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McNeill Baker Design Associates LLC

Commercial and Mixed Use

Portfolio of Career Project Experience Roxanne Edwards, AIA LEED AP

Roxanne Edwards, AIA LEED AP Professional Experience

High Rise Multi-family Residential

Avalon at Courthouse Plaza, Arlington VA

Jefferson at Inigo’s Crossing, , JPI, North Bethesda, MD

Luxury Complex, 2M sf retail/hotel/office/condominium, Lahore, Pakistan

Meridian at Pentagon City, Phase I Apartments, Crystal City, Arlington, VA

Parc Connecticut at Van Ness, Washington, DC

Pollard Gardens at Fairfax Square, apartments/condos, Arlington, VA

Prototype 10, 15, 30 story apartments, Wu Xi, Xu Zhou, Shanghai, China

Low and Mid Rise Multi-family Residential

Berwyn House, University apartments, College Park MD

French Creek, townhomes/condos/apartments, Phoenixville, PA

Gables Takoma Park, Blair Road in Takoma Park, MD

Georgetown Heights, 44 luxury condos/parking garage, Washington, DC

Hillcrest at College Park, A&E Realty, College Park MD

Jefferson at Inigo’s Crossing, 194 luxury apartments, JPI, Bethesda, MD

Jefferson at Spring Mill, 240 apartment complex, JPI, Conshohocken, PA

Jefferson Square Apartments at College Park, JPI, College Park, MD

Meridian Crescent, 29 luxury condos/parking garage, Washington, DC

NCSU University Apartments, Centennial Campus, Raleigh, NC

Parc Connecticut, 4401 Connecticut Ave, Washington, DC

Potomac Pointe, 96 condominiums/three buildings, Woodbridge, VA

Riverside Station Apartments, 304 apartments, Woodbridge, VA

Sullivan Place, residential, townhomes and retail, Alexandria, VA

Wu Xi, Xu Zhou, Shanghai, China Prototype low-rise apartments, 4-6 stories

Community Facilities

Cooper’s Crossing, Hazel Land, Prince William County, VA

The French Creek Clubhouse, Delta/Brandywine, Phoenixville, PA

The Hawthorn at Gillette Ridge, Bozzuto, Bloomfield, CT

Hopyard Hall at The Hopyard Farms, Hazel Land, King George County, VA

The Jefferson Clubhouse at Inigo’s Crossing, North Bethesda, MD

The Presidential Golf Club and Conference Center, Ashburn, VA

The Riverside Clubhouse, Hazel Land, Woodbridge, VA

Master Planning

American Tobacco Historic District, for Duke University, Durham, NC

The Bath Club, resort and condominiums, Miami, FL

Broadway Arts, 500 units, retail, office, entertainment, Long Branch, NJ

Centura, Office, Hotel and Retail Development, Dallas, TX

City of Fairfax, Mixed Use, two sites, retail/office/residences, Fairfax, VA

Cummings Research Park Commercial Center, Huntsville, AL

Expansion of RFK Stadium, Washington, DC

Garrett Morgan Metro Station Development, Landover, MD

Lafayette College Campus Evaluation Plan for Theater Arts, Easton PA

Pentagon Renovation Temporary Offices, Arlington, VA

Plaza America, 1,168,000 sf office and retail center, Reston, VA

Southwest Waterfront Plan, Washington, DC

Sullivan Place, seven buildings, 52 townhomes/retail, Alexandria, VA

US Navy Headquarters for NAVSEA, NAVAIR, Pentagon City, Arlington, VA

Educational and Medical

Aeromedical Staging Facility, Andrews AFB, Washington DC

Charter Medical System, Prototype Psychiatric Hospital for 12 locations.

Duke Univ. Hospital, Surgery, OB and Burn Care, Durham, NC

Georgetown Univ, Concentrated Care II, Marcus Bles Clinical Labs, Washington, DC

Ginger Cove Life Care Community, Annapolis MD

IONA House Senior Services, Washington, DC

INOVA Fairfax Mental Health Center, Merrifield, VA

King Abdulaziz Univ. Medical Teaching Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Leigh Memorial Hospital, Main Surgery/Labs/OR/Support, Norfolk, VA

MUSC Hematology Building and Blood Bank, Charleston, SC

Petromin Technical Training Centers (3) Saudi Arabia (PA Design Award 1977)

Petersburg Pre-release Correctional Facility, Petersburg, VA

Richmond Veterans Admin Hospital, design for public spaces, Richmond, VA

Sewell’s Point Naval Dispensary, Norfolk, VA

Shenandoah Univ. Performing Arts/Music Conservatory, Winchester, VA

Shenandoah Univ. Science and Technology Building, Winchester, VA

US Army Medical Command, Unified Design Standards, Washington, DC

Roxanne Edwards

With over three decades of design experience in

the Washington Metropolitan area, she served as

lead design architect for firms such as Perkins &

Will, Leo A. Daly, WDG, BBGM and Niles Bolton

Associates. Her diverse portfolio includes

commercial, retail, residential, hospitality and

office as well as healthcare, education and

performing arts projects in Washington,

nationally and abroad.

