· Perrin Residence, Westport: remodel and 650 s.f. addition to 2500 s.f. house.
· Djuve Residence, Westport: remodel of 2600 s.f. house
Bold Wood Interiors, New Haven, Conn.
Freelance designer and draftsman, May 2023–present
Develop designs and produce shop drawings for manufacturer of furniture, cabinetry, bars, & other interior millwork for restaurants. Selected projects:
· Haven Beer Co, Hamden: bars, tables, server stations for brewery
· Milestone Mystic: bar, tables, banquettes, server stations
J. Miller Design and Woodworking Independent contractor, January 2023–present
Design and build furniture & built-ins. Selected projects:
· Sawin Door Project, custom oversized arched door and window
· Zilenziger Cabinetry, custom storage unit for artwork
Architect of home additions & commissary kitchen/bar. Selected projects:
· Zoi’s New Haven: restaurant as-builts for liquor licence
· Chestnut St. New Haven: commercial kitchen demising plans, equip. plans
· Korner Oakland, Calif: commissary kitchen and outdoor bar
Architect and draftsman, October 2018–December 2022
Collaboration with renowned woodworker and designer specializing in Japanesestyle timber framing. Produced highly detailed designs and drawing sets for high-end custom houses and other architectural projects. Selected projects:
· Alpine Road, Woodside: 6100 s.f. retreat center
· Fox Drive, Inverness: 2064 s.f. custom home
· Four Square Apartments, Oakland: 4 unit live/work apartment building
· Babu’s ADU, Berkeley: 400 s.f. backyard A.D.U.
Anne Phillips Architecture Oakland, Calif., August 2014 – December 2018
Now Phillips Winn Architecture. Small firm focused on affordable multi-unit housing and design for social service organizations
Project manager, July 2016–December 2018
Construction administration on multi-unit affordable housing renovations
Selected Projects:
· Lesley Towers, San Mateo: rehab of 198 unit residential high-rise
· Camara Circle & Riley Ct, Concord: rehab of apt. buildings at two sites, 99 units
Design lead, PM for all phases on commercial T.I.’s. Selected projects:
· 1700 Broadway, Oakland: office/lobby remodel in historic building
· Richmond Reentry Success Center: tenant build-out for non-profit org.
Assistant project manager, July 2015–July 2016
Junior designer, August 2014–July 2015
Produced schematic design iterations, working drawings, and specifications
· Everett Commons Alameda: 20 unit affordable new townhouses
· Ancora Pl. Oakland: 90 unit mixed-use affordable housing, new construction
Contents
Fox Drive Residence
Inverness, Calif. | 2020-22
Four Square Apartments
Live/Work at O2AA Oakland, Calif. | 2020
Babu’s A.D.U. Berkeley, Calif. | 2022
Alpine Road
Woodside Calif. | 2019-2021
Boulder House Boulder, Colo. | 2022
Lesley Towers
San Mateo Calif. | 2014-2018
1700 Broadway Oakland Calif. | 2018
Everett Commons Alameda Calif. | 2014-2019
Ancora Place
Oakland Calif. | 2018-2019
Richmond Reentry Success Center Richmond Calif. | 2015-2016
Bernier Residence
Bedroom Addition
Geyserville Calif. | 2020
Woodworking and Furniture Projects
Sawin Door
Zilenziger Shelving Unit
Modular Shelving Unit
Steel Stool
Mica Lamp
Pedestal Table
Fox Drive Residence
Fox Drive Residence
Inverness, Calif. | 2020-22
Single-family residence | new construction
1-story | 2,064sf built | 20.2 acre site
Architect: Paul Discoe Design
Structural Engineer: GFDS Engineers
Civil Engineer: Clark Civil Engineering
Contractor: Green Ravine Builders Inc.
We designed this project for a retired couple who were moving from LA to a rural part of Marin County. They had purchased a large undeveloped parcel adjacent to Point Reyes National Seashore. We sited the house in a way that minimized its obtrusiveness while still taking in spectacular views and plenty of natural light. The house was designed using a modular timber frame system developed by Paul Discoe and based on traditional Japanese residential carpentry. The separate wings of the house give distinctive spaces to the different aspects of daily life: sleeping, eating, visiting, working. We chose inexpensive and durable materials that blend in with the landscape. The walls are veneer plaster mixed with soil from onsite, the floors are exposed concrete, the siding is burnt pine, and the roof is corrugated metal with a bituminous coating.
