John Ewanowski | Architecture Portfolio

JOHN EWANOWSKI:ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

created byJohn Ewanowski

2013

JOHNEWANOWSKIARCHITECTUREPORTFOLIO

community building

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material handling building

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COMMUNITY BUILDING:1. brise soleil2. primary structure3. mezzanine4. roof5. skylight6. material capsules

MATERIAL HANDLING BUILDING:7. south facade8. east facade bays9. primary structure10. roof

TOWER:11. conveyor structure12. tower structure13. DIFT observation room

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TWENTY BUSHELS OF CORN ON FOUR LEGSthesis studio 6

MISCELLANY 46

*for digital portfolio, please visit www.johnewanowski.com

MONACO 300,000 16options studio

INUNDATION JAKARTA 24travel studio

CARSON GULLEY COMMONS RENOVATION 32work

REGROUP, REFUEL, RENEW 38systems studio

HOYT PARK KIOSK 42project

TWENTY BUSHELS OF CORN ON FOUR LEGS

thesis studio

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This thesis explores the cur-rent meatpacking paradigm within the context of industrial decentralization over the last forty years. An influx in immi-grant laborers into small Mid-western meatpacking towns has led to social ills in those communities, and the move to the periphery has brought consumers even further away from industrialized meat pro-duction.

The architectural intervention, located in Marshalltown, IA confronts these challenges by bringing together constituen-cies that are normally isolated by this means of production. Rather than solving all of the problems of industrial produc-tion, the Marshalltown Xeno-transplant Center intentional-ly provides frictions between pigs, pork, producers, and the general population to create productive heterogeneity in an otherwise homogeneous and efficiency-based land-scape.

hybrid program matrix

surgical theaterpetting zoo housing

labor centerplazacafeteriaentry gate

pig barn

xenotransplant center

“dirty side” transportation system lairage

“clean side”

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labor center

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MARSHALLTOWN MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CENTER

WOODBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

FRENCH PARK (FORMER SITE)

MARSHALLTOWN XENOTRANSPLANT AND LABOR COMPLEX

JBS SWIFT PORK PACKING PLANT

MARSHALL COUNTY COURTHOUSE

HENRY ANSON STATUE

MARSHALLTOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT

FOCUS AREA 8: DOWNTOWN

FOCUS AREA 3: JBS SWIFT NEIGHBORHOOD


thesis studio

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MARSHALLTOWN MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CENTER

WOODBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

FRENCH PARK (FORMER SITE)

MARSHALLTOWN XENOTRANSPLANT AND LABOR COMPLEX

JBS SWIFT PORK PACKING PLANT

MARSHALL COUNTY COURTHOUSE

HENRY ANSON STATUE

MARSHALLTOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT

FOCUS AREA 8: DOWNTOWN

FOCUS AREA 3: JBS SWIFT NEIGHBORHOOD

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SIOUX FALLS, SDJohn Morrell (Smithfield)3400 employees / 18000 pigs per day

WORTHINGTON, MNJBS Swift2400 employees / 20000 pigs per day

STORM LAKE, IATyson1850 employees / 13400 pigs per day

DENSION, IAFarmland Foods (Smithfield)1700 employees / 10350 pigs per day

PERRY, IATyson1100 employees / 7300 pigs per day

MARSHALLTOWN, IAJBS Swift2200 employees / 20000 pigs per day

WATERLOO, IATyson1850 employees / 10000 pigs per day

OTTUMWA, IACargill2500 employees / 16800 pigs per day

COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IATyson1200 employees / 8000 pigs per day

MONMOUTH, ILFarmland Foods (Smithfield)1400 employees / 7850 pigs per day

BEARDSTOWN, ILCargill2200 employees / 18000 pigs per day

MILAN, MOFarmland Foods (Smithfield)1250 employees / 7300 pigs per day

MADISON, NETyson1200 employees / 8000 pigs per day

FREMONT, NEHormel1400 employees / 8750 pigs per day

CRETE, NEFarmland Foods (Smithfield)2050 employees / 10300 pigs per day

11“The Pork Belt”

people

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plaza sport

theater

petting zoo

programmatic bars interstitial space hybrid instertions SCHEMATIC PLAN

assembly

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birth weaning nursing finishing slaughter, processing sale, consumption

