Portfolio of Undergraduate Work
Jeff Swiontkowski
Jeff Swiontkowski 2306 Lowell Dr. Lawrence, KS 66047 jØØ3 s ØØ6
KU.edu@
612.810.4581
650 Pelham Blvd
Knot Architecture
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Pimp My Ride
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Spatial Analysis P. 10
Drawings
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Photography P. 12
Student Lounge P. 14
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650 Pelham Blvd Fall 2011
South St. Anthony B er ry S t. St atio n
Instructor: Dan Marckel
The final project for our Engaging Urbanism course involved a physical site with real life implications. The Central Corridor Light Rail Transit project will be completed in 2014, and this presents a unique opportunity for surrounding residential areas. My proposal involved using the site as a guide post between the Merriam Park Neighborhood and the new CCLRT station at Raymond Avenue. The quickest path between two points is a straight line and, in keeping with this philosophy, several issues concerning the site can be mediated. New residential units and commercial outlets increase the presence of pedestrians along the path. This way, the site can still maintain its industrial base while presenting the Merriam Park neighborhood with a valuable lifeline to public transport.
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Residential Commercial Industrial Swiontkowski Pg. 5
KNOT Architecture
Spring 2011 Instructor: John Comazzi This is a project about mediums, technology and technique. Beginning with a simple knot, students were prompted to reproduce the knot in wire frame -first physically, and then on paper. Next, the wire frame was brought into the digital realm where students could quickly explore various volumes. After this, the students converted their digital models into physical, volumetric explorations where, lastly, they were photographed, and “populated� at different scales.
JEFF SWIONTKOWSKI PROJECT 02C - WIRE FRAME JON ROZENBERGS
JEFF SWIONTKOWSKI PROJECT 02C - VOLUMES JON ROZENBERGS
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Pimp My Ride Fall 2012
Instructor: Tom Oliphant
The porch bench is a static form. Its success over the years is largely due to its incorporation with other pieces of furniture, so how can we squeeze more out of this object? The focus of this project was to create as many seating paradigms as possible using one bench. By dividing the seating surface, the number of options increases dramatically. An interesting discovery occurred when the arm rest was considered as a unit of seclusion. This was magnified by the addition of a wall or other surface. The end result being a bench that can support a variety of different situations while still paying homage to its static roots.
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Spatial Analysis
Spring 2011 Instructor: John Comazzi
This study began with a conceptual diagram of the space. Our “joiners”, modeled after the work of photographer/artist David Hockney, demonstrate one’s sense of movement through the space. Students then made a series of mechanical drawings to further their understanding of the space. Lastly students were paired up to produce a series of hybrid drawings to illustrate their combined understanding of the space. My partner, Max Friedman, and I chose to present our drawing as a conceptual diagram of the various paths one can take through the space and the various elements that correspond with each path.
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Photography Spring 2012
Instructor: Mike Zerby
A unique pair of undergraduate degrees, journalism and architecture, has allowed me to produce a unique portfolio of photographic work. These are samples from some of my past stories. I move freely between the human scale and the built environment. It is the intersection of the two that I find most interesting.
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Drawings Fall 2010
Instructor: John Tapp
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Student Lounge
2011-2012 Instructor: Charlie Lazor The Bachelor of Design in Architecture program (BDA) at the University of Minnesota has a multidisciplinary focus and an emphasis on hands-on creation. Ten years after the program’s inception, it was granted its own studio space, but the hot-desk environment soon found itself under-utilized and under-populated. It was deemed unsatisfactory for the 160+ BDA students and quickly became little more than a mandatory classroom. The student lounge was the first step in revitalizing this space. The product of a year long research effort by two separate studios, the lounge was designed to stimulate studio culture by producing interactions on various levels and scales. It also provides students with a personal storage space. In addition to participating in the research process, I oversaw the construction of the lounge in the summer of 2012 with assistance from Jin Park, Sidney Wilson and Mariah Major. Photograph by: Christian Korab
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The lounge occupies a central space within the studio. The height of its surrounding lockers, accompanied by acoustical baffling, produces a division between the two classroom spaces. This location also makes it more accessible. It can easily be seen from outside the studio. This turns the lounge, and the small group interactions it promotes, into a source of identity for BDA students.
Secluded Study Areas Conversational Nodes
Photograph: Christian Korab
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A series of CNC routed index points and self-leveling lap joints reinforce the structure’s rigidity and stability. After the completion of the structure, the skin was assembled from the bottom up. Each skin piece indexes with the one below it. The end result being a highly durable structure that is easy to assemble and disassemble.
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