Opposite Page: Floor Plan, AutoCAD
Above: Isometric drawings of built-ins, AutoCAD
Right: Section and Isometric of bollard lantern AutoCAD
Following Page: Exterior Rendering, Sketchup and VRay
All drawings by Jacob Miller Designed with Paul Discoe
A4.1
Above: Isometric Roof and Timber Frame Sketchup
Opposite: Site plan AutoCAD
Right: Longitudinal Section AutoCAD
Following Page: Interior Rendering Sketchup and VRay
All drawings by Jacob Miller Designed with Paul Discoe
Four Square Apartments
Live/Work at O2AA
Oakland, Calif. | 2020
Live/work apartment building
New construction | 4 stories
3000 s.f. floor area | 2 acre site
Architect: Paul Discoe Design
My Role: Architect
Paul Discoe Design is situated within O2 Artisans Aggregate: a business incubator for artists and craftspeople that Paul founded on an industrial block in West Oakland. It has grown to include builders, sculptors, ceramicists, woodworkers, urban gardeners, a urban-lumber mill, a Japanese restaurant, a sake brewery, and various other businesses focussed on ecology and sustainability.
This project addresses the need for affordable housing for the members of O2AA. All of our projects were designed to be built by O2AA businesses in order to sustain the microeconomy on-site. We used mass-timber construction, a more sustainable material than concrete or steel.
O2 Artisans Aggregate
Site Map
Left:
Four Square Apartments Exterior Rendering Sketchup, VRay, Photoshop by Jacob Miller
Four Square Apartments
Typical Floor Plan
AutoCAD drawing by Jacob Miller
BEDROOM
WORK/LIVE UNIT
9'-101
Four Square Apartments Interior Rendering Sketchup, VRay by Jacob Miller
Babu’s A.D.U.
Berkeley, Calif. | 2022
Accessory Dwelling Unit
New construction | 1 story
400 s.f. floor area | 12,075 s.f. lot area
Architect: Paul Discoe Design
My Role: Architect
This project was designed for an elderly woman who lived alone, and was looking for rental income and the option to move into a smaller unit on her own property. She was committed to keeping a promise she had made to the previous owners 50 years ago that she would not build up the property (neighboring properties at the time were being developed as apartment buildings), so we located the unit within the footprint of a dilapidated garage. This choice allowed us to place the building within the side setback.
I did all of the drawings and calculations necessary for permitting myself, including the structural design, electrical plans, and energy calculations.
Left: Site Plan
AutoCAD drawing by Jacob Miller
Right:
The new A.D.U. replaced an existing garage on the property
Above: Exterior Rendering Sketchup, VRay, Photoshop by Jacob Miller
VERIFY EXACT DIMENSIONS PRIOR TO FABRICATION 2. ALL WINDOWS AND GLAZED DOORS TO HAVE NFRC LABELS CERTIFYING PERFORMANCE RATINGS PROVIDED IN PROJECT T24 DOCUMENTATION
A.D.U. Floor Plan AutoCAD drawing by Jacob Miller Babu’s A.D.U. Section AutoCAD drawing by Jacob Miller
Alpine Road
Woodside Calif. | 2019-2021
New Construction
Residence and Wellness Retreat Center
2 stories | 6,100 s.f.
My Role: Designer, Draftsman
Our client was a yoga instructor and a practitioner of moxibustion, a traditional East Asian medicine. She had purchased a strip of land in the Santa Cruz Moutains where she wanted a facility for moxibustion treatments, yoga classes, and rooms where patients could stay. We designed a building in an interpretation of the formal style of traditional Japanese residential architecture. According to the tradition she was trained in, it was important for the treatment rooms to be circular so the house is designed as a large central building with smaller structures appended to it.