She has been involved in the design of numerous

residential, hospitality and mixed use commercial

projects in the Washington region, notably the

Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Plaza America in Reston

and the NRECA HQ in Ballston. Among the types of

projects are high rise apartments, condominiums,

urban infill and mixed use residential over retail

and master planning large scale projects for office,

retail, hotel and residential of all types.

Ms. Edwards is responsible for feasibility studies,

master plan, program tests, concepts and

preliminary cost estimation in early design phases.

She implements design from concept through

design development and insures through review all

design continuity and intent through construction

documentation and final construction.

The over 120 projects included were designed during her career

as an architect with established firms in the Washington

Metropolitan area. Credit for architect of record is not claimed

for any projects, only as design and planning leading role while

practicing architecture within those firms

Roxanne Edwards, AIA LEED AP Professional Experience

Office Buildings

Centura I, Dallas, TX

NRECA Headquarters and Ellipse Park, Phase I -II, Ballston, Arlington, VA

NSF at Stafford Place, Atrium/Public Spaces, Ballston, Arlington, VA

One Monument Place, Atlantic Realty, Fair Oaks, VA

Plaza America, Atlantic Realty, I, II ,III and IV, Reston, VA

Red Lion Row and 2000 Pennsylvania Av, NW, Washington, DC

Reston Executive Center I, II, and III, Reston, VA

Stafford Place II, Ballston , Arlington, VA

US Postal Services Engineering Support Center, Merrifield, VA

10 Summit Avenue Office Building, Old Town Gaithersburg, VA

1111 18th Street, Secret Service HQ offices, Washington, DC

1200 G Street, NW, Washington, DC

3100 Washington Blvd, Clarendon, Arlington, VA

4501 Fairfax Drive, Ballston, Arlington, VA

Retail

Broadway Arts and Entertainment, Long Branch, NJ

Crystal Underground Mall Remodel, Arlington, VA

Fairfax Town Center, Fair Oaks, VA

Giant Food at FDIC HQ, Arlington, VA

Hunters Woods Shopping Center, Reston, VA

Jefferson Plaza, Arlington, VA

Plaza America Center, Reston, VA

Tall Oaks Renovation, Reston, VA

1200 New Hampshire Ave, NW Storefront Washington, DC

Hospitality and Resort

The Bath Club, Hotel resort /condominiums, Miami Beach, FL

Embassy Suites Convention Hotel, Mt Vernon Square, Washington, DC

Ft. Lauderdale Convention Hotel, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Washington, DC

Ritz-Carlton, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Marriott Courtyard at Metro, Merrifield, VA

Marriott Courtyard at Washingtonian Center, Gaithersburg, MD

Rosemont Hotel Concept, Rosemont in Chicago, IL

Singer Island Resort Hotel, Singer Island, FL

Tar-Tar-A Resort and Golf Club, additions, Lake of the Ozarks, MO

Tauqueta Falls Hotel, golf/conference Center, Lookout Mountain, GA

The Willard, Competition for historic renovation, Washington, DC

The Willard, Palm Court additions studies, Washington, DC

Performing Arts

Broadway Arts and Entertainment Theaters, Long Branch NJ

Lafayette College Performing Arts Center, Easton, PA

NRECA Auditorium, Arlington, VA

Shenandoah Univ. Performing Arts/Music Conservatory, Winchester, VA

Office Lobbies and Facade Renovations

400 First Street, NW, Washington, DC

815 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC

900 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC

1025 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC

1050 Connecticut Ave, NW, Washington, DC

1140 Connecticut Ave NW*, Washington, DC

1199 Vermont Ave, NW, Washington, DC

1350 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC

1700 and 1701 K Street NW, Washington, DC

1627 I Street, NW, Washington, DC

1725 De Sales Street NW, Washington, DC

1800 G Street NW, Washington, DC

1000 Vermont Ave NW, Washington, DC

2345 Crystal Drive in Crystal City, Arlington, VA

7101 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC

The Ring Building at 1200 18th St NW, Washington, DC

Public Space

The Ballston Bridge and Art Installation, Arlington, VA

Old Georgetown Road Pedestrian Bridge, Bethesda, MD

The Ellipse, at NRECA, Ballston in Arlington, VA

Stafford Place Atrium and Entrance Plaza, Arlington, VA

Roxanne Edwards, AIA LEED AP Notable Design Experience

US Navy Headquarters at Pentagon CityArlington, VA

Design Competition for relocation of the HQ Commands for the US

Navy was held in the mid 1990’s. Ms. Edwards was a design leader

for the competition teamed with a developer to deliver 2.5 million

s.f. of prime office space in a secure campus across the major

interstate from the Pentagon. Comprising three office buildings

totaling 800,000 s.f. to house three of the Navy’s commands:

NAVSEA, NAVAIR and NAVSPACE.

Large underground parking and circulation infrastructure

connected with Metrorail and adjacent retail properties. Design for

the buildings were in a neo-classical style in reference to the

Pentagon. Site design included many site amenities within a highly

secured perimeter. Ms. Edwards was one of two lead team design

architects for planning site, design of base building plans, site

amenities and garages.

Expansion of RFK StadiumWashington, DC

Design Competition for renovation of RFK Stadium in Washington DC

was proposed to the owner at the time, Jack Kent Cooke. Instead of

building an entirely new stadium , we proposed creating a second ring

of seating to wrap the entire structure.

