Ed Millán, AIA
CURRICULUM VITAE
Current Status:
Principal Architect, Founder: Millán Architect / Studio
Professional Registration
2020 California: License No. C-38484
2022 Colorado: License No. ARC.00407684
2020 NCARB
Professional Affiliations
2022-Current Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA)
2025-Current Member, AIA LA Wildfire Taskforce
2022-2024 Board Member, Venice Heritage Foundation (VHF)
Education
2003-2007 University of Southern California (USC), M.ARCH, Graduate School of Architecture
2007-2009 University of Colorado (CU), B.ENVD, College of Architecture & Planning
Professional Practice
2022-Current Millán Architect / Studio, Founder & Principal Architect
2015-2022 David Hertz Architects, Project Manager » Project Architect
2011-2014 Area Architecture, Project Manager
2010-2011 Walker Warner Architects, Designer
2009-2010 Michael W. Folonis Architects, Designer
2009-2010 Lubowicki Architecture, Designer
Selected Professional Projects
** Millán Architect / Studio **
The Return Home — Prototype Residence, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, CA
Case Study 2.0 — Wildfire-Resilient Rebuild Prototype
4,000 sq. ft. 2-story ground-up, single-family residence with attached garage, pool & spa
Developed as a repeatable model for post-fire reconstruction, integrating fire-resistant assemblies, defensible siting, and indoor-outdoor living.
Status: Schematic Design
Lead Designer, Architect
Good Girl Books & Coffee — Bookstore and Café, Mar Vista, Los Angeles, CA
1,995 SF tenant improvement for a wome-owned independent bookstore and café
Integrated retail and hospitality concept with custom millwork, layered material palette, and neighborhood-facing storefront.
Status: Complete
Lead Designer, Architect
Dayglow Coffee @ Good Girl Books — Coffee Shop, Mar Vista, Los Angeles, CA
Coffee bar tenant improvement within shared bookstore environment.
Coordination of MEP systems, health department requirements, and operational layout within an integrated retail space.
Status: In Construction
Executive Architect, Architect of Record
LivWell Playa — Yoga Studio, Playa Vista, CA
Tenant improvement for boutique wellness studio.
Adaptive reuse of existing commercial space with focus on circulation, acoustics, and experiential lighting.
Status: Plan Check
Lead Designer, Architect
63 Meadow Road — Residence, Snowmass Village, CO
Renovation and addition single-family residence in alpine context.
Site-responsive design integrating topography, views, and climate-driven material strategies.
Status: Schematic Design
Lead Designer, Architect
** Independent Consultant (Project Architect) in collaboration with David Hertz Architects **
557 Via Cielito Residence
445 Sherman Canal Residence
744 Vernon Avenue Residence
1639 Abbot Kinney Mixed-Use
** David Hertz Architect, Inc. **
557 Via Cielito — Residence, Ventura CA
5,802 SF single-story ground-up residence with attached garage, pool & spa
Fire rebuild following the Thomas Fire
Permit(s): RES-12-19-53451, RES-3-20-54576
Status: Complete
Project Architect « Project Manager / Lead Designer
445 Sherman Canal — Residence, Venice, CA
2,645 SF three-story ground-up residence with attached garage, pool & spa
Coastal Development Permit: DIR-2016-4799-CDP-SPP-MEL
CEQA: ENV-2016-4800-CE
Permit(s): 17010-10000-04017, 17047-10000-01732, 18019-30000-01562, 18020-1000-01461
Status: Complete
Project Architect « Project Manager / Lead Designer
744 Vernon Avenue — Residence, Venice, CA
3,760 SF two-story ground-up residence with attached garage, pool & spa
Coastal Development Permit: DIR-2017-2292-CDP-MEL
Director Planning Sign-Off, Venice: DIR-2017-2853-VSO
Permit(s): 17010-10000-04520, 17019-10000-05240, 17019-10000-04945, 18020-10000-00658
Status: Complete
Project Manager
1639 & 1641 Abbot Kinney Boulevard — Mixed-Use Development, Venice, CA
Ground-floor retail (1,700 SF; 2 suites) with five residential units above (3,071 SF)
Existing + new mixed-use development with integrated historic component
Coastal Development Permit: APCW-2018-7013-ZC-ZV-ZAA-CDP-SPE-SPP-MEL-WDI
CEQA: ENV-2018-7014-EAF
Permit(s):
Status: Complete
Project Architect « Project Manager / Lead Designer
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) — Renovation, Santa Monica, CA
13,800 SF commercial renovation with new roof terrace, green roof, and photovoltaic canopy systems
Coastal Zone project with Architectural Review Board approvals
Permit(s): 19BLD-3658
Status: Complete
Project Architect « Project Manager / Lead Designer
1110 Abbot Kinney Blvd. — Retail Core & Shell, Venice, CA
3,071 SF commercial retail core & shell within Historic Cultural Monument (HCM #1176)
Coastal Zone project
Director Planning Sign-Off: ADM-2020-4846-VSO
Permit(s): 20016-10000-14871
Status: Complete
