY
1430RB TRELLIS WALL SCONCES.
10. CIRCUIT BREAKER AND ELECTRIC METER SIZE AND LOCATIONS TO BE DETERMINED BY
LICENSED ELECTRICIAN AND/OR AUSTIN ENERGY TECHNICIAN. TRANSFORMERS TO BE SELECTED
BY ELECTRICIAN AND MOVED TO MOST SUITABLE LOCATION TO ENHANCE UTILITY AND DESIGN.
11. HINKLEY 12V FLOOD LIGHTS TO BE USED SPARINGLY WHEN SETTING UP OR CLEANING UP
AREAS, FLOOD LIGHTS TO REMAIN OFF WHEN OTHER LIGHTS ARE ON.
LIGHTING NOTES:
2
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8
6
23
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10-GAUGE LOW VOLTAGE CABLE
HINKLEY LIGHTING, INC. 33000 PIN OAK PARKWAY AVON LAKE, OHIO 44012 P (440) 653-5500 [email protected]
HINKLEY 1561 SK-LED “HARBOR”
FINISH: SATIN BLACK LED ENGINE: IPL-30
LED WATTAGE: 2.3W 3.9VA POWER SUPPLY
MATERIAL: ALUMINUM WITH ETCHED GLASS
(MEASURES 7 1/2” W X 21” H)
HINKLEY 1537 BZ-4K LED 60 SPOT LIGHT
FINISH: BRONZE LED ENGINE: E0054
LED WATTAGE: 7W 10.6VA POWER SUPPLY
MATERIAL: CAST ALUMINUM
(MEASURES 8 1/4” L X 3 3/4” W)
HINKLEY 1200W PRO-SERIES TRANSFORMER
1222 SS - 3’ GROUNDED LINE CORD, EPOXY
ENCAPSULATED W/S.S. ENCLOSURE.
12-22V MULTI-TAP OUTPUTS & CIRCUIT
BREAKER PROTECTION, W/MODULAR TIMER
AND PHOTOCELL
HINKLEY 1530 BZ 20W MR11 SPOT LIGHT
FINISH: BRONZE W/SHROUD 3 1/2” DIAM.
20 WATT LAMP (INCLUDED)
MATERIAL: CAST ALUMINUM, CLEAR LENS
(MEASURES 1 3/4“ W X 2 1/2” H X 3 1/2” L)
HINKLEY FLOOD LIGHT 12V
FINISH: BRONZE W/SHROUD 5 1/2” DIAM.
50 W (LAMP NOT INCLUDED)
MATERIAL: ALUMINUM DIE-CASE WITH CLEAR LENS
(MEASURES 6 1/4“ H X 5 1/2” L X 4“ W)
HINKLEY TRELLIS - 1515 RB TRELLIS
FINISH: REGENCY BRONZE LED ENGINE: E0054
18W WARM WHITE LAMP (INCLUDED)
MATERIAL: CAST ALUMINUM
(MEASURES 7 1/4” W X 30” H)
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HINKLEY 1430 RB TRELLIS 15 1/4” 1 LIGHT LED OUTDOOR
WALL SCONCE. FINISH: REGENCY BRONZE
LED WATTAGE: 100W AMBIENT LIGHT 120VOLT CONN.
MATERIAL: ALUMINUM WITH CLEAR SEEDY GLASS
(MEASURES 15 1/4” H X 11 1/4” D X 7” W)
4. View of patio facing 7th street.5. Views inside the garden space, revealed through wrought-iron fence details.6. View across the length of the property facing 7th street.7. Lighting plan.8. Sketchup working mock-up showing permeter fence and view of existing 65’ Heritage Pecan Tree.9. Hand-drafted fence detail and section.
LA V RESTAURANT
As part of a landscape design study abroad semester, I spent the sum-mer residing in a 14th century Bud-dhist monastery in the heart of Kyo-to.
This was a special opportunity to fo-cus on strengthening hand-drawn techniques while immersed in the study of traditional Japanese gar-dens and Japanese culture.
In addition, our design goal was to produce a revision to the outside spaces of Kyoto Station, which locat-ed in the modern, urban dowtown.
What my team saw in Kyoto Station was a potential to showcase the juxtaposition of ancient and modern that reflects what we witnessed in our travels and residence in Kyoto.
The centerpiece of our design is the addition of engineered rice-terraces to accentuate the build-ing’s modern geometry, while paying homage Kyoto’s rich agricultural history.
These terraces, intended to create a calming open space, are framed by various large native tree species such as cryptomerias, katsura, and ginkgos, forming a border of solid greenery where there were once large spans of concrete and the bustle of vehicles.
My team’s design proposal was awarded first-place designation by a jury panel comprised of Kyo-to city planners and architecture faculty from Meiji University.
I count this as a formative experience in my career as a designer and a favorite among many of my travel and study-abroad destinations.
KYOTO STATION
1. Perspective showing view underneath blooming cherry trees. Freehand watercolor.
2. View directly in front of Kyoto Station, and the main avenue to the heart of Kyoto, Kara-suma-dori.
3.Section perspective showing the main en-trance to Kyoto Station, now framed by large native trees.
4. Detail of my team’s Kyoto Station plan. Image creted with team.
Team members: Jessie Hong, Leslie John-son, Diana Molina, and Olivia Waller. All other images produced entirely by Diana Molina.
Section elevation showing main entrance of Kyoto Station. Watercolor and ink (dimensions 36”x18”).