To create multiuse for the site, we proposed that the structure of the

new building could contain over 250,000 sf of office space and

infrastructure for DC government use, with stadium parking (which

was empty for most of the time) to be used for commuters and

tenants in the ring of office space. Mr. Cooke was determined to

build a namesake stadium and did not accept our proposal.

Roxanne Edwards was the lead designer for this proposal.

The Waterfront of Southwest Washington Master Plan Washington, DC

A client owning a third of the underdeveloped properties on the Washington Channel waterfront contracted for a master plan to propose to the city.

Ms. Edwards developed this plan which envisioned a mixed use of residences, hotels offices and retail focused on the revived boardwalk and the cruise

industry. Pedestrian connections over Maine Avenue to the L’Enfant Plaza at Banneker Memorial on 10th Street was key to tying the development to

the Mall Core. A new marina and a major entertainment pier were proposed as well as diversity of market places, parks and the Arena Stage.( Ultimately, the client did not come to an agreement with other owners. Twelve years later, the city requested new plans which were reworked for a new SW waterfront)

Fish Market Expansion Office I / Retail / Office II The Pier/Park/Bridge Hotel The Market Condominium Units Children’s Park Hotel / Restaurants Apartments Arena Stage Townhomes Community Center Townhomes

Roxanne Edwards, AIA LEED AP Notable Design Experience

Southwest Washington Channel

WaterfrontMaster Plan

A client owning a third of the underdeveloped

waterfront properties on the Washington Channel

waterfront contracted for a master plan to take to the

city. Roxanne Edwards developed this plan which

envisioned a mixed use of residences, hotels, offices and

entertainment retail focused on the revived boardwalk

and the cruise industry.

Pedestrian connections over Maine Avenue to the

L’Enfant Plaza at Banneker Memorial on 10th Street was

key to tying the development to the Mall Core. A new

marina and a major entertainment pier were proposed

as well as diversity of market places, parks and the

nationally famous Arena Stage.

Fish Market Expansion Office I / Retail / Office II The Pier/Park/Bridge Hotel The Market Condominium Units Children’s Park Hotel / Restaurants Apartments Arena Stage Townhomes Community Center Townhomes

Cruise Pier The MarinaFish Market

Marina

Point Park

1) Boardwalk/Children’s Park

2) Waterfront Elevation

3) Master Plan of Waterfront

4) Aerial perspective looking SW

5) Condominium elevations waterfront side

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Roxanne Edwards, AIA LEED AP Luxury Hotel Experience

Mandarin Oriental HotelWashington, DC

The first five-star hotel built new in the District, the Mandarin

Oriental Hotel is a landmark building at the City’s Southern

gateway. Located in The Portals site, the hotel overlooks the

Tidal Basin and has views to the Capitol dome, the Washington

Monument and Jefferson Memorial which is unique in the city.

This elegant 400 room property was planned and architecturally

designed and detailed by Ms. Edwards, including all interior

planning in collaboration with Hirsch-Bedner, interior designers

of Atlanta. The Grand Hotel style was incorporated to make a

statement of luxury and tradition worthy of the great hotels of

the city. A garden plaza is placed off of the main lobby and

overlooks the Potomac and the boat channel, which is currently

being designed as part of the new city waterfront.

Roxanne Edwards was lead architect for planning the site,

designed the base building, the space planning, the exterior site

amenities and the garage.

1) Main Entrance View from Maryland Avenue Circle

2) View along Maryland Avenue

3) Rendered River View from Design phase

4) Main Entrance Detail from Maryland Avenue

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Roxanne Edwards, AIA LEED AP Luxury Hotel Experience

Mandarin Oriental HotelWashington, DC

The first five-star hotel built new in the District, the Mandarin

Oriental is a landmark hotel at the City’s southern gateway, As

part of the Portals site, the hotel overlooks the Tidal Basin and

has views to the Capitol dome, the Washington Monument and

Jefferson Memorial which is unique in the city.

This elegant 400 room property was planned and architecturally

designed and detailed by Ms. Edwards, including all interior

planning in collaboration with Hirsch-Bedner Interior decorators

of Atlanta. The Grand Hotel style was incorporated to make a

statement of luxury and tradition worthy of the great hotels of

the city. A garden plaza is placed off of the main lobby and

overlooks the Potomac and the boat channel that is currently

being designed for the new city waterfront. Roxanne Edwards

was lead design architect.

1) Rotunda Lobby View from Maryland Avenue Entrance

2) Hotel Lounge overlooking Gardens

3) Presidential Suite

4) Garden Plaza 3

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Roxanne Edwards, AIA LEED AP Office Building Experience

National Rural Electric Cooperative AssociationBallston, Arlington VA

A two phase project, NRECA national headquarters was designed in

tandem with the managing partner. Ms. Edwards master planned

the urban park and site, the floor plans and garage the major

details of the façade, all public space and main auditorium as well

as finished stone work, elevator, lobby finishes and special façade

decoration.