sow barn nursery

breeding

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feed lot meatpacking plant

finishing18 weeks

nursing8 weeks

weaning3 weeks

gestation114 days

total317 days

4 lbs 14 lbs60 lbs

270 lbsTWENTY BUSHELS OF CORN ON FOUR LEGS

thesis studio

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people

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plaza sport

theater

petting zoo

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sow barn nursery

breeding

sow barn

feed lot meatpacking plant

finishing18 weeks

nursing8 weeks

weaning3 weeks

gestation114 days

total317 days

4 lbs 14 lbs60 lbs

270 lbs

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thesis studio

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ENTRY GATE THEATER

PETTING ZOO

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ENTRY GATE THEATER

PETTING ZOO

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The tax system of Monaco has led to an extremely exclusive nation, where real estate now costs about 70,000 euros/m2. While the financial services sector is growing in the principality, it is somewhat limited by the inability for upper-middle class support staff (lawyers, programmers, junior leadership, etc) to afford the nation’s astronomical rents.

This project, designed as part of an initiative to design 300,000 m2 of new space in Monaco, uses the border with France as a site that can use each country to its advan-tage. It sits with two legs in each country, one of which is residential and the other is office space, with each tower having a distinct ex-pression based on its country and typology. A platform of R+D space provides a place for wealthy businessmen and their younger, less affluent staff to coexist.

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options studio

MONACO 300,000

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options studio

MONACO 300,000

high density + French income tax subsidy

WORKER’S HOUSING

high density + commercial zoning

MARKETPLACE

high density + French income tax subsidy / commercial zoning

WORKER’S HOUSING

low density + green space zoning

GREEN SPACE

mixed density + Monegasque housing subsidy

MONEGASQUE HOUSING

mixed density + French income tax subsidy

WORKER’S HOUSING

21Monaco-France border

high density + French income tax subsidy

WORKER’S HOUSING

high density + commercial zoning

MARKETPLACE

high density + French income tax subsidy / commercial zoning

WORKER’S HOUSING

low density + green space zoning

GREEN SPACE

mixed density + Monegasque housing subsidy

MONEGASQUE HOUSING

mixed density + French income tax subsidy

WORKER’S HOUSING

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options studio

MONACO 300,000

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MONACO 300,000

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The research of this studio fo-cused on “weather intensifi-cation, sea level rise, extreme river pollution, river flooding, and coastal inundation” in the hypercomplex Jakarta megaregion. Students from the University of Michigan, the University of Indonesia, and the University of Hong Kong worked together to carry out this research and propose de-sign interventions.

Located in an affluent part of the city, Ancol is distinct in its use of water for recreation while many others in Jakarta struggle for safe drinking wa-ter. This system was critiqued more through aesthetics than performance: the existing wa-terpark infrastructure in Ancol is used as a filter between the Java Sea and the city’s sys-tem of canals. While mitigat-ing some water pollution, the overall impact of the proposal aestheticizes Jakarta’s water and explicates the hypocrisy of Ancol Dreamland.

Jakarta tidal patterns

travel studio

INUNDATION JAKARTA

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travel studio

INUNDATION JAKARTA

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FILTER / RETENTION02 RAINBOW BALL POOL

RETENTION03 OLYMPIC POOL

RETENTION04 WAVE POOL

FILTER / RETENTION05 WATERFALL RIVER

RETENTION06 OCTAPUS ADVENTURE

RETENTION07 KIDDY POOL

RETENTION

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travel studio

INUNDATION JAKARTA

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travel studio

INUNDATION JAKARTA

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This project, renovating a 1927 food service building on the Univeristy of Wisconsin—Madison campus, was under-taken by John as an intern with KEE Architects in Madi-son. Serving and eating areas were modernized, basement offices and an apartment were created, and new utility components were added, all while respecting the historical nature of Carson Gulley Com-mons. In fact, many features of the renovation, including circle head windows and ma-sonry improvements, restored the building to its original ap-pearance.

As part of the design team, John’s contribution included a 3D Revit model of the ex-isting structure during prelimi-nary design, built from field verifications of historic con-struction documents. This model was used throughout the remainder of the project as the basis for design and construction documents.

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building elevation, courtesy of KEE Architecture

CARSON GULLEY COMMONS RENOVATION

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This project provided a vision for a lot adjacent to the main entrance of the Detroit Inter-modal Freight Terminal (DIFT). The site plan consists of four major components—a com-munity center, a recycling center, a DIFT observation tower, and a plaza—which combine to provide a node for the neighborhood and the city as a whole. The expres-sion of each element is dis-tinct, from industrial to refined, reflecting their different uses.

