A+E Design Services

The individual experience of A+E Design Team members prior to joining ERG includes the following:

Federal

• Architect of the Capitol, U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, Washington, DC. Served as fire protection and life safety engineering design for the final commissioning and opening of the 580,000-square-foot visitor center.
• Armed Forces Retirement Home, Gulfport, MS. Served as design manager for development of a building to replace a facility destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Provided programming services, created a design-build RFP, and assisted with selection of a D-B contractor. The project’s 600 residential units included independent living, assisted living, long-term care, and memory support services.
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Laboratory, Atlantic City Airport, NJ. Developed a Master Plan for a 150,000-square-foot expansion consisting of five separate structures (including a hardened certification laboratory, prepared test article storage areas, and a general-purpose office building) and renovations to existing buildings and sitework.
• General Services Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation Regional Office Building, Miramar, FL. Served as design manager for a new 400,000-square-foot facility to house the FBI’s field office in South Florida. Provided programming services, created a design-build RFP, and assisted with selection of a D-B contractor. The $150-million project included administrative and support space, an automotive annex, and a secure parking garage for 750 fleet vehicles.
• National Institutes of Health, Building 40, Vaccine Research Center, Bethesda, MD. Provided complete A+E design services for a $32-million, 82,500-square-foot facility dedicated to development of medicinal vaccines. This project, which was the result of a developer-led design competition, included BSL-3 suites, laboratory and office space, a vivarium, and an education/conference center.
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Millennium Project, Arlington National Cemetery, VA. Provided complete A+E design services for a 27-acre expansion of the historic cemetery, which required approval from the Virginia State Historic Preservation Officer, the National Capital Planning Commission, and the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts. The $54-million project consisted of more than 30,000 new burial spaces, multiple columbarium structures, utility relocations, and committal shelters.
• U.S. Courts Administrative Office, Federal Courthouse, Wheeling, WV. Provided complete A+E design services for a four-story, 70,000-square-foot addition to the existing historic courthouse. The project contains five courtrooms with adjacent judicial chambers (including the renovation of one ceremonial courtroom), offices for the District and Bankruptcy Clerks, and other support functions.
• U.S. Navy, Guns and Weapons Research Laboratory, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ. Provided complete A+E design services for a new test stand building and control room for three of the Navy’s shipboard guns systems, and a new support building for warehouse storage.
• U.S Veterans Affairs, Regional Office Building, Atlanta, GA. Served as lead designer for a four-story institutional office building, containing approximately 185,000 square feet. The project was awarded as a Design-Build competition and included development of a 4.7-acre site and an adjacent freestanding parking structure for 460 vehicles.

State and Local

• Carroll County, District Courthouse, Westminster, MD. Provided complete A+E design services for a new 60,000-square-foot replacement courthouse, with anticipation of future expansion. Located on a key site in the Westminster Historic District, the project required approval from the State of Maryland Architectural Review Board.
• Charles County, La Plata Library, La Plata, MD. Provided complete A+E design services for a two-story, 28,000-square-foot library that included a mobile library loading and storage, meeting rooms, monumental stair, elevator, study rooms, and children’s book section.
• Montgomery County, District Courthouse, Silver Spring, MD. Provided complete A+E design services for a new 88,000-square-foot courthouse. Because of its location, the project required approval from the State of Maryland Architectural Review Board and the Montgomery County Park & Planning Commission.
• Prince George’s County Police Department, Forensics Science Laboratory, Landover, MD. Provided complete A+E design services for a 60,000-square-foot LEED Gold adaptive reuse project, including state-of-the art labs (drug, firearms, DNA), evidence intake, administration, and a wellness center.

Higher Education

• Morgan State University, Health and Human Services Center, Baltimore, MD. Provided complete A+E design services for a four-story, 208,000-square-foot LEED Gold new building. Space types included classrooms, wet/dry labs, and workplace spaces, emphasizing collaboration and student and faculty wellness.
• Johns Hopkins University, Clark Hall, Baltimore, MD. Provided complete A+E design services for a new two-story neoclassical building on the JHU Homewood campus that houses the Biomedical Engineering Institute, which serves as a bridge between the Schools of Medicine and Engineering.
• University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Paul Sarbanes Coastal Ecology Lab, Assateague Island, MD. Provided complete A+E design services for a new research and teaching laboratory on stilts located within protected wetlands on Assateague Island and named for the environmentalist U.S. Senator.
• University of Maryland Medical System, Gerald Family Clinic, Bowie, MD. Provided complete A+E design services for a 3,900-square-foot tenant fit out for an outpatient physician’s office, including exam rooms, triage areas, a procedure room, waiting room, clinical support, and administration areas.
• University of Virginia, Health Sciences Center Central Plant, Charlottesville, VA. Provided complete A+E design services for a new central plant for the Health Sciences Center infrastructure network. The new plant, which includes a 1-million-gallon cold water storage tank, will provide chilled water for the hospital complex and three medical research buildings.

Corporate, Commercial, and Non-Profit

• American Management Systems, Fairfax, VA. Provided complete A+E design services for a 12-story, 240,000-square-foot corporate headquarters in Fairfax County, Virginia, for Gilbane Properties. The project was awarded as a developer-led competition and included development of a five-acre site and an adjacent freestanding parking structure for 750 vehicles.
• Boston Properties, Reston Gateway Complex, Reston, VA. Provided complete A+E design services for two office towers, one hotel tower, underground and aboveground parking, and ground-level retail connected by sky bridges.
• Carr Properties, Midtown Center, Washington, DC. Provided complete A+E design services for a 12-story, 850,000-square-foot office building project with ground floor storefronts, enclosed skywalks, and ground-level breezeways.
• Home Depot Headquarters, Atlanta, GA. Developed a Master Plan for a six-building complex with structured parking for 7,500 vehicles for this rapidly expanding nationwide company. The project included alternative site investigations and multiple presentations to citizen groups and local public agencies.
• Prevention of Blindness Society, Washington, DC. Provided complete A+E design services for renovating a three-story, 5,600-square-foot office building, including implementation of a low-vision inclusive design and accessibility guidelines. The project included a staff workplace, ophthalmology exam rooms, waiting area, eyewear display area, and support spaces.

Residential

• Red Brick LLC, The Bridge Project, Washington, DC. Provided complete A+E design services for a 13-story apartment building and hotel with ground-floor retail, parking, a roof terrace with outdoor pool, and a second-floor terrace with indoor pool.
• Federal Realty, Pike & Rose Condominium, North Bethesda, MD. Provided complete A+E design services for a 12-story, 250,000-square-foot mixed use project with ground-floor retail, a hotel on the lower floors, and condominiums above.
• Donohoe, The Sterling Condominium, North Bethesda, MD. Provided complete A+E design services for this 16-story, 197-unit, high-rise project consisting of a 16-story residential tower with ground floor retail space and underground structured parking for 350 vehicles below a landscaped plaza with a swimming pool.
• Vornado Properties, Crystal Plaza 2, Arlington, VA. Served as lead designer for conversion of a 1960s era office tower into a luxury apartment building. The existing exterior facade was removed and replaced, increasing the building height from 12 to 19 stories and resulting in 168 apartment rental units. Project required approval of a 4.1 submission to Arlington County and was constructed to LEED standards.