Red brown granite, the same species used to clad the Renaissance

Center in Detroit, was used for the base and lobby, with decorative

motifs that were reminiscent of art deco that was popular in the

Rural Electrification era of the 1920-40s. Masonry was paired with

buff limestone precast with the top floors highlighted by massive

arched windows and Tower. The Auditorium was proffered to the

county for extra density and is used for business and as a stage for

music and performing arts productions.

1) Rendering by R. Edwards of Phase One from Wilson Blvd

2) Interior of Main Auditorium

3) Photo of Completed Phase One.

4) Aerial of The Ellipse

5) Photo of Phases One /Two from Glebe Road looking North

6) Rendering with option of bridge connection to upper floors

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Roxanne Edwards, AIA LEED AP Office and Retail Experience

Plaza AmericaReston, VA

This premier site in Reston VA was unique as it was outside of the

control of the incorporation ordinances of Reston, allowing design

without their Architectural Review Board oversight, speeding up the

approval process. A mixed-use project with 168,000 sf of prime

retail and 1 million sf of Class A office space in four buildings was

able to begin phased construction during the 1990 recession.

Roxanne Edwards designed the site and architecture for phasing

stages for each building with optimum parking in a tight site. Phase

One was the retail center, using half the site, developing the service

access for the office buildings and parking to be built in phases to

meet each building in the next four phases. Phase Five was designed

to be a hotel site., but market demand was for office space.

Designed with careful detail for retail level finish that would be

compatible with the higher end finishes of the offices, this complex

continues to be a successful center for the Reston community. With

the Metro, the project will remain a landmark for the rail corridor.

Landscaping, water features, plazas and other outdoor amenities

were included to compliment this urban center which preceded the

Reston Town Center by nearly a decade.

1) Water feature pond at entry to retail and offices

2) View of office buildings from Dulles Access Road

3) Aerial view of completed five phases of master plan

4) Site Plan by R. Edwards

5) Retail Center from pond gardens

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CenturaDallas, TX

A plan for three office buildings, hotel and retail

center was created for a major site in North Dallas.

Phase One was a fifteen story, 450,000 s. f. Class A

office with atrium connection to an eight story

parking structure. Limestone colored precast, satin

aluminum metalwork and reflective gray glazing was

used to clad this dignified statement building.

Working with a Washington area based office, Ms.

Edwards was the lead design architect and planner or

this project.

1) Schematic design sketch of main elevation

2) 3D CAD model of central façade tower feature

3) Completed building from Dallas North Tollway

4) Spring Valley Road Elevation of Atrium

connector to eight story parking garage

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One Monument PlaceFair Oaks, VA

This new eight story Class A office building was one of three

planned for a developing location in the Fair Oaks area of

Fairfax, close to the new County Government Center.

A free standing parking garage at the rear had its own upscale

lobby (see 3 and 4) as well as the formal entrance facing the

prominent corner and water feature. This was one of the

first suburban office building to acknowledge the tenant

arrival each day deserved a special entrance lobby, not just a

back door. Low height profile of parking structure above

grade allowed clear views from all office floors on all four

elevations, even though it was thirty feet from the main

building and accessed under cover.

Ms. Edwards master planned the site and phasing stages for

each of three office buildings although the market changed

and the site is now high density residential. She designed

the exterior and interior spaces with polished granite as the

base material with precast concrete mixed to match the

flame finish granite used at the base.

Sleek modern lines were used to create a tight envelope and

a well ordered floor plan for maximum efficiency. This

building was sized and proportioned to an optimal floor plate

for office leasing market standard layouts .

1) Front elevation facing pond and corner for main roads

2) Aerial view of One Monument Place and garage

3) Ceiling Plan of Two Story Lobby design

4) First Floor Plan of Two Story Lobby design

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3100 Washington BoulevardClarendon in Arlington, VA

A full block site near the Clarendon Metro Station, this site

had sat empty except for a pair of designated historic ‘early

modern’ storefronts at the northwest corner. Although a

single large office building was planned for a mixed use site,

incorporating retail and office, the building was designed to

look like two separate office structures on the block.

However, it was configured and planned to allow a very large

floor plate for tenants through a demising wall at the main

elevator banks, emphasized with the glass tower feature.

Ms. Edwards was contracted to provide leading the design

development for the building plan and facades by Noritake

Associates. She modeled the entire building using both CAD

and other 3D programs.

Construction was completed in 2014.

1140 Connecticut Ave, NW Washington, DC

This redesign of a prominent downtown office building was prompted by a zoning change that allowed the capture of more space. The

owner, The Charles E. Smith Companies, had a tenant for the basement space, “The Improv“ Comedy Club, and new retail on the prime

downtown shopping corridor at Farragut North Metro. Ms. Edwards designed a new storefront for the building, new signage and the entry

to the theater space below grade and a new lobby entry working directly with the owner, Robert H. Smith.


Stafford Place IIBallston in Arlington, VA

An eleven story Class A office build was one of two in

Ballston, VA in the high density Metro based Stafford Place

development. While she was working on the design of the

Stafford Place One exterior and atrium which was next door

with the partner in charge, this property was studied and

delayed for market reasons.

Roxanne Edwards was on the exterior architecture design

team.