LENTS U R B A N E C O L O G I C A L D I S T R I C T
In the fall of 2011, I, alongside two master of architecture students, studied a site along Johnson Creek in Lents, a district in southeast Portland, Oregon.
Finding Lents to be plagued by a lack of economic opportunities, high levels of crime, and lack of access to social and natural amenities, our aim was to create a comprehesive plan that could tackle these per-sistent problems while protecting and enhacing the communites’ con-nections to the natural landscape.
Our work was carried out in tandem with the launching of the Eco-Districts Initiative and Eco-Districts Summit in Portland, Oregon, and our project was one of two selected for a juried presentation. We earned very positive feedback due to our projects’ central idea to focus development around strong community and social nodes, such as through the addition of a much-needed public high school, and through improving connectivity through bike paths, trails, creek resto-ration and flood control.
The Eco-Districts Pilot Program has proven successful and now counts the Clinton Global Initiative among its committed partners in improv-ing urban livability through sustainable planning and design. I was extremely fortunate to be a part of it.
1. GIS inventory and mapping giving site relative size and location/context, created by Diana Molina.2. My team’s Eco-District logo, created by Diana Molina3.. Final board layout used in juried presentation. Dimensions 5 ft x 8.5 ft.
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4. Habitat conservation values, ArcGIS mapping opportunities and constraints.5. Preliminary design using Sketchup.6. Early draft freehand sketch showing site with constructed wetland to filter polluted water.
LENTS ECO-DISTRICT
Designing a new face for the corporate headquarters of Saifco, the publically-owned worker’s compensation insur-ance agency of Oregon, was my first opportunity to work on a real project, one with a budget of $300,000.
As part of the technical re-quirements of the project and working under the guidance of local landscape firm Brad Stangeland & Associates, my team produced a full con-struction CAD set, including a grading and planting plan and we presented our work before the Saifco employees and CEO.
The main feature of our de-sign is a 200-year old Oregon white oak tree in the middle
of the corporate plaza, which we sought to protect and en-hance by providing plenty of outdoor seating and framed views of the tree.
Also on our plan is the addi-tion of a sculpture walk to add a artistic flair to a previously dull, corporate office aesthet-ic.
Team: Diana Molina, Jay Pez-zotti, and Alex Phillips, Univer-sity of Oregon.
1. Plan view showing sculpture ADA accessible path.2. Section views of same. 3. Illustrative plan showing Ore- gon white oak legacy tree.4. Grading plan.All color-rendered CAD work shown is by Diana Molina, other work is teamwork.
SAIFCO OAK PLAZA
1 inch = 4,000 feet
N Albany Union Pacific
Albany UGB
Station Area
River
Corvallis 10 mi.
Lebanon 15mi.Sweet Home 29 mi.
Eugene/Spring�eld 45 mi.
Portland 70 mi.Salem 26 mi.
BLAIR BOULEVARD GARDENS
SCALE 1” = 20’
Bu i ld ing a v ibrant community through shared exper iences.
0 10’ 2
1st Ave
2nd Ave
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1st
Ave
2nd Ave
Solar pane ls he lp loweruti l ity costs
Main p laza open to the pub l ic .Host s ite and potentia l headquarters for the Whiteaker Block Party
Health and socia lserv ices bu i ld ings-
main F loor . Easy pub l ic access and park ing for
patients v ia Van Buren.
Bioswale
Wide, sharedrooting spacefor trees.
Br idges connect most bu i ld ings to he lpresidents connectand ming le .
Permeable hardscape is softened by swaths of lawn or grassy vegetation .
Soft decomposed granite path inv ites pedestr ians intothe space.
Underground ra inwaterstorage sytem.
Gardens admin istrative
center/Groundskeeper
Residence
1st Al ley re-connectedand opened to pub l ic to
encourage v is itors.
Greenhouse
Education Centerand Restaurant.
Street tree p lantings to go beyond s ite to
surroundingb locks .
Haze lnut andother crop cann ing
and packaging .
Fenced area for goatsand ch ickens
(resident-on ly access)
RainwaterHarvesting
Raised g iantgarden beds prov ide seatingand fo l lowedges of paths.
On-streetpark ing added.
Apex benchprovides scen icspot for photos/v is itors.
Corylus ave l lanaorchard sp ira ls
upward
Green roofs.
Metaseqouiag lyptostroboides.
Fru it trees.
Corylus ave l lana.
Resident garagepark ing and access.
1. Colored pencil and pen on vellum. Finished in Adobe Illustrator2. ArcGis and Adobe Illustrator.3. Pen and ink, hand-drafted on vellum. Dimensions 48”x 30”.4. Pen and ink sketch. Finished in Adobe Illustrator.5. Sketchup model with hand-sketched elements rendered in colored pencil and finished in Adobe Photoshop.6. ArcGis district map, imported to Sketchup, finished with hand- drawn elements in Copic marker and Adobe Photoshop.
OTHER ILLUSTRATIVE WORK
FLAT - SUNNY & HOT
GENTLE - COOL & WET
GENTLE - SUNNY & HOT
STEEP - DARK & COOL
VERY STEEP - SUNNY & WARM
EXTREMELY STEEP - SUNNY & HOT
SLOPE AND CLIMATE
SITE BOUNDARY
2020 S. Congress Avenue Apt #1219, Austin, TX 78704 [email protected] (512) 799-4830