This document provides a summary of Karen Van Winkle's portfolio including several mixed-use, residential, and commercial projects in various locations such as Abu Dhabi, UAE; San Diego, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Santa Clara, CA; La Mesa, CA; Chula Vista, CA; and Imperial Beach, CA. The portfolio demonstrates experience with projects of various sizes, from $141M to $4.3B, and responsibilities including design, construction documentation, coordination, administration and quality control.

1. Sample Projects Portfolio
July 2012

2. Abu Dhabi, UAE Karen Van Winkle

3. • $712M Mixed use development on a 1.2 km site
• Incorporates elements of Arabic design, culture and lifestyle
• Site contains a total of 138,000 m2 of gross floor area with an
additional 3,000m2 of ancillary building space
Responsible for:
• Extensive VO negotiations with contractor and consultants
• Code evaluation and compliance assurance
• Troubleshooting and value engineering in construction
• Re-design of restaurants and retail areas
• Apartment re-design and coordination
• Hotel facade redesign and spa coordination

4. Energy Center Luxury Hotel Marina Chandlery
50 Apartments 224 keys 92 Apartments 77 Apartments
Gym and pool Thai Restaurant Gym and pool Gym and pool
All Day Dining 14 Retail spaces
3 Club Lounges Seafood Restaurant
Rooftop Bar

6. • 377 luxurious guest rooms and suites
• 11 food and beverage outlets
• 3,300 sf Ballroom / conference space.
• St. Regis-branded 259 apartments and 32
residential villas.
Responsible for:
• Quality closeout control
• Code compliance assistance

7. Saadiyat Island is situated 500 meters off the
coast of Abu Dhabi, one of the world’s most
rapidly expanding economies. A world-class
master plan, providing modern infrastructure,
creates a commercially strong proposition
within an environmentally sustainable, resident
focused development.
This precinct will be an important low-density,
urban environment that serves as the backdrop
for the main cultural facilities, including the
Sheikh Zayed National Museum designed by
Norman Foster, the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
Museum designed by Frank O. Gehry, the Louvre
Abu Dhabi Museum designed by Jean Nouvel
and the Performing Arts Centre designed by
Zaha Hadid.
A range of cultural buildings, including art
galleries, will showcase local artisans alongside
international artists showing at the main cultural
facilities.
Abu Dhabi, UAE

8. • Project Budget: $4.3 B
• 10.5M sq ft of mixed use development
(residential, office, retail and 5 hotels)
• 535 residential units in Phase 1 over
four distinct product types.
Responsible for:
• Schematic Design and coordination
of residential, retail and F&B
products within Phase 1
• Coordination between five world
class architectural firms
• Product identification and
differentiation

9. San Diego, CA USA

10. 160 Unit mixed-use building
6 stories over 2 levels of
parking
Concrete and Steel construction
Responsible for:
•Design Development
•Re-work from 4 story wood to 6
story steel
•Extensive value engineering
•Construction Documents from
beginning to end
•Full coordination of all
disciplines including over 500
columns per floor
•Construction administration and
quality control
•Specification and product
selection

13. Los Angeles, CA USA

14. • Phase One of two phases, 580
total units
• $189M total construction cost
• 264 units – 825 sf average
• 4 story wood structure
surrounding 6 story garage
Responsible for:
• Construction Document
Management/Coordination
• Full coordination of all
disciplines
• Construction administration
and quality control
• Specification and product
selection
• Value Engineering

17. Del Mar, CA

20. Santa Clara, CA USA

21. 833 Unit, Multi product Master Plan
(2) 4-story Wrap Apartment Buildings - 583 units
3-story Cluster Townhomes – 152 for sale units
3-story Row Townhomes – 73 for sale units
Alley loaded single family – 25 units
Responsible for:
Full Product Development
Design Development
Entitlement negotiations with City of Santa Clara and
neighborhood outreach.
Feasibility studies
Model review and supervision
Green Building Elements
Color and Specification Selection

22. La Mesa, CA USA Karen Van Winkle

23. • Phase One of two phases - 527 total unit mixed use,
LEED Silver project with 100kw solar and 45k sf retail
• $141M total construction cost
• 338 units – 895 sf average
• 325,000 rentable sf – 933 parking stalls
• 3 and 4 story wood structures over 2 level concrete
parking garage/podium
Responsible for:
• Extensive value engineering
• Construction Document Management/Coordination
• Full coordination of all disciplines
• Construction administration and quality control
• Specification and product selection
• LEED Retrofit Supervision and Coordination

26. Performing Arts Center
Library
Sports facility refurbish
Chula Vista, CA USA

27. New classrooms 8,690 sf
Modernization 20,695 sf
• Library
• Locker facilities
• Administration
Imperial Beach, CA USA

28. Science classrooms 16,147sf
Industrial technology building 5,896sf
Replace 4 classroom buildings 8,690sf
Chula Vista, CA USA