Juke Jose: I am a spatial designer and artist. I was born and raised in Manila, Philippines. I migrated to the United States through San Francisco, CA and am currently based in Brooklyn, NY. I operate between an architectural, spatial, and object-oriented practice weaving the ideas of partial and kapwa into my work. The idea of partial, defined as “existing only in part; incomplete” represents the beauty of what could be, an application of lightness, softness, and impermanence that hopes to cultivate kapwa, a core indigenous Filipino psychology that is “a recognition of shared identity, an inner self shared with others.” (Enriquez 2004) The framework of partial and kapwa, alongside contextual research and architectural methods reclaim underrepresented and misrepresented narratives. Through my work, I attempt to deepen the way we understand our interconnectedness to community, culture, place, environment, and history helping us navigate a course of healing to eventually reach a space of care. I intend to harbor one’s interiority through spatial experimentation and assembled installations borrowing from the surrounding environment, domestic and cultural images, spaces, places, and things revealing the value in our history and celebrating the beauty of our living. I am currently designing at Partial. This site was updated June 22, 2024. About Contact Index
Art
2023 It hurts to say goodbye
2022 Until we opened our eyes
2021 Time has brought us together
2021 An act of mutual understanding
2019 Here, Elsewhere
2017 Nawawala; Missing
Architecture, Academic
2021 From Individualism to Kapwa
2020 South Berkeley Commons
2020 900 Innes
2020 SFMOCA
2019 Wayfinding
2019 Building Path
2018 Life is a Drag Theater
Architecture & Design, Partial*
2024– Whitney House
2023 Breathing Room
2023– Partial Dry Goods
2022– Western Loft
2022– Furniture & Objects
2022 Two Two
2022 Adolescence Leaves
Architecture & Design, Haddock Studio**
2022 Chavez Roof Terrace
2022 MoMA x Baggu Pop-Up
2021 Baggu SoHo Flagship
2021 Temescal Kitchen and Landscape
2020 Eagle’s Nest Cabin
2019 Cabin in the Woods
Notes
a. Greyed text are to be added. Please see portfolio for select projects.
b. * Project / lead designer. Works made through Partial are redirected to Partial’s website.
c. ** Participated as a designer at Haddock Studio. All works are redirected to Haddock Studio’s website.