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INOVA Mental Health ServicesFairfax, VA

Working on a contract to support architecture firm, Noritake

Associates, Ms. Edwards worked on the design of this

specialized medical office building near the INOVA Fairfax

campus. It includes five levels of office space and clinics and a

free standing parking garage. Ms. Edwards was one of several

architects on the exterior architecture and site planning design

team while working with Noritake Associates.

1199 Vermont Ave, NWWashington, DC

On a triangular site on Vermont Avenue, an existing building

was to be completely demolished to its concrete structure and

repurposed.

Roxanne Edwards worked with partner David Habib to create a

reuse for the building as prime office space with floor to ceiling

glass and new metal clad façade with a signature light tower at

the point facing Thomas Circle. Another offer for a Holiday Inn

was accepted for the site and this design remained un-built.


Reston Executive Center Office I. II, III Reston, VA

A three building complex originally designed for The Analytic

Sciences Corporation (TASC), a major government contractor,

the site was one of the first nearby to the future town center.

Warm light and dark mauve textured precast concrete and

reflective green glazing fit the suburban nature of this Reston

locale.

Two parking garages provide enough close parking and green

space to give the plan space for views into landscaped courts

while protecting tenants from the elements while walking from

parking. Ms. Edwards designed the base buildings, their lobbies

and the garages.

1) REC Building One from south at Sunset Hills Road

2) Aerial of Buildings I, II and III and parking structures

3) Section through Main Lobby

Summit Avenue Office BuildingOld Town Gaithersburg, MD

Old Town Gaithersburg site is adjacent to the MARC line and to

the city hall complex across the street. As a second phase of

space for a company in the office building across the street by the

same developer, this building creates an urban edge with a small

park at the commuter line.

A small park was designed to the north and a landmark tower

added to the elevator core of the parking garage. The pedestrian

bridge was designed to access the garage to the lot across the

railroad line and also allowed the garage to act as a buffer to the

second phase of residential construction for the site.

Simple floor plan is set in a site that allowed occupied basement

space at the southern end of the building that did not count

entirely in FAR calculations, giving a bonus to the developer. Ms.

Edwards designed the site plan, base building and garage.

1) Summit Office Building at shared street with residential

2) Aerial of office and shared garage for residential and retail

Note: Bridge crossing to commuter line railroad station

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Roxanne Edwards, AIA LEED AP Office Building and Lobby Design Experience

4501 Fairfax DriveBallston in Arlington, VA

A prominent corner office building at Glebe and Fairfax Drive, the

building creates a site formed angle to align with major roads.

Retail on the first floor, the precast and brick façade steps and

articulates with careful vertical rhythm to compose the mass and

reduce apparent bulk with floor to ceiling glass tower elements.

Ms. Edwards designed the base building, lobby and garage.

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Design and Interior Detailing1025 Connecticut Avenue

1) The entrance canopy at was designed to emphasize the

entrance on a long repetitious façade along the major

Avenue. Metal features relate to the lobby interior which

was also designed by Ms. Edwards.

400 First Street, NW

1) The lobby of this older Capitol Hill office building was narrow,

dark and small with the awkward offset elevator lobby that

is often found in older DC buildings. Ms. Edwards used a

curving wall to increase the apparent volume of the space to

focus the eye on the elevators and to create a rotunda feel.


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1350 New York Avenue, NW

Lobby was completely remodeled for new granite

and marble finishes with ceiling cove lighting and

new furnishings and wall sconces as well as new

entrance storefront.

Designed by Ms. Edwards.

The Ring Building 1200 18th St NW

The mid century (1946) office building is one of the

only major properties that was still owned by the

Ring family that built the Ring Building The entirely

new lobby and elevators was designed by Ms.

Edwards with others adding new design treatment

to coordinate on the first floor retail façade.


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1800 New York Avenue, NW

Lobby was completely remodeled for new granite and

marble finishes using the existing red veined marble that the

original owner had selected 30 years before, with highly

decorative metalwork, lighting and wall sconces as well as

new entrance storefront.

This building was designated as a main HQ for the Secret

Service and many security features were later incorporated

into the entry lobby. Exterior first floor storefront entrances

and streetscape designed by Ms. Edwards.

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One Monument Place Fair Oaks, VA

Lobby was finished in polished and thermal granite with stainless steel and special vertical wall light coves. Two story lobby had equal grand

spaces on both sides of building for tenants and visitors . Designed and detailed by Ms. Edwards.

Roxanne Edwards, AIA LEED AP International and Hotel Experience

Ritz Carlton HotelJeddah, Saudi Arabia

Ms. Edwards was lead designer for planning the

site, all of the base buildings, the exterior site

amenities and the garage, although not built

during her tenure with the firm.

The concepts for classic design with Middle

Eastern traditional architectonic style, decorative

motifs and special features unique to the climate

and culture were used in the courtyards, the

breeze ways, the massing and the fenestration as

well as use of high quality materials.

Retail mall, deluxe offices and special guest

amenities like a world class day spa and gourmet

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Roxanne Edwards, AIA LEED AP International and Hotel Experience

Ritz Carlton Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

The concepts for classic design with Middle

Eastern traditional architectonic approach and

special features unique to the brutal climate and

Islamic culture were incorporated into the

planning of the main floors, the breezeways, the

overall massing and the privacy for fenestration as

well as the high quality of materials.

