The document contains summaries of several architectural projects designed by Greg Miller including: 1. Terrace Apartments - A mixed-use development in Detroit with residential towers, retail, and two interior courtyards. 2. Social Housing - Located in New York along a canal, it features three residential towers supporting a floating library block with landscaping accommodating high and low tides. 3. O'Brien Residence - A single-story 4-bedroom home in Arizona replacing an abandoned residence, oriented for solar control and mountain views.

1. Greg Miller
Architecture Portfolio

2. TERRACE APARTMENTS
MIXED USE
SOCIAL HOUSING
MIXED USE
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PROFESSIONAL
PORTFOLIO
EDUCATIONAL
PORTFOLIO
OBRIEN RESIDENCE
RESIDENTIAL
CANYON VIEW HIGH SCHOOL
K-12

3. DETROIT NEEDS DOT’S THAT CREATIVELY INTEGRATE SOCIO-ECONOMIC, AND AES-
THETIC CONCERNS INTO LIVABLE, PRODUCTIVE, RESILIENT COMMUNITIES THAT IN-
TERCONNECT WITH THE CITY AND REGION. LOCATED IN THE HEART OFDETROIT’S
MID TOWN AREA JUST SOUTH OF THE AMTRAK STATION BETWEEN WOODWARD
AVENUE AND AMSTERDAM. THE SITE WILL INCLUDE RETAIL, FITNESS, AND RESI-
DENTIAL OPTIONS (MICRO-UNITS, FAMILY CONDOS, SENIOR LIVING), THE CONCEPT
IS TO CREATE AN INTERIOR COURTYARD THAT FEATURES VARIOUS PROGRAMS
(SPORTS, PLAYGROUND, RELAXING) TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE OCCUPANTS.
TERRACE APARTMENTS
SENIOR,MULTI-FAMILY,MICRO-HOUSING
RESIDENTIAL AND RETAIL CREATING 2 COURTYARDS
VERTICAL TOWERS
SENIOR HOUSING
FITNESS
FAMILY
DAYCARE
RETAIL
MICRO
COURTYARD & ROOF TOP TERRACE
BUILDING TYPES LOUVER DESIGN SITE PLAN
N
ROOF TERRACE

4. TYPICAL UNITSGROUND PLAN
SOUTH ELEVATION
COURTYARD
N

5. SOCIAL HOUSINGRETAIL, MICRO-HOUSING, LIBRARY
LOCATED IN NEW YORK CITY ALONG THE GOWANUS
CANAL THERE ARE THREE (RESIDENTIAL) TOWERS
THAT HELP SUPPORT A TRANSPARENT BLOCK (LI-
BRARY) OFF THE GROUND TO MAKE IT APPEAR AS
IF IT IS FLOATING. THE LANDSCAPE UNDERNEATH
THE LIBRARY IS HIGHER AND LOWER IN VARIOUS
LOCATIONS TO ACCOMODATE FOR THE HIGH AND
LOW TIDE WHICH WILL PROVIDE DIFFERENT ACTIV-
ITIES. THE INTENT IS TO BRING THE COMMUNITY
TOGETHER BY COMBINING A MIXED USE DESIGN
THAT WILL SERVE AND SUPPORT THE SURROUND-
ING NEIGHBORHOODS.
GROUND PLAN
SOUTH ELEVATION
SITE LANDSCAPE
LOW TIDE HIGH TIDE
RESIDENTIAL TOWERS LIBRARY
COMBINING LIBRARY AND RESIDENTIAL SUBTRACTING FROM LIBRARY WALL SECTION
N

6. LIBRARY PLAN
SECTION
TYPICAL UNIT CANAL

7. SOUTH ELEVATION
THE PROJECT CONSIST OF DEMOING THE EXISTING ABANDONED
MULTI-LEVEL RESIDENCE AND REPLACING IT WITH A SINGLE
STORY 4 BEDROOM RESIDENCE THAT IS APPROXIMATELY 6,700
SQUARE FEET. THE HOUSE IS ROTATED SLIGHTLY WHICH IN-TURN
ALLOWS FOR A BETTER SOLAR ORIENTATION CONTROL AND
VIEWS OF CAMELBACK MOUNTAIN IN THE DISTANCE.
O’BRIEN RESIDENCE
FLOOR PLAN
SITE PLAN
MOONLIGHT W
AY
LAKESIDE
LANE
SECTION
N
N

8. POOL POOL
KITCHEN POOL

9. AGORA
MAIN ENTRANCE
THE CAMPUS IS ARRANGED AS A SERIES OF BUILDINGS THAT
FORM AN OUTDOOR CENTRAL AREA, OR “AGORA.” THE TEAM
USED LOCAL CLIMATIC RESPONSES OF PROPER ORIENTATION,
SUN CONTROL, AND RADIATION MITIGATION TO DESIGN PASSIVE
COOLING THAT EXTENDS THE COMFORT ZONE OF THE AGORA.
THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, ALLOWING THE EXTERIOR TO
BE AN EXTENSION OF THE INTERIOR LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS.
Canyon View High School
FLOOR PLAN N
N
SITE PLAN

10. MOVABLE PARTITION
SYSTEM FOR FLEXIBILITY.
THE ACCELERATOR IS A MULTI-FUNCTIONAL GROUP OF
SPACES, AFFORDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL TO
EXPOSITION-SIZE ACTIIVITIES IN THE EXPLORATION OF
TEACHING AND LEARNING, WHILE ALSO SERVING AS THE
COMMUNITY ENTRANCE.
FLEXIBLE CLASSROOM
ACCELERATOR WHITE BOX/LEARNING STAIR