Top Left: South Elevation
Bottom Left: East Elevation
Top Right: North Elevation
Bottom Right: West Elevation
Top: Timber Frame Isometric Sketchup & AutoCAD
Bottom: East/West Section at Stairs AutoCAD
drawings by Jacob Miller
Jacob Miller
Boulder House
Boulder, Colo. | 2022
Single Family House
New construction | 3 stories
10,000 s.f. floor area | 43 acre lot
Architect: Paul Discoe Design
My Role: architect
We designed this house for a site in the mountains above Boulder Colorado. Since the location is highly susceptible to wildfires we designed the house in the style of kura, traditional Japanese storehouses of sturdy, relatively fireproof construction. In order to maintain an openness to the outdoors, we created glass and metal enclosed verandas around the perimeter of the building. The owner is a horticulturist, and required a greenhouse which we attached to the south side of the house. Other features include a central indoor garden atrium and an outdoor kitchen.
Boulder House 1st Floor Plan
AutoCAD drawing by Jacob Miller
Previous Page:
Boulder House
Exterior rendering
Pencil drawing and photoshop collage by
Jacob Miller
Above:
Boulder House
2nd floor plan
AutoCAD drawing by Jacob Miller
Lesley Towers
San Mateo Calif. | 2014-2018
Rehabilitation of Affordable Senior Housing
198 Units | 90,000 s.f. | 12 stories
Architect: Anne Phillips Architecture
Client: Lesley Senior Communities
Contractor: SC Builders
My Role: Project Manager
Lesley Towers, originally constructed in the 1960s, is a high-rise apartment building providing affordable housing for seniors. I took over as project manager one year into the 30-month construction process. Construction had to occur in phases, so that the building could remain occupied during construction. This essentially involved the construction of a high-rise within a high-rise. Between our extensive set of consultants, the owner, owner’s reps, the construction team, HUD, and the lenders, this was a large and complex project to manage.
The budget increased part-way through construction and we were able to add to the scope of the project. I managed the design, permitting, and construction of the outdoor spaces as well as additional interior improvements.
New patios and trellises around the building create usable outdoor areas of a human scale and provide a connection to a neighboring park and a welcoming sequence of entry from the street.
Each floor was completely gutted and refitted with new apartment layouts and finishes without disturbing the exterior curtain wall.
Photos
by
Muffy Kibbey
Site/First Floor Plan
Typical Floor Plan, Floors 2-11
A full seismic upgrade involved the construction of new reinforced concrete shear walls at each floor and excavation under the building for new foundations.
The first floor was redesigned to create warm and inviting community spaces, offices, a dining room, and a full commercial kitchen.
1700 Broadway
Oakland Calif. | 2018
Office and Lobby Remodel
7th floor of 10-story building
Architect: Anne Phillips Architecture
Contractor: Rossi Builders
My Role: Project Manager
Project Description: In this remodel of a historic Oakland building, we designed upgrades to the ground floor lobby and developed a commercial turnkey tenant improvement package for potential companies looking to lease full floor office spaces. The brick and concrete structure was exposed and new partitions, flooring, lighting, ducts, and accessible kitchen and bathrooms were installed.
Project Role: Project Manager and Designer throughout project. Worked with clients and consultants on design, completed construction documents, and guided project through permitting and construction.
8th Floor Plan
AutoCAD drawing by Jacob Miller
8th Floor Interior
Photo by Muffy Kibbey
1700 Broadway Conference Room
1700 Broadway Office
Sketchup by Jacob Miller
Sketchup by Jacob Miller
Everett Commons
Alameda Calif. | 2014-2019
New construction
Affordable family housing
20 units | 24,093 s.f. | 2 stories
Architect: Anne Phillips Architecture
Client: Alameda Housing Authority
Contractor: J.H. Fitzmaurice
My Role: Junior Designer
I worked as a designer on Everett Commons, a new affordable housing development integrated into an established affluent neighborhood.
The project required extensive community outreach, municipal and historic review, and an iterative design process including multiple building design and siting options. The resulting design leverages contemporary construction techniques and materials to create new buildings that have a similar character and scale to their historic neighbors.
