• In 2019, we celebrated 30 years of award-winning innovative and collaborative design. We transform private homes large and small, create compelling interior community spaces, restaurants, offices, work cafeterias, and places of worship. We design magnificent structures which make bold futuristic statements, while facilitating ease of use and movement.

• Specializing in historic preservation, sustainable design and LEED certification, the results of our work can be seen internationally, and across America’s Mid-Atlantic Region. We typically work on all aspects of a project, from initial design concept to construction administration, as well as design-build.

• Our Founder and Principal S. Michael Ghorbanian believes in teamwork. He says design and production is a collaborative partnership between his clients and his professional group of architects, planners, and construction experts. So ADS does not bear anyone’s name, and is known simply as Architectural Design Studio.

• Mr. Ghorbanian worked for several prominent firms as the lead architect and manager on government, commercial and institutional projects. As part of his service to his local community, he continues to manage the Architecture and Engineering program at the Northern Virginia Community College, where he also maintains a faculty position.