Retail mall, deluxe offices and special guest

amenities like world class spa and restaurants

were programmed. Central Courtyard was graced

with major fountain and provided views and

privacy to patrons of restaurants and shops.

1) Main Eastern Garden View

2) Main Floor Plan of Complex

3) Second Floor Plan

4) Typical Guestroom Floors 3 to 6

5) South Elevation at Tahlia Street

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Roxanne Edwards, AIA LEED AP Hotel Experience

Embassy Suites Hotel at Convention Center Washington, DC

The hotel was designed for the neighborhood around the Walter

Washington Convention Center at Mt. Vernon Square. With large

atrium space and close proximity to Metro and downtown, this

hotel includes an active street level with popular dining and bar

venues. The massing and exterior facades was designed by Ms.

Edwards.

1) Aerial View from east

2) View from K Street looking SE at dusk

3) 10th Street façade from New York Avenue

4) Street Level at Main entrance on 10th Street NW

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Ft Lauderdale Convention HotelFt. Lauderdale, FL

On the Inter Coastal Waterway in Ft. Lauderdale this

planned hotel for the city convention center was by the

recession. The design team included Ms. Edwards for

overall planning and public spaces The nautilus shell and

ocean waves were used as the inspiration for the

concourse level with boardwalk spaces off of the

concourse for dining bar and entertainment. Rooms had

amazing water and ocean views and the eastern end of

the main hotel tower included large balconied suites

wrapping the ‘prow-like’ façade. The wave form roof

gave the ocean view penthouse a grand ceiling height.

Marriott Courtyard Washingtonian

CenterGaithersburg, MD

A new Courtyard brand hotel and parking structure for

the lakefront development on I-270 in Gaithersburg MD.

Ms. Edwards designed this and several other Courtyard

properties for Marriott.

Use of masonry and EIFS cladding with a strong color

palate for the lakeside location tied to the adjoining

properties. The planning placed a lakeside overlook raised

deck area for the second floor meeting and conference

rooms . A promenade boardwalk on the east elevation

ties the various retail, hotel and major office facilities in

the Washingtonian Center.

1) Retail street elevation rendering by R. Edwards

2) Boardwalk elevation along lake

Marriott Courtyard Merrifield MetroMerrifield, VA

In light of the coming expansion of Metro sited

development in Merrifield VA, Marriott located its

Courtyard on a corner site adjacent to the Metro.

Exterior garden spaces were designed as dining for

breakfast and the light color façade was accented by a

subtle change in tone to emphasize height of the signature

tower feature. In construction, some detailing was

changed in value engineering but remained remarkable

similar to the original design during a time of rebound for

the hospitality industry. Ms. Edwards was lead designer

for this project.

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Tauqueta Falls Resort, and Conference

Golf ClubLookout Mountain, GA

On top of Lookout Mountain with a breathtaking scenic view,

this golf club and resort hotel was designed as a conference

center and club for luxury home sites being build in this resort

development area.

Rustic imagery was intended to recall the historic use of cabins

built in these mountains for generations. Lodge style spaces

with high vaulted and beamed ceilings. Panoramic glass areas

and balconies for viewing the valley and mountain range from a

majority of the rooms, and special courtyard design with golf

themed landscaping.

The first hole tee was outside the main lobby and over 100’ feet

above the green down the mountain. The golf club and

restaurant overlooked the 18th hole on the north. Ms. Edwards

was design lead for this project.

1) Perspective of Hotel on rock pinnacle overlooking valley

2) Interior of Main Lodge Lounge at Valley View room

Rendering by others

Caribe Hilton ResortSan Juan, PR for Hilton Hotels with BBGM

Renovations to hurricane ravaged landmark hotel of San Juan’s

major Beaches, her design work included major entry canopy and

public space renovations at the first floor, including lounges,

restaurant, kitchen, shops and back of house spaces.

Ms. Edwards was part of large team and was responsible for

master planning for the property, schematic design for the high-

rise condominium, retail mall, cabanas, garages and outdoor

living spaces. Construction was delayed by recession issues,

although master plan was fully designed.

A High-rise and mid rise condominiums

B Shopping Mall Street

C Cabanas and Spa

D Parking Garage

E New Porte Cochere and Lobby spaces.

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The Bath ClubMiami Beach, FL

Renovations to the historic Bath Club, a

private beach country club in North Miami

Beach led to the plans to develop land for

condominiums, a 200 room hotel and six

spectacular ocean front villas.

Planning and density studies were made and

some rendered exhibits for financial planning

with the club, however the 9/11 recession in

the hotel industry stopped the plans. They

were revised some years later and a different

plan was built with no hotel, one

condominium building and the six villas.

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Miami Beach ocean front

New buildings and site amenities on

this classic waterfront resort property

included:

A High-rise condominiums

B Hotel

C Villas

D Cabanas and Spa

E Parking Garage

Roxanne Edwards, AIA LEED AP Higher Education and Theater Experience

Performing Arts Center / Music ConservatoryShenandoah University Winchester, VA

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As lead designer for the dramatic gateway building for

Shenandoah University’s Winchester Campus, Roxanne Edwards

oriented the Performing Arts Center and Music Conservatory

toward the main entrance of the school. It presents a layered

masonry façade with main lobby feature surrounded by the

decorative masses of the Experimental Theater wing, the

Olhstrom-Byrant Proscenium Theater along with the new Music

Conservatory. The airy theater lobby centers and welcomes the

visitor for access to all three functions of the building.