Neighbors, originally vehemently opposed to anything new, have been enthusiastic about how the quality of the development contributes positively to their neighborhood.
The site strategy developed three buildings with two principal elevations each: outwards toward the street, and inwards toward a pedestrian circulation spine.
Left:
Above: Everett Commons Drone Photo by Josh Edelson
Variation of color, massing and roofs references historic patterns but with a welcoming, modern sensibility. Along the street, porches and stoops with varied door colors open directly to the sidewalk.
Above: Sketchup renderings by Jacob Miller
Right: Exterior photos by Muffy Kibbey
Ancora Place
Oakland Calif. | 2018-2019
New Construction
Affordable Family Housing 90 Units | 125,000 s.f. | 5 stories
Architect: Pyatok Architects and Anne Phillips Architecture
Client: Satellite Affordable Housing Associates
Contractor: Cahill Contractors
My Role: Project Manager
Ancora Place is a mixed-use affordable housing development on International Boulevard in East Oakland. I served as the project manager for Phillips Winn, the design architect, during schematic design and design development. Pyatok is the architect of record.
This is a podium building with community spaces and retail on the first floor and modular housing on the upper four floors. The L-shaped building forms a generous, protected and publicly-accessible ongrade courtyard with direct connection to five live-work lofts.
A retail alleyway modeled after those in Oakland's Temescal district.
Sketchup rendering by Jacob Miller
Design inspiration was drawn from the eclectic San Antonio neighborhood that is at an inflection point between light industrial and commercial areas. Sketchup renderings by Jacob Miller
Ground Floor Plan
AutoCAD and Illustrator
by Jacob Miller
Upper Floor Plan
AutoCAD
by Jacob Miller
Construction photos by Cahill Contractors
Richmond Reentry Success Center
Richmond Calif. | 2015-2016
Tenant Improvement Remodel
Architect: Anne Phillips Architecture
Client: Rubicon Programs
Contractor: Paradigm General Contractors
My Role: Project Manager
Rubicon Programs works with formerly incarcerated people in West Contra Costa County to get back on their feet and transition back into the community. We were hired to convert an empty commercial space in downtown Richmond into a new center where they can provide integrated services and resources. The warm an inviting place, modeled on co-working spaces, has an open plan and sightlines while providing enclosed spaces for meeting and private conversations.
I served as the designer and assistant project manager during the initial phases of the project, and took over as project manager during construction.
Reception area
Photo by Muffy Kibbey
Main Space with meeting kiosks
photo by Muffy Kibbey
Bernier Residence
Bedroom Addition
Geyserville Calif. | 2020
Single Family House
Addition | 1 story
289 s.f. addition to 1600 s.f. existing house Architect: Jacob Miller
I designed this addition for relatives who wanted to add a master bedroom suite to their ranch-style house to accommodate their growing family. I placed the addition in the rear to minimize disruption to the existing house and to create separation from the children’s rooms. They wanted it to feel light and airy, so I provided large windows and high ceilings. A side door provides direct access to the outdoors.
Bernier addition bathroom
Photograph by Anna Bernier
Bernier addition section
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Created in
Bernier addition floor plan
Drawing by Jacob Miller
Created in AutoCAD
Drawing
Jacob Miller
AutoCAD
Bernier addition under construction
Photograph by Anna Bernier
Bernier addition bedroom
Photograph by Anna Bernier
Woodworking and Furniture Projects
I built this door for a client who has an apartment in a remodeled factory building. There was an existing brick archway between the two sides of the apartment. They wanted a door to provide privacy when they had guests staying over. Since the opening was rather wide I used spruce and cedar to create a lightweight but sturdy door. The jamb was built from reclaimed douglas fir beams.
Design sketch by
Jacob Miller
Transom window detail
Photo by Jacob Miller
I used a pattern to ensure that the jamb would fit the archway precisely.
photos by Jacob Miller
Installation. In this photo the trim is not yet installed.
photo by Korbinian Kainz
Glue-up
Photo by Jacob Miller
I made this shelving unit to store a client’s collection of art from contemporary Puerto Rican artists. It is designed to be disassembled if she moves her studio.