Project Architect « Project Manager / Lead Designer
45 Market Street — Residence Addition, Venice, CA
525 SF addition to existing single-family residence (Artist-in-Residence)
Coastal Zone project
Permit(s): 14014-10000-04696
Status: Complete
Project Manager
The Venice Place Project — Mixed-Use Development, Venice, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed-use development including hotel, residential, retail, restaurant, spa, and office uses
78 guest rooms and 4 residential units; ~2,935 SF ground-floor retail and ~2,027 SF office
175 parking spaces across at-grade and subterranean levels
Coastal Zone project
Coastal Development Permit: ZA-2012-3354-CUB-CU-CDP-MEL-WDI-SPP-SPR
Status: Fully Entitled (December 2020)
Project Architect « Project Manager / Lead Designer
30206 & 30228 Morning View Drive — Residence, Malibu, CA
9,037 SF ground-up single-family residence with detached garage, guest house renovation, and accessory structures
Includes dance/yoga studio, secondary living quarters, and permeable turf tennis court
Coastal Zone project
Permit(s): 4469-024-017
Status: Complete
Project Manager / Lead Designer
** AREA Architecture **
Agency for the Performing Arts — Tenant Improvement, Beverly Hills, CA
Commercial tenant improvement and office expansion
417 S. Beverly Drive
Status: Complete
Job Captain, Construction Administration
Agency for the Performing Arts — Tenant Improvement, Beverly Hills, CA
Commercial tenant improvement and office expansion
400 S. Beverly Drive
Status: Complete
Project Manager / Designer
135 W. 35th Street — Office Relocation, New York, NY
Commercial tenant improvement for office relocation
Status: Complete
Project Manager
The Vermont — Mixed-Use Residential, Los Angeles, CA
High-rise luxury apartment development with amenity spaces and leasing offices
Scope included sky lobby, exterior pool deck, and model units
3150 Wilshire Boulevard
Status: Complete
Project Manager
Nickelodeon Animation Studio — Office Tenant Improvement, Burbank, CA
Commercial tenant improvement and workplace renovation
231 N. Victory Boulevard
Status: Complete
Project Manager
Writers Guild of America, West — Screening Theater, Beverly Hills, CA
Tenant improvement for private screening theater within office environment
135 S. Doheny Drive
Status: Complete
Project Manager
Burke Williams & Sorensen LLP — Office Tenant Improvement, Los Angeles, CA
Law firm office renovation and workspace modernization
444 Flower Street, Suite 2400
Status: Complete
Project Manager, Designer
Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP — Office Tenant Improvement, Los Angeles, CA
Law firm office renovation and workplace upgrade
2049 Century Park East, Suite 2700
Status: Complete
Project Manager, Designer, Construction Administration
Perkins Coie LLP — Office Tenant Improvement, Los Angeles, CA
Law firm office renovation and workspace improvement
1888 Century Park East, Suite 1700
Status: Complete
Role: Job Captain, Construction Administration
Teles Properties — Office Tenant Improvement, Beverly Hills, CA
Luxury real estate brokerage office renovation and workspace remodel
9470 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 120
Status: Complete
Role: Project Manager, Designer, Construction Administration
CBRE — Office Lobby & Corridor Renovation, Los Angeles, CA
Commercial real estate office improvements including tower lobby and corridor upgrades
2029 & 2049 Century Park East (North Tower: Floors 3–30; South Tower: Floors 13–29)
Status: Complete
Role: Project Manager, Designer, Construction Administration
US Bank — Retail Branch, Los Angeles, CA
Commercial tenant improvement for financial services branch (LA Live)
710 W. Olympic Boulevard
Status: Complete
Role: Project Manager, Designer, Construction Administration
First Quadrant — Office Tenant Improvement, Pasadena, CA
Investment management office renovation
800 E. Colorado Boulevard, Suite 900
Status: Complete
Role: Designer
Zambezi Creek — Residence, Woodside, CA
Ground-up single-family residence with attached garage, pool & spa
Status: Complete
Role: Designer, Draftsman
Limahuli Valley — Residence, Kauai, HI
Ground-up single-family residence with pool & spa
Status: Complete
Role: Designer, Draftsman
Johnson Kukio — Residence, Kailua-Kona, HI
Ground-up single-family residence with attached garage, pool & spa
Status: Complete
Role: Designer, Draftsman
Burke Kukio — Residence, Kailua-Kona, HI
Ground-up single-family residence with attached garage, pool & spa
Status: Complete
Role: Designer, Draftsman
Hennessey Ridge Ranch — Residence, St. Helena, CA
Ground-up single-family residence with attached garage, pool & spa
Status: Complete
Role: Designer, Draftsman
Araujo Estate — Winery, Calistoga, CA
Private winery and estate development
Status: Complete
Role: Designer, Draftsman