RAHMAN POLK
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Professional Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge Architects, Incorporated Selected Projects
June 1995 - March 2009
Academic Meadows Museum, Southern Methodist University
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1-4
Exelon Pavilions
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5&6
Quartier Am Tacheles
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7&8
Bloomington Performing Arts Center
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9 - 12
Harris Theater for Music and Dance
pages 13 & 14
St. Paul‘s Episcopal Church
pages 15 - 18
Commercial
Performing ng Arts
Religious
Residential Krehbiel Pool House and Garden House
pages 19 & 20
RAHMAN POLK
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PROFESSIONAL WORK SAMPLES
Meadows Museum, Sothern Methodist University Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge, Incorporated
1999 - 2002
Southern Methodist University decided to couple the expansion of a new football stadium located just to the north with the creation of a new cultural institution on campus. The Meadows Museum was built above a garage platform housing the 600 new parking spaces required by the enlarged stadium. Facades of collegiate Georgian detailing in brick and cast stone merge with the campus context while a broad plaza atop the podium defines a rarified space for viewing art. I was part of the five person team responsible for Schematic Design. The team was expanded to ten people during the Design Development phase. I rejoined the project during Construction Administration and I monitored building progress with J. Lawton Thies, the project architect. Project Specifications: Area of Museum Number of cars Project cost -
66,000 sf. 600 20 million
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Meadows Museum, Souther Methodist University Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge, Incorporated
1999 - 2002
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Exelon Pavilions Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge, Incorporated
2002 - 2004
The Exelon Corporation, in association with the city of Chicago, commissioned a pair of pavilions in Millennium Park. The goal was to showcase a cooperative venture that would promote renewable energy resources within Chicago. The Pavilions provide exhibition space, office areas, and access to Chicago Park District parking facilities below grade. The exterior cladding of each Pavilion is comprised of custom photovoltaic panels glazed within an integrated curtain-wall system. At its completion, this was one of the largest “building integrated� photovoltaic projects ever attempted in the United States. My role in the project extended from Schematic Design through Contract Documentation. As part of a three person team including Cyrus Subawalla, the project architect, I helped produced a full set of documents. Mr. Subawalla and I jointly managed the Bidding process and construction phases. During construction, vehicular traffic and pedestrian access to parking under the pavilions had to remain open. This added a high level of complexity during construction of an already complicated, LEED certified pair of buildings. Project Specifications: Renovated area Project cost Awards -
11,000 sf. $3,456,070 Rated LEED Silver
Site Plan of Millennium Park with the Exelon Pavilions in red.
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Exelon Pavilions Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge, Incorporated
2002 - 2004
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Johannisviertel: Quartier am Tacheles Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge, Incorporated
2001 - 2003
Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge was invited by Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company to design one of five major buildings that comprised the Quartier am Tacheles project. The site for this master-planned, urban infill intervention occupies the majority of a derelict area near the heart of Berlin. This zone was largely destroyed during World War Two and remained unbuilt until the fall of East Germany. An existing, war-damaged Tacheles department store remains on the site. In recent history, the Tacheles building has become both a tourist attraction and a home for emerging artists. Johannisviertel plans to redevelop the Tacheles into an integral part of the surrounding neighborhood. Our project is immediately adjacent to the Tacheles building and seeks to engage both the contextual fabric and the proposed new buildings by Duany Plater-Zyberk, Robert Stern and Leon Krier. Seven floors of residences and a ground floor of retail have been planed with a focus on meeting or exceeding Germany’s stringent environmental requirement for water and energy conservation. Working directly with the Project Architect Lawton Theis, I was an integral part of the project team from concept through construction documentation. The project is on hold pending a favorable financial climate.
