Projects

A selection of municipal, provincial and federal heritage projects combined with projects arising from clients in three countries and individual persuits that comprises a work-in-progress.

SAMARITAINE PROJET de rue RIVOLI, PARIS

Article UG.11.1.3 of plan local d’urbanisme states: New construction must be integrated into the existing fabric, taking into account the morphological and typological features of neighbourhoods (vertical rhythms…) as well as those of existing facades (ladders, ornaments, materials, colours, coverings roofs and terraces…).

This article appears similar to the Vienna Memorandum on the Conservation of Historic Urban Landscapes where it states: the central challenge of contemporary architecture in the historic urban landscape is to respond to development dynamics in order to facilitate change on one hand, while simultaneously respecting the inherited townscape on the other. Similarly, the INTBAU Venice Declaration that expands upon Article 9 of the Venice Charter, it emphasizes the need for coherence and enduring human environments and Article 13 states that additions that are deliberately discontinuous, discordant, or self-consciously dominant, must not be allowed to damage the balance of the composition or the relation with its surroundings.

Through INTBAU, Mr. Miller was invited to offer commentary on the appropriateness of the proposed Samaritaine project as an insertion into the historic urban fabric having regard to the degree of compatibility of the overall design as an intervention into a sensitive environment.

INTBAU

THE ARTS CENTRE, CHRISTCHURCH, NZ

Prior to the 2011 earthquake that devastated numerous unreinforced masonry buildings, the Arts Centre was a hub for arts, crafts and entertainment in Christchurch. Located in the neo-gothic former University of Canterbury buildings, the majority of which were designed by Benjamin Mountfort, the buildings were listed as Category I properties by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.

Mr. Miller was responsible for providing advice on heritage conservation matters on this, the largest collection of historic institutional buildings in the South Pacific.

The Arts Centre restoration programme is currently the largest heritage project being undertaken in the world today.

Municipal Heritage Planning

Provincial Heritage Planning

Federal Heritage Conservation

Listed Buildings & Conservation Areas, UK

Historic Preservation (USA)

Historic Resource Management, NZ

Critiques, Appraisals & Assessments

Mainstreet Characterization

2014 Canadian Institute of Planners Award - Rural/Small Town

Guidelines

Conservation Plans

Custom Residential Design

Planning & Technical Conservation Publications

2012 Municipal Heritage Award - Education Category

Acrylic Paintings

Graphic Design & Sketches

Competitions

Personalized Jewelry Design & Production Review

PIAZZA DANTE, GENOA, ITALY

Genoa (Italian, Genova) is a historical port city in northern Italy, the capital of the Region of Liguria. Genoa today, as a tourist attraction, is often shadowed by cities such as Rome or Venice, even though it has a long history as a rich and powerful trade centre. However, with its multitude of hidden gems behind cozy alleyways, excellent cuisine (notably fish and seafood), renovated old port, beautiful sights (including one of Europe's biggest aquariums), and its position as the European Capital of Culture in 2004 have made the birthplace of explorer Christopher Columbus an enticing place which is gradually becoming more included in the touristic market.

In collaboration with one of the leading preservation practices in England, Mr. Miller led the international competition design submission for the development of historic Piazza Dante, adjacent to the birthplace of Christopher Columbus. The concept featured a colonnaded ‘edge’; internal court connecting the street level to the upper terrace with opportunity for retail uses secondary to public open space.