Ryuka Jurgens Portfolio

Ryuka Jurgens SDSU | Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design

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Hello, My name is Ryuka (Rue + Ka) Jurgens, and I currently reside in Minnesota. I was born in Tokyo and raised in Okinawa and the US. I have had many opportunities to travel internationally for education, including my three-month internship at a residential architectural firm in Okinawa in the summer of 2023. I have been fortunate to explore and recognize the beauty of art and human connections.

Design has been a critical element that I have grown to love— starting my own photography business and dabbling in graphic design and other art media. I constantly push myself to think outside the box and challenge the possibilities.

I am a South Dakota State University student earning a BFA in Interior Design.

Special interest in inclusive, universal and ADA designs

jurgensryuka@gmail.com

+507-317-1005

@ryuka.designs

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NEWH: Hotel Sixty Three

Global Perspective: Social Housing & Recovery

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Steelcase: NEXT Competition

Passive Thermal Design: Earth dome

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Steelcase: NEXT Competition

Additional Work: Digital, Mixed, Media

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CoWorking Space: Studio Collective Design

Additional Work: Photography

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NEWH Green Voice Competition | Hotel Sixty Three This semester-long project is renovating the current US bank building in Sioux Falls and designing a business hotel revolving around restorative travel. Using a blue-green color scheme to include a complementary color play with the Sioux quartz of downtown Sioux Falls, implementing ADAfocused designs, and taking environmental considerations by implementing design features were done to acquire LEED points and to support the Sustainable Sioux Falls mission. The goals were obtained using designated ADA rooms, which exceeded the minimum requirements according to code, adjacency of rooms, sustainable materials that are locally sourced with longevity, a floor entirely dedicated to wellbeing and another for business and event relations, and implementing a green roof with native plants to support pollinators.

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Thinking Redesign | Briggs Library Redesigning the Hilton M. Briggs Library by thinking creatively and intentionally about what a forward-looking library should be, how it should function, and what scholarly and social learning goals it might serve. 26,000 sq. ft. and 9 weeks for research and designing was assigned. Interviews were done to collect feedback from users. The consistent findings of users desiring various comfy seating options, versatility in furniture, variation, collaboration spaces, better wayfinding, and a new, updated cafe space informed the decision to integrate numerous details of comfort, technology, and wayfinding was made to communicate a sense of Kaizen for all users to enjoy.

Partners: A. Buchmann

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consistency

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CoWorking Space | Studio Collective Design With just under 13,000 sq. ft. to design, the concept revolved around the word thoroughgoing, defined as involving or attending to every detail or aspect of something. Thoroughgoing applies to all things; ADA, Well-Being, Union of Design, Site Maximization and the site's history. Learning from the time of the industrial revolution; through drawing realizations and forming connections of the standards for labor back then versus now. Drawing the understanding of how the past innovations set the path for today's technology to strengthen further the NEXTechnology company and their reason for creating a workplace in Massachusetts.

Partners: C. Holt, L, Schavee, M, Thiel

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CoWorking Space | Studio Collective Design Using a greek word, Meraki, defined as doing something with soul, creativity, passion, and love, we drew the concept of promoting creativity and collaboration through learning from one another and offering a space to grow and appreciate design. The project size equaled 3,297 sq. ft. with six weeks turnaround time. The project's scope included programming, research, schematic design, design development, conducting site analysis, researching co-working spaces and their environment, and the focus on what it takes to create an innovative working environment that brings the best out of everyone.

Partners: C. Holt, L, Schavee, M, Thiel

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Global Perspectives | Social Housing & Recovery Focusing on therapeutic elements, the inspiration of creating a social housing community through therapeutic textures, color theory and biophilia drove the final design. The project size equaled to 360 sq. ft with 5 weeks turnaround time, located in Quito, Ecuador . The scope of the project included programming, research, schematic design, design development, conducting site analysis, researching what social and economic inequality is, along with the focus of reusing existing items, creating awareness to resource scarcity and waste reduction, community engagement increase, and growth and healing of the occupant within the space.

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About Me 1st Mixed Media

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Mixed Media Here is a collection of my mixed medias. 1) Sketch-Up rendering mixed with Photoshop layering. 2) Ink drawing of a building scanned in with Photoshop. 3) Photo subject layered and typology layered in Photoshop. 4) Micro world in Photoshop. 5) Photoshopped photography post. 6) Photo subject layered and typology layered in Photoshop. 7) Paper and glue sculpture edited and photoshopped. 8) Paper and glue sculpture edited and photoshopped Page 13 of 17

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Illustrations Here is a collection of my sketches. 1) Interior drawing after a site visit during the internship with Studio Bespoken Ki-Kensetsu. 2) Interior drawing after a site visit during the internship with Studio Bespoken Ki-Kensetsu. 3) Perspective drawing during a travel study in San Antonio, Texas.

4) Schematic design sketches communicate architecture, volume, and biomimicry connections.

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Mixed Media Here is a collection of my digital and traditional medias. 1) Digital drawing of Phoebe Dynevor from Bridgerton. 2) Digital drawing of a self portrait.

3) Digital drawing for a campus activity flyer. 4) Photoshop line-work of the Kissing Sailor. 5) Custom digital drawing of Medusa. 6) Digital drawing of Ionic column. 7) Ink and marker of an eye. 8) Ink, marker and acrylic of a bull. 9) Ink portrait. 10) Ink, watercolor, acrylic and glitter custom tarot portrait. 11) Ink and highlighter self portrait. 12) Ink self portrait.

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Portrait Photography Specializing in portrait photography, here are some of the highlights throughout my work experience. 1st Publication is from GMARO magazine for the month of May 2022 including cover highlight, photo spread and tear sheets. 2nd Publication is through VIGOUR Magazine for the month of April 2022 with a photo spread. 3rd Publication is though LORIUS magazine. 1) 2023 senior. 2) Editorial portrait. 3) Editorial portrait. 4) Mother child portrait. 5) 2024 senior. 6) Mother child portrait. Understanding the complicity of individuals, consultations are made to conclude which key physical features, personality traits, and mood of the shoot are for the best outcome. Open and transparent communication and trust and comfort are needed and developed when an inquiry is sent to the consultation appointment and ongoing even after the shoot is concluded.

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Couples Photography Couple portrait highlights including studio, public space and self portraits. 1) Apparatus Studio, Minneapolis. 2) St. Paul neighborhood. 3) Outdoor park. 4) Stone Arch Bridge, Minneapolis. 5) Black Sand Beach, Duluth. 6) Family farm. 7) Sonny's Ice Cream, Minneapolis. 8) Mankato. Couples' portraits are more than just staged hugs and handholding, but expressing and capturing their authentic love and passion. Utilizing the physical environment and taking advantage of the weather helps to encompass this further.

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Thank you,

ryuka.ann@gmail.com

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507 - 317 - 1005

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@ryuka.designs