Sami R. Khoury, AIA Selected Projects List
San Diego, California Cell: +1.619.993.8163 Email: sami@samikhoury.com | Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/samikhoury
MIXED USE 460 16th Street – [AKA 15th & Island] – East Village, Downtown San Diego, California – Year: 2014-2018 (projected May '18) Built Up Area: 630,340 sq ft (129,500 sq m) – Land Area: 60,078 sq ft (5,581 sq m) – Budget: $150 million Owner: Lennar Multifamily Communities – LMC East Village Architect: Carrier Johnson + Culture Elevator Consultant: EWCG Landscape Architect: Urban Arena LEED and Energy Consultant: VCA-Green Interior Designer: Style Interiors Low Voltage Designer: ABBACOM Structural Engineer: DCI Engineers Security and Structured Cabling: Redrock Geotechnical Engineer: Leighton Group, Inc. Mechanical/Plumbing Engineer: McParlane & Associates Electrical Engineer: ELEN Consulting Civil Engineer: Kettler Leweck Engineering Exterior Lighting: Lighting Design Alliance Shoring Design: Earth Support Systems, Inc. Exterior Building Enclosure & Façade Engineer: J.A. Weir Dry Utilities Engineer: Utility Specialists, Inc. Façade Access and Window Washing: Olympique Waterproofing: Brandon Associates Archaeologist/Paleontologist: BFSA-CA Acoustical Engineer: ABC Acoustics ADA/FHA Consultant: theACCESSpartnership Waste Management: Terra Pacific General Contractor: Swinerton Builders Fire Protection Life Safety Consultant: Jensen Hughes Environmental: Advantage Environmental Professionals Program: 22 Story Residential Tower, 5 Story Wood Residential Low-rise over Concrete Retail Podium – Shared Office – Amenities – Public Landscape and Art-walk Job title: Architect, Project Manager (at Carrier Johnson + CULTURE) Concept Design of folding iconic massing 3D geometries in Rhino3D, and building programming. Hands on schematic design involvement, design development and construction documents oversight. Set up project master schedule and milestones and met every deadline. Management of 7~10 in-house project team members of consisting Project Designer, Project Architects, Job Captain, BIM Manager, Interior Designers & Production Staff, preserving Sr. Design Principal's vision. Structured 11 sub-consultants teams under Architect's contract negotiating scope, fees and agreements. Management and coordination of 20 project consultants contracted under both Architect and Owner. Prepared all executed agreements and exhibits and finalized Owner-Architect contract. Managed and prepared public authorities submittals including Civic San Diego, City of San Diego and FAA. Presentation of project in public hearings and to Civic San Diego Board; obtaining unanimous motion vote. Wrote presentation narratives for community groups and devised speaking rolls with Landscape Architect. Made front page of Business and Development section of UT San Diego newspaper. Internal project setup, WBS workforce staffing plan, billing forecast and project account management. Monthly evaluation and approval of consultants work progress and invoices . Chairing client and consultants weekly meetings, set agendas, tracked action items minutes for all parties. Overseeing deliverables of all engineering disciplines inclusive of Architect's sub-consultants and Client's direct consultants and working with in-house QA/QC to ensure standard of care. Resolved complex problems that require synchronized engagement of multiple disciplines and expertise; including Fire Smoke management, alarm and sprinklers, electrical, mechanical, elevator and structural design, city inspector and general contractor sub-trades feedback; assisting the client in obtaining direction. Personal note:
This project is a career milestone in the sense that it is a large scale complex urban sculptural art piece of folding forms and rustic colors, which shall transform San Diego's East Village yet build on its past. I have been involved in every single aspect of it from design to management. As from a technical standpoint, it involves a comprehensive team of expert consultants and is being designed to highest efficiency. It shall meet the business feasibility goals and the artistic vision of the Owner and Architect, hence achieving a highly synchronized solution.