Circulating through the site, a series of conveyor belts brings materials to the recycling center from a drop-off site, providing a visible process to counteract the veiled activ-ity within the DIFT’s logistical space. Different recycled materials (green glass, rub-ber, aluminum, etc.) are pro-cessed and put into transpar-ent containers on the roof and facade of the commu-nity center, aesthticizing the garbage of Detroit.

exploded axon

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REGROUP, REFUEL, RENEW

community building

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community building

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REGROUP, REFUEL, RENEW

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Built as an Eagle Scout Proj-ect, this information kiosk was constructed near the main parking lot of Hoyt Park in Madison as a means of con-veying updates to park visi-tors. Working with the Friends of Hoyt Park, John designed the kiosk with the help of a local architect. Parts of the structure, including the roof and bulletin boards, were prefabricated off site. The kiosk was then assembled on site with help from volunteers organized by John.

The kiosk was built to last, utilizing high-quality fixtures, cedar lumber, and wood shingles. It has been standing strong since 2005 and is a handsome and functional information center for the park. It was also a great learning experience for John, as it was his first time dealing with client expectations, a budget, a time schedule, and a specific site, crucial parts of any architecture project.

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HOYT PARK KIOSK

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HOYT PARK KIOSK

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MISCELLANY

building analysis—overall (with Clay Montgomery, Whit Self, and Kanika Singh)

see “encosure detail” sheet

49building analysis—detail (with Clay Montgomery, Whit Self, and Kanika Singh)

redwood fasciaaluminum jalousie window

redwood trim

cant stripgalvanized iron flashing

plywood edge strip

plywood sheathinginsulated 2”x6” wall

CMU foundation16” x 10” concrete footing

sole plate

sill plate

brick grille

1” x 4” tongue-and-groove cedar siding

built-up pitch and gravel roof

1/2” Polyscord

insulationroof joist (2” x 12”)

dropped ceiling structure (2” x 4”)

gypsum lathe and plaster wall

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plywood subfloor

floor joist (2” x 10”)gypsum lathe and plaster ceiling

9-3/4” stair run

7-1/2” stair isestringer

2” x 4” stud wall

4” concrete slab

tongue-and-groove ceder dropped ceiling

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John Ewanowski has been very interested in architecture from a young age growing up in Madison, Wisconsin. More specifically, the architectural seed was planted in 1992, when his father started a firm of his own with two partners. Watching the firm grow from the ground up was a formative experience for John, especially in office visits during which he perused the architectural library and built models.

The architectural seed really began to sprout at Madison West High School, which offered drafting and architecture classes. Time at the University of Wisconsin—Madison developed the critical thinking in John that the University is known for: “that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found,” as detailed on Bascom Hall. At the UW, John enjoyed classes in Japanese and Environmental Studies, and he spent countless extracurricular hours as a tuba player in the infamous UW Marching Band.

At the University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning (TCAUP), John combined his blooming architectural interests and critical thinking skills to develop a graduate school body of work that questioned the status quo through in-depth research and outside-of-the-box (sometimes even whimsical) design. The most formative of these academic exercises was probably a research trip to Southeast Asia, in which the effects of sea level rise and inundation were investigated specifically in Jakarta and Bangkok. Working with world-class faculty and cohorts, John completed his thesis, which explored the societal and urban ills of Midwestern meatpacking towns, to graduate in spring 2013.

John resides in Salt Lake City, where he enjoys the unmatched natural beauty of Utah through skiing, hiking, climbing, and camping. He also enjoys watching movies and sports (especially football and baseball), grilling out, relaxing with family, cheese curds, and the early 90s “screen print” aesthetic.

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SIOUX FALLS, SDJohn Morrell (Smithfield)3400 employees / 18000 pigs per day

WORTHINGTON, MNJBS Swift2400 employees / 20000 pigs per day

STORM LAKE, IATyson1850 employees / 13400 pigs per day

DENSION, IAFarmland Foods (Smithfield)1700 employees / 10350 pigs per day

PERRY, IATyson1100 employees / 7300 pigs per day

MARSHALLTOWN, IAJBS Swift2200 employees / 20000 pigs per day

WATERLOO, IATyson1850 employees / 10000 pigs per day

OTTUMWA, IACargill2500 employees / 16800 pigs per day

COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IATyson1200 employees / 8000 pigs per day

MONMOUTH, ILFarmland Foods (Smithfield)1400 employees / 7850 pigs per day

BEARDSTOWN, ILCargill2200 employees / 18000 pigs per day

MILAN, MOFarmland Foods (Smithfield)1250 employees / 7300 pigs per day

MADISON, NETyson1200 employees / 8000 pigs per day

FREMONT, NEHormel1400 employees / 8750 pigs per day

CRETE, NEFarmland Foods (Smithfield)2050 employees / 10300 pigs per day

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