Project Specifications: Location Size Budget -
Berlin, Germany 2.19 Hectares Withheld by owner
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Johannisviertel: Quartier am Tacheles Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge, Incorporated
2001 - 2003
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Bloomington Performing Arts Center Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge, Incorporated
2003 - 2006
The Scottish Rite Temple in Bloomington Illinois was built in 1921 for the American Passion Play. At the time, the theater featured the largest stage west of New York. After roughly 80 years of continuous use, the Temple required a major overhaul. The building was renovated, renamed and a new addition was added in an effort to reestablish a cultural district in the north end of Bloomington’s downtown. The Bloomington Center for Performing Arts now features state-of-the-art acoustics and the flexibility to handle a wide range of music, dance and spoken word performances. As project manager with two junior staff members, I worked closely with the project architect, Douglas Sandberg, and my role on the project encompassed all aspects of design and construction. I was instrumental in getting the new addition in line with the client’s budget by significantly redesigning the exterior envelope to bring down costs.
Project Specifications: Theater seats Ballroom seats Project size Budget -
1,320 1,000 85,000 sf. $12,000,000
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Bloomington Performing Arts Center Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge, Incorporated
2003 - 2006
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Bloomington Performing Arts Center Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge, Incorporated
2003 - 2006
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Bloomington Performing Arts Center Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge, Incorporated
2003 - 2006
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Harris Theater for Music and Dance Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge, Incorporated
1999 - 2003
The Harris Theater for Music and Dance is a state-of-the-art performance venue designed to provide superior technical facilities and exceptional acoustics for a wide variety of Chicago area arts organizations, as well as, internationally know touring companies and artists. I was asked to provide one of several conceptual proposals for the original site of this project. Subsequently, I was responsible for hand drafting the numerous iterations of plans and elevations produced as the project site moved repeatedly. During the course of this project our office converted to a primarily digital environment and I was asked to develop an office wide set of standards and protocols for computer aided drafting. These standards are still in use today. I returned to the Harris Theater project during the Construction Administrative phase and oversaw the second shift construction progress at the site. Observing work progress, monitoring quality and reviewing shop drawings were some of my duties while stationed at the site trailer. Project Specifications: Number of seats Proscenium width Proscenium height Stage depth Project cost -
1525 45 ft. 30 ft. 45 ft. 52.7 million
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Harris Theater for Music and Dance Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge, Incorporated
1999 - 2003
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Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge, Incorporated
2004 - 2005
The Indianapolis firm of Hill and Wupper designed the original church in 1959. In 2002 the congregation came to the realization that they had outgrown the existing building. Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge was asked to expand the classrooms and fellowship hall while modernizing the sanctuary and main entry sequence of the building. I was asked to provide one of several conceptual proposals for redesigning the sancuary and expanding the church school. My design was influenced by the architecture of the existing church and by the greater context of Columbus, Indiana. The congregation appreciated this approach. My role in the project extended from Schematic Design through Contract Documentation. Under the supervision of Mary O’Toole, the project architect, I produced a full set of documents and coordinated with the structural engineer and contractor / construction manager for the project. Project Specifications: Renovated area New construction Project cost -
5,000 sf. 15,000 ft. Witheld
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Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge, Incorporated
2004 - 2005
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Krehbiel Pool House and Garden House Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge, Incorporated
1995-1996
The Krehbiel Estate has been an ongoing work in progress. Several additions have been made to the property, several adjacent properties have been annexed and several out buildings have been added as the grounds around the main residence have expanded. The clients have repeatedly commissioned Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge for various projects and I was tapped to assist Thomas and Kirsten Beeby in the design of two separate projects on the site. I produced all documentation for both the Pool house and Garden House & pavilions. With Mary O’Toole as project Architect, I also oversaw construction of all four pavilions including a 3,000 square foot Pool House and a 2,500 square foot Garden House.
Project Specifications: Location Size Budget -
Winnetka, Illinois 6,300 square feet Withheld by owner
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PROFSSIONAL WORK SAMPLES
Johannisviertel: Quartier am Tacheles Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge, Incorporated
2001 - 2003
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