Warm buff precast concrete and terracotta toned brick with

special decorated patterns clad the facility and announce the

playful use of the facility. This Broadway-scaled theater is used

to train some of the preeminent talent on the East Coast in the

award winning drama programs at Shenandoah University. The

light and airy foyer welcomes theater patrons to both venues: a

three hundred seat theater and a 125 seat ‘Black Box”. The main

Proscenium theater’s fly loft and main stage are recreated to

exact standards found in New York professional theaters.

Music programs as well as theater and dance are performed on

the stages. Classrooms and practice room comprise

approximately half of the space in the complex. Students use

the entire facility for study and also produce professional quality

productions for the public.

1) Aerial Plan View of facility

2) Main Entrance detail

3) Main façade facing Route 50 and gateway to campus

Roxanne Edwards, AIA LEED AP Urban Mixed Use Experience

Broadway Arts and Entertainment District Development Long Branch, NJ

A redevelopment plan for two central; city blocks in the seaside town of Long Branch, NJ. Using zoning codes and planning guidelines for

revitalizing a dying downtown this project was done in collaboration with HOK. Multi-phased with mixed use and high density, the focus was on

two existing empty theaters. These were developed as pre Broadway venues near New York, accessible in future by a direct ferry from Manhattan.

Retail anchors the sites with 160,000 sf of community and tourist retailers, 500 residential units and live work and 1500 garage spaces in three

garages. Density attained was urban in nature while providing residential units privacy and breathtaking ocean views from upper stories. Retail

mix was aimed at providing the right mix of tourist oriented national retailers and support retail for the community. The main theater was the key

to the development. Ms. Edwards worked with theater consultants to repurpose the early 20’s building for a modern theater function while

retaining its historic era flavor, including both street front theater marquees and box offices to the main retail street.

Phasing was particularly difficult to balance between parking and uses. Much of the planning process was involved in careful financial and space

allocation planning while giving a finished appearance to the project at the end of each phase. Approvals were gained overriding complex local

political issues that threatened to halt development. However, after approvals, the 2008 recession did the job of financially halting the project.

1) Main Commercial Avenue view of theater district

2) Zoning Map of downtown to beach commercial areas

3) South facing street elevation with retail and residential above

4) North facing street elevation with theater facades at right


American Tobacco Campus Master Plan Durham, NC

Duke University controlled this abandoned industrial warehouse site

created in the 1880’s by the American Tobacco Company. The university

desired to turn the site into a mixed use urban campus setting. Ms.

Edwards led a team that conceptualized the reuse of old buildings and

added others to repurpose this large acreage adjacent to the Durham

Bulls’ Baseball Park and future Durham Performing Arts Center.

Converting an old office building into a hotel with a new enclosed

courtyard as atrium was the first phase (A) with parking (G). An outdoor

covered pavilion (K) for events was adjacent to a second building

renovated to be a hotel (C) which was not built.

The central space was dominated by a power plant (E) and surrounded

by loft warehouse space that was to be converted into retail, restaurant,

office and residential space as well as Duke University classroom space

(D,F). Implementation of concepts did not begin for over four years from

the time of this study in 2000.

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B Mixed use

C Hotel (not built)

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E Power Plant (Art Gallery)

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Pollard Gardens Fairfax Square, Arlington, VA

A redevelopment plan for a two block area of Arlington near the Fairfax Square Metro

Station included a 25-story highrise apartment building with retail first floor, four 11-story

condominium buildings and an 8 story 200,000 sf office building. Ms. Edwards was design

lead for the residential portions of the site.

1) View from North Pollard Street looking NE

2) Aerial view looking east

3) Aerial view looking south

4) Rendered elevations of both building types

5) Entry to Avalon Apartments

6) Clubhouse for Lexington Condominiums

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Georgetown HeightsWashington, DC

Upper Georgetown overlooks the city and this project, near the west

of the Vice President’s home is a result of St. Luke’s Church on Calvert

Street being in need of capital to finance their congregation’s survival

in this location. The adjoining parking lot was underutilized, and

afforded a prominent corner site on Wisconsin Avenue. The

condominium has 44 luxury units with an internal courtyard with

garden. The ability to increase the number of units by using the

internal lower level court was carefully manipulated by grades and

defining living areas allowed within the FAR and the definition of

habitable to useable space.

The detailing of the street façade was designed by Roxanne Edwards

with collaboration of Bill Helmuth of HOK Washington, using

Palladian inspired French doors and windows plus balconies, warm

masonry with rusticated and decorative limestone precast.

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1) Aerial of site

2) Wisconsin Ave / Calvert Street Façade

3) Wisconsin Elevation view looking SE

4) Calvert Avenue facade

5) Church Garden at units facing Observatory

Parc ConnecticutWashington, DC

Located on a steep site of the Rock Creek Park stream valley, this

apartment building took advantage siting to overcome the height limits

in DC. By using the maximum height from the Avenue side and stepping

unit floors down from the main grade in a single loaded corridor into the

hillside, we gained five additional single loaded corridor floors of

apartments overlooking parkland site perpetually protected by the city.

