Portfolio 2022 | Isabel Durrego Rodriguez

PORT FOLIO 20212022

isabel durrego rodriguez.

hi, i’m isabel

Thank you for your interest in my work!

I am an Interior Designer with an M.A. in Design for Sustainability.

I enjoy creating beautiful spaces while keeping in mind the health of our beautiful planet.

I love coffee, flowers and a good conversation.

Let’s work together!

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Giant X Studio By Grixoa

here is my resumé

e d u c a t i o n: Savannah College of Art and Design

2021 | M.A. Design for Sustainability Savannah, GA.

d e s i g n e x p e r i e n c e:

CAZA New York, NY

Interior Designer (May 2022 - Present)

RAMSA | New York, NY

Interior Designer (January 2022 - May 2022)

-Requested samples and contacted vendors to scedule delivery to different clients -Helped on creating materials presentation

-Helped with interior furniture plans in CAD and FFE selection

a c h i e v e m e n t s: January 2018

AIA Competition: First Place 2014 - 2019 Deans List 2014 - 2021 Academic Scholarship

2019 | B.F.A. Interior Design Minor in Electronic Design Savannah, GA s k i l l s: Softwares

Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign AutoCAD Revit Microsoft Word Microsoft Power Point Design Sketching Space Planning Floor plan reading 3d Drawing Ceramics

l a n g u a g e s: Spanish native English fluent Italian beginner p r e s s:

http://voyageatl.com/interview/dailyinspiration-meet-isabel-durrego-rodriguez/

https://aiaga.org/design-award/nueva-vida/

ABC Design Studio | Remote

Internship (October 2020 - December 2020)

-Worked on interior detail drawings for kitchen, -Created furniture layout options for workspace project and residential projects by sketching out different layout options.

MPdL Studio | Princeton, NJ

Interior Designer (September 2019 - July 2020)

-Helped in the design of interior elevations in CAD for residential project, including selection of FF&E and help in detailed drawings

-Furniture plan arrangement for various projects -Made furniture orders and was in charged of tracking

ABC Design Studio | Miami, FL

Internship (July 2018 - August 2018)

-Completed 3D model in Revit from AutoCAD file, -Created mood boards and color boards for projects, -Contacted vendors for samples and products details.

c e r t i f c a t e s: AutoCAD Autodesk AIA Georgia | Student competition

a d d i t i o n a l e x p e r i e n c e: Pavlover Cakes | Miami, FL.

Content creator and manger (January 2018 - Present)

-Achieved customer loyalty with quality in products and services, leading to 10K followers on Instagram, -Managed on-going social media engagement with daily Instagram posts, stories and reels. id.a.la.dos | Remote

Content creator and manger (May 2020 - Present)

-Created informative content for followers interested in design tips, trends, and personal style, -Developed renders in Photoshop using Revit as the 3d modeler

Giant X

Since 2012, the Zaatari Camp in Jordan has been housing more than 80,000 Syrian refugees that have been fleeing the Syrian crisis. The goal was to improve the refugee’s quality of life by re-designing their current caravan homes.

Our caravan design emulates the plant’s (Giant Groundsel) adaptation strategies to the extreme temperatures. These strategies were used as a guide for the new design of houses in the Zaatari Camp.

Additionally, the caravan design focuses on re-utilizing used materials such as tires to elevate the platform, walls made of empty plastic water bottles that serve as air pockets and re-purposed canvas that brings an extra layer of protection during the extreme weather changes.

Team members: Charles Adams Chloe Arenaza Laura Ramirez Nakshi Takkar

Studio by Grixoa is a 1025sqft retail collaborative space, a meeting point for emerging and contemporary designs, located in Caracas, Venezuela.

The client wanted a space that felt industrial, yet elegant. Multiple brands are showcased at the store, therefore the design had to be simplistic and stimulating.

A neutral palette, organic lines and clean textures were used to evoke a sense of sophistication and modernism. The space features a multi-functional furniture that can be arranged in different ways according to products’ categories.

Isabel Durrego Rodriguez

Isabel Durrego Rodriguez

Studio by Grixoa

use of mirrors and light colors created an illusion of a bigger space. Additionally, a big organic mirror was used in the entrance of the store as an impact element to create a selfie-moment.”

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Biophilic design is the introduction of nature or natural elements into interior spaces.

For this project the goals was to design an educational board game for young adults that teaches the importance of using biophilic guidelines to improve one’s living quality.

The player will learn relevant sustainability concepts through the use of informational cards and game rules.

Additionally, the prototype of the game was thought to engage the user through the combination of soft colors and simplicity to capture attention.

Biofy

“With this game we are achieving three different sustainability development goals for a better future”

Nueva + Vida is the result of an award winning design competition to address resilient homes in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Irma.

This project is a modular system for starting a new life. It is a panelized structure that can be replicated, reproduced and repaired at the convenience of the owner.

In this collaboration, as leader interior designer, the goal was to keep a central social area surrounded by more private spaces, hence keeping the typical layout of Puerto Rican houses. For materials selection, emphasis was made on keeping low cost, accessible and of easy assembly.

Section with climatic responses

Read more here: https://aiaga.org/design-award/nueva-vida/

Team members: Ralph Nickles Sofia Regan

Nueva + Vida

Pop-up design

In this opportunity the challenge was to design a temporary retail experience that will only be open for 6 months. The design should surprise, delight, and be visually impactful so that it translates into great social media content to attract new customers.

Different materials such as modern clay tiles, rattan fibers and recycled wood where used to create a space that felt clean, fresh and young; while utilizing the brand’s color palette.

Taking inspiration from the layout of colonial houses, the store has also a central gathering space lots of columns, and the use of arches.

An interactive sculpture was placed in the center of the store acting as a focal point that generates engagement through a playful experience.

Interior elevation

Additional work

isabel durrego rodriguez isabeldurrego@gmail.com 786.238.5962