Full-Service Architecture for Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia
Multifamily, residential, commercial, and institutional design. 25+ years of experience, one point of contact, permit-ready documents.
Multifamily, residential, commercial, and institutional design. 25+ years of experience, one point of contact, permit-ready documents.
Licensed architect with 25+ years of experience and more than 90 completed projects across the DMV. Adela founded AMF Architecture in 2021 after more than two decades practicing architecture in the Washington DC area. Her work spans multifamily, residential, commercial, and institutional projects, from phased renovation programs across apartment portfolios to single-family additions, tenant buildouts, and community facilities.
She is hands-on with every project, leading client relationships, design direction, and project management directly. When you hire AMF, you work with the principal. The same person from first meeting to final inspection.
Our clients come back. Property management firms trust us with multiple buildings across the region. That repeat business is the best measure of what we do.
We are a full-service architecture firm. That means we handle every phase of your project: site survey, conceptual design, construction documents, code compliance, permitting, bidding, and construction administration. We coordinate structural engineers, MEP, fire protection, interior design, and every other consultant your project needs. You get one point of contact instead of a dozen.
Lobbies, amenity spaces, fitness centers, common areas, facade improvements, and unit renovations. We help property managers and developers reposition buildings to attract and retain residents. Our multifamily clients come back, some across a dozen properties.
Additions, second stories, full renovations, basements, and new construction. We work with homeowners to design spaces that fit how you actually live.
Offices, retail, restaurants, salons, fitness centers, medical facilities, and more. We handle permitting, consultant coordination, and construction documents so you can focus on your business.
Churches, hospitals, universities, and community centers. We bring the same care to public and mission-driven spaces as we do to private ones.
Some firms hand off drawings and move on. We stay involved through every phase because details matter most during construction. We also manage the full team of consultants your project requires.
We document existing conditions: measurements, photos, and drawings that form the baseline for design. For complex spaces, we coordinate 3D laser scanning.
We start with your goals and your site. Through sketches, floor plans, and 3D renderings, we develop a design direction that works for your space, budget, and timeline.
Detailed, permit-ready drawings and specifications that contractors bid on and build from. Dimensions, materials, code compliance, and coordination with engineering.
We analyze building codes, zoning requirements, occupancy classifications, and accessibility standards. If there are code issues, we identify them early and design around them.
We prepare and submit permit applications, respond to plan review comments, and coordinate with building departments across DC, Virginia, and Maryland.
We bring in and manage structural engineers, MEP engineers, fire protection consultants, interior designers, landscape architects, and other specialists your project requires.
For property managers with ongoing renovation needs, we develop phased programs that sequence work across multiple buildings, minimizing disruption and spreading costs.
We help you solicit bids from qualified contractors, review proposals, and make sure the scope is understood before construction starts.
We review submittals, answer contractor questions, conduct site visits, and verify the work matches the design until the project is done.
Comprehensive repositioning of ground-floor and penthouse amenity spaces in a residential high-rise. One of five billing phases for this property.
Redesigned lobby with new concierge area, dedicated package room, expanded pool lounge areas, dog spa, fully reorganized fitness center, and penthouse coworking space. Bathrooms redesigned for ADA compliance.
Full interior and exterior design for a new rotisserie chicken restaurant, converted from a former convenience store.
Complete interior buildout including commercial kitchen layout, dining area design, and new storefront glazing. New facade materials, prominent signage, and floor-to-ceiling corner windows. We coordinated structural modifications, MEP engineering, and permitting through DC agencies.
Full architectural and MEP buildout for NAVY Hair Salon's location in downtown DC.
Complete design services from pre-design survey through construction documents, including space planning around the salon's equipment layout, finish selections, and MEP coordination. The scope covered code compliance review, landlord coordination, and permit-ready construction documents for the District of Columbia.
Multi-area renovation of a 4,500 SF single-family home, updating a 1986 layout for how the family lives today.
Complete kitchen redesign with new cabinetry, countertops, and lighting. Laundry relocated from the kitchen level to the upper floor. Master suite reconfigured with a functional walk-in closet and fully redesigned bathroom. All additional bathrooms renovated with updated fixtures and finishes. Walk-out basement fully remodeled to create additional usable living space.
Conversion of unoccupied rooftop penthouse areas into resident amenity spaces, including pool deck renovations.
Led due diligence and conceptual design for transforming vacant penthouse and rooftop areas into assembly and amenity spaces. The scope included code analysis for change-of-use compliance, conceptual layouts, ground-level pool deck renovation with full construction documents, and coordination of landscape architecture, structural engineering, and MEP consultants.
Renovation of a public park pavilion for a client in Frederick County.
Full construction documents for the 1,100 SF amenity building, including restroom upgrades, new interior finishes and ceilings, lighting layout, HVAC coordination, and electrical planning. Additional services for partial facade demolition with structural detailing for new wood framing, foundation elements, and integration with the existing brick exterior.
Comprehensive lobby and amenity renovation for one of DC's established cooperative residential buildings.
Full architectural services for the North and South lobby renovations, conversion of a ground-floor unit into a modern package room, redesigned storefront entrance with new canopy, rooftop bathroom renovation, and ADA compliance upgrades including pool access. Coordinated MEP, structural engineering, and interior design consultants.
Whether you have plans in hand or just an idea, we can help you figure out the next step.
We serve the entire Washington DC metropolitan area, including Arlington, Alexandria, and Fairfax in Virginia; Bethesda, Silver Spring, and Rockville in Maryland; and throughout the District including Capitol Hill, Georgetown, and surrounding neighborhoods. We consider projects outside the DMV on a case-by-case basis.
Full-service means we handle every phase of your project from start to finish: site survey, conceptual design, construction documents, code compliance, permitting, bidding support, and construction administration. We also coordinate all consultants your project needs, including structural engineers, MEP, and fire protection. You get one point of contact instead of managing multiple firms.
Yes. Multifamily is one of our core project types. We design amenity spaces, lobbies, fitness centers, common areas, package rooms, and unit renovations for apartment buildings and condominiums. Many of our multifamily clients are property management companies who work with us across multiple properties.
Every project starts with a site survey and documentation of existing conditions. From there we move through conceptual design, where we develop floor plans and renderings based on your goals and budget. Once the design is approved, we produce detailed, permit-ready construction documents. We then handle permitting, help you get contractor bids, and stay involved through construction to make sure the work matches the design.
Yes. We prepare and submit permit applications and respond to plan review comments across DC, Maryland, and Virginia jurisdictions. We coordinate directly with building departments and other agencies so you do not have to.
We work on projects of all sizes, from single-room renovations and residential additions to large-scale multifamily repositioning programs and buildings over 378,000 square feet. The scope of our involvement scales to match the project.
The best way to reach us is by phone. If you prefer email or a contact form, those work too. We typically respond within one business day.
We work across the Washington DC metropolitan area, including Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax, and Northern Virginia; Bethesda, Silver Spring, Rockville, and suburban Maryland; and the District including Capitol Hill and Georgetown. Project locations outside the DMV considered on a case-by-case basis.