The Mills Group specializes in the restoration of historic buildings and the design of new residences which reflect the rich architectural character of the past and vernacular design with traditional architecture influence. The firm provides consulting services that include downtown revitalization master planning, contextual infill design, existing building assessment, conceptual design for rehabilitation, and building maintenance strategies.

Michael Mills, AIA, NCARB - Principal Architect

Michael is the founding principal of the Mills Group-Architecture, Planning, and Preservation. He is has thirteen years of experience in historical preservation, architectural design, and planning. Through his extensive work with historic structures, he has a detailed working knowledge of the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Historic Preservation Projects. The other aspects of his work include historic design guidelines and the issues related the revitalization of main streets across the country. He leads the Mills Group with his guiding philosophy of balancing the "social-economic-environmental-physical" aspects of our built environment, leading to responsible and well-thought out design.

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Billy Plyler - Director of Sustainable Design

Billy has experience in several different genres of architecture, ranging from small scale high-end hospitality to large scale educational projects. In all of his professional and educational experiences, he seeks to develop a true understanding of the holistic impacts of the architecture we build. Through this, he has a tremendous interest in and knowledge about "Green"/Sustainable Design, especially alternative means of construction. He strives to make these ideas applicable to and feasible for all projects.

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