I bridge the gap between creative vision and buildable reality, with specialized expertise in exterior environments. Acting as your advocate, I ensure the design team’s work aligns with your aesthetic goals, your budget, and the physical realities of construction. Beyond coordination, I provide direct design concepts for outdoor living spaces, ensuring these complex elements are integrated seamlessly from the start. I manage the flow of information between all consultants to prevent conflicts, ensuring that when construction begins, the plans are clear, accurate, and ready for execution.
01. Site & Landscape Concept Design
Defining the vision for your exterior environment.
Landscape Concept Development: Designing cohesive site layouts and hardscape plans that integrate the exterior environment perfectly with the architecture and topography.
Pool & Water Feature Design: Creating concept plans and technical design direction for custom pools and spas to ensure aesthetic impact and hydraulic feasibility.
Material Selection: Recommending durable, high-end materials that maintain design intent while respecting the project budget.
02. Technical Coordination & Oversight
Managing the experts to ensure a unified plan.
Multi-Disciplinary Coordination: Managing communication between architects, structural engineers, civil engineers, and specialty consultants to prevent plan conflicts.
Owner’s Representation: Providing oversight on your behalf to ensure all design decisions serve your best interests and long-term investment.
Document Quality Control: Auditing construction documents for errors and omissions to minimize change orders and delays once the build begins.
03. Feasibility & Constructability
Turning complex designs into executable blueprints.
Constructability Review: Analyzing plans for feasibility, specifically for complex scopes including hillsides, ADUs, and retaining walls.
Value Engineering: Identifying cost-effective alternatives and technical solutions that preserve the design’s integrity without unnecessary expense.
Consultant Integration: Ensuring that structural and civil requirements are woven into the aesthetic design from day one.
Note: Charles Miller Design is a construction consulting and landscape design studio. We are not licensed architects or professional engineers. All structural and architectural drawings are coordinated with licensed professionals where required by law.
Precision in Planning, Excellence in Execution
Design is only as good as its ability to be built. By facilitating a collaborative environment between engineers and creatives, I ensure that the technical requirements of your project never compromises the beauty of the design. My role is to eliminate the "guesswork" for your contractor, providing a roadmap that is accurate, cost-effective, and ready for the field.
From Concept to Constructible. Let’s Build Your Vision.
