Dan Miller Architects Ltd.

exterior facade repairs have begun!

Check out our website for some photos of recently finished decks, including a scene from a wedding! Our client and friend recently hosted and officiated the wedding of another friend, who helped build the deck they're standing on!

Two New Decks and a Wedding! — Dan Miller Architects Check out these photos of a couple of new decks we’ve finished lately: a three-story wood and metal deck in Lakeview, and a wooden deck in Rogers Park. Our friends in Rogers Park recently hosted and officiated the wedding of another friend who actually helped to build the deck that they’re getti...

A new 3-story deck for our clients in Lakeview

Our clients have been in their vacation home for over 12 years now! We love visiting our projects after they’ve been lived in for a while.

Our clients are starting to move in to their new vacation home in Michigan!

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Burnham Block homes in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, are one of the many stops on the Frank Lloyd Wright Trail across the southern part of the state.

The Sheppard Express profiled the area and the volunteers who make up Frank Lloyd Wright’s Burnham Block, Inc. (FLWBB). bit.ly/3MCTFcs

“Six Wright homes—two single-family and four two-family duplexes— still stand on the 2700 block of West Burnham Street. They are American System-Built homes, which was Wright’s broad gesture to a wide audience, says Mike Lilek, curator and volunteer with FLWBB.

Guests can visit two homes on the Burnham Block, including the home at 2714 West Burnham - a Model B1 of the American System-Built Homes Series. It has been meticulously restored to its 1916 appearance. This tiny house of 805 square feet combines nearly all of Wright’s design principles from his earlier Prairie period. Nature is an extension of the interior spaces; light fills the home, and privacy and serenity are primary.

Tour info available here: bit.ly/3BKPvZz
Photo: Model B1 | 2714 West Burnham

Did you know we can make digital 3D models to help you visualize your new space? Here are some scenes from a few we made recently!

Architecture and Design Film Fest 2023 - This film is an excellent explanation of institutionalized racism and its long lasting effect in only 18 minutes

Segregated By Design | Segregated By Design & Committee of Six | ADFF ONLINE 2022-2023

new deck & stairs

Scenes from a recent site visit to our clients’ new vacation home in Michigan.

Some recent shots from a completed residential renovation. We converted a small, two-story industrial factory into a single-family home.

Some recent shots from a custom residential project we finished almost a decade ago. We designed a 2nd-floor addition for this 1960s weekend house on Lake Michigan, including a wall of windows facing the lake and opening onto the balcony. We also remodeled the kitchen and redesigned the fireplace.

Construction is about to begin on this new three story deck!

New roof, new skylight, and room for more solar panels on our roof!

A few more construction photos from our clients’ new vacation home in rural Michigan!

This facade repair project has begun. Brick repairs and lintel replacements all around the building, and a bit of parapet rebuilding too.

Making progress on our clients' new vacation home in rural Michigan!
Construction by Kip's Integrity Builders

Another season of facade repairs complete!

terracotta balustrades repaired & refinished to match existing balcony railings

Construction is underway on the new vacation house in rural Michigan!

Our design is finalized and construction will begin soon on a new vacation house in rural Michigan!

The clients asked for a house big enough for their whole family to retreat to, with a large kitchen and living space; a design that refers to a rural vernacular and stands where an old barn recently collapsed; and energy efficiency, including no fossil fuel use. Our design features three integrated geometric volumes with a striking profile, passive solar heating, and solar panels for renewable electric generation.

Click on the link below for a sneak peek at what this will look like in scenes from our blueprints and schematic model!

https://www.danmillerarchitects.com/news/2021/4/12/design-for-a-new-vacation-house

Design for a New Vacation House — Dan Miller Architects Our design is finalized and construction will begin soon on a new vacation house in rural Michigan! The clients asked for a house big enough for their whole family to retreat to, with a large kitchen and living space; a design that refers to a rural vernacular and stands where an old barn recently

Spring facade work is starting up again

Enjoyed learning about the preservation of Old Cook County Hospital last month at the Landmarks Illinois & International Masonry Institute Annual Historic Preservation Event: Terra Cotta Construction & Restoration. Especially appreciated the detailed look at patching pieces of terra cotta.

Construction is just about finished on this residential renovation! We converted a small, two-story industrial factory into a single-family home. Click the link below to see photos and read more about about it on our website!

https://www.danmillerarchitects.com/news/2020/12/2/commercial-to-residential-renovation

Commercial to Residential Renovation — Dan Miller Architects Construction is just about finished on this residential renovation! We converted a small, two-story industrial factory into a single-family home. The building required masonry repairs, interior structural work, new windows, and new electrical and heating systems. We also carved out a new garage at g

Fall looks good on the Empire house!

From a time before social distancing (seems like ages ago, doesn't it?)... staff of In These Times trying out their new elevator