DREW MCGURK - WORK SAMPLES 2011 - 2018
CONTACT INFORMATION
drewmcgurk@gmail.com Mobile : 502-214-0115
(FOUNTAIN) BENCH In 2014, while at Handel Architects, I designed the bench/fountain feature for the main entrance of a high end Courtyard Marriot in Queens, New York City. The bench is constructed of thick black granite attached to a custom steel SST substructure using a Z-Clip system.
PHYSICAL MODEL
BATTERSEA POWER STATION COMPETITION In 2014, Handel Architects was one of ten firms invited to compete in the Malaysia Square Competition. The competition breif called for the design of a bridge and public plaza in the redevelopment of the Battersea Power Station in London. During the competition I worked on a wide variety of tasks, including designing iterations, 3D modeling, rendering, diagraming, perfecting the final form and the paneling of the bridge design. Our design was shortlisted in the top three, although Bjarke Ingles Group won the competition.
SITE
CONVERGENCE OF PATHS
ACCORDIAN OPTION
SMOOTH OPTION
BIRDS EYE VIEW
FINAL OPTION
PLAZA VIEW
SECTION
PATH UNDER ICON
PATH THROUGH ICON
DRAGON-SKIN OPTION
MESH OPTION
NOHO PUBLIC LIBRARY NoHo Public Library is a project I completed in my 3rd year of Under Grad (2011) at the University of Kentucky under professor Akari Takebayashi. The project, a small public library in NoHo, was guided by a series of early abstract material experiments, which then informed the conceptual framework of the architecture. In the material based experiments, I explored distorting and twisting linear systems to create openings and new patterns. These concepts went on to inform both the facade and the interior of the library.
Private Space Semi-Private Space Public Space Site
FUZZY NARRATIVES “Fuzzy Narratives” is a solo studio project completed during my first semester of graduate school (the fall semester of 2016) with professor Jason Scroggin. The project started with a series of abstract collage exercises, which then instpired a series of material studies. These exercises explored formal relationships which were then translated into architecture. Large communal spaces meant to bring neighbors together are inserted into an otherwise normative residential tower, causing bowing and expansion to the tower’s form.
DIGITAL TRANSLATION
DIGITAL COLLAGE
MATERIAL STUDY 01
DIGITAL COLLAGE
MATERIAL STUDY 02
DIGITAL COLLAGE
MATERIAL STUDY 03
COMMUNAL SPACE
MECH RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL
RESIDENTIAL
MECH. HOTEL HOTEL
HOTEL MECH. CLUB HOTEL AMENITY LOBBY/LOUNGE
RIVER VIEW
222 EAST 43RD STREET
RESIDENTIAL PLANS
RENDERING
0
J2
931 SF
1
591 SF
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461 SF
1
635 SF
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508 SF
1
645 SF
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499 SF
1
577 SF
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455 SF
452 SF
2
1,112 SF
0 0
508 SF
222 East 43rd street is a project I worked on while at Handel Architects during 2014-2015. It is a large scale residential building with both market rate and affordable units. The project began when Handel Architects won a competition by BLDG Management to design a residential tower. While working on the project, I worked on 3D Modeling, rendering, diagrams, and various design options for the building’s massing, facade, balconies, canopy, and lobby. The project is currently under construction.
420 SF
TIER A
0BR
HPD 0BR
1BR
HPD 1BR
2BR
HPD 2BR
3BR
222 EAST 44TH STREET
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BLDG MANAGEMENT
JR 2
HPD JR 2
JR 3
HPD JR 3
TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN HANDEL ARCHITECTS
LLP
CONSTRUCTION PHOTO