The scale and detailing of the street façade recalls the grand mid-century

apartments of Washington, with bay windows and balconies, warm

masonry with rusticated and decorative limestone precast. A small

pocket park is at the central garden entry court that moderates the

noise and bustle of Connecticut Avenue.

Ms. Edwards was lead designer for this project.

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1) View looking east into garden entry court

2) First Floor Plan and Garden Court Plan

3) Connecticut Avenue Façade

4) Aerial of site with parkland

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Meridian at Pentagon CityPhase OneArlington VA

A two building site at the north end of Crystal City. The first 18

story phase had to articulate in its floor plan to maximize

spectacular Washington views in a crowded neighborhood of

high-rise building. Ms. Edwards designed the plan and the

exterior façade as well as the siting for the first building.


1) View looking east into entry court2) Aerial view of Phase One and Two3) South facing main entrance elevation

Phase One

Phase Two

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Avalon at Courthouse PlazaArlington, VA

In a deep valley at the Courthouse Plaza on Veitch Street in

Arlington, this site was designed for a major one city block

apartment building. Twenty story apartment in U shaped

plan creates a west facing pool courtyard. Design used

stepping the north and south wings to relate to massing of

neighboring properties.

A deep buff brown masonry is accentuated by light color

banding and rusticated brick courses and rich light bronze

metal at entry. Curved balconies at the main façade

emphasize the entrance as a tower form to the top arch.


1) Main Lobby canopy entrance on Veitch Street

2) Pool courtyard surround by unit wings

3) Design drawing of pool courtyard by R. Edwards

4) View of Northeast corner of building

5) Design details at base of building by R. Edwards1

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Avalon on Blair RoadWashington, DC

Centex, one of our firm’s clients asked us to provide a

completely new façade design for another architect who

could not get approval of their project through the DC

government design review after three attempts. Ms.

Edwards worked with the other firm to insure that the

planning remained as close as possible to the original.

However, this new design passed the review process at

the first submission. The site was adjacent to the rail line

at the rear of the property.

Deep red brick and black diagonal patterning with

decorative belt coursing, and precast with accents of light

color masonry Railings and sun trellises were added along

with dark green metalwork, canopies and other detailing.


1) View looking east over rail line

2) South Wing along Blair Road

3) Aerial view of Plan

4) Main court on Blair Road

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Meridian CrescentWashington, DC.

Twenty nine stacked towns over structured parking on top of hill

overlooking west over DC to the Potomac River (5). Design had to

relate to the facing historic building Floors were split with smaller

units under two full floor units with top balcony on the west .

We decided on a traditional street front elevation (2, 3, 4) but used a

modern contemporary façade on the west (1). This provided a

striking presence for the public, and more economical than the street

side. Ms. Edwards was the exterior design architect.


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Apartments at Tenleytown MetroWashington, DC

Competition for a mixed use site with a public library at grade and

residential above. Three firms competed for their client developers.

Library was already designed but we revised the facades and

incorporated space for parking for both uses in this scheme. The

neighboring property was a historic school building, and we added

its re-planning and renovation to the package. Not constructed..

1) South Elevation overlooking city

2) Wisconsin and Albemarle corner elevation

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Public Spaces and Bridges

1 The Ballston Bridge and Art Installation

Arlington VA

2-3 Stafford Place Atrium and Entrance Plaza,

Arlington, VA

4 The Ellipse Park, Ballston

Arlington VA

5 Stafford Pedestrian Bridge

Arlington VA

6 Old Georgetown Road Pedestrian Bridge

Bethesda, MD

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Roxanne Edwards, AIA LEED AP

Roxanne Edwards, AIA has over three decades of design experience in the Washington Metropolitan

area. She served as a lead design architect for firms such as Perkins & Will, Leo A. Daly, John Carl Warnecke,

WDG, BBGM and Niles Bolton Associates and in collaboration with HOK, HDR and Noritake Associates. Her

diverse portfolio includes architecture and planning for commercial, retail, residential, hospitality and office

projects as well as healthcare, education and performing arts projects in Washington, nationally and abroad.

She has been involved in the design of numerous residential, hospitality and mixed use commercial projects in

the Washington region, notably the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Plaza America in Reston and the NRECA HQ in

Ballston. Among the types of projects are high rise apartments, condominiums, urban infill and mixed use

residential/retail and master planning large scale projects for office, retail, hotel and residential of all types.

Earlier in her career, she led design for various institutional and healthcare projects, most notably King Abdulaziz

Hospital, Duke University, Georgetown University, NAVFAC, US Army Medical Command and others. Another

project type is performing arts, having designed the Shenandoah University Performing Arts Center and Music

Conservatory in Winchester VA and the master plan for Lafayette College Performing Arts Center in Easton, PA

Ms. Edwards is responsible for feasibility studies, master plan, program tests, concepts and cost estimation in

early design phases. She implements design from concepts through design development and manages design

process through construction documentation and construction to insure original intent and continuity through

review of documents.

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