Ervin Lovett Miller is a leading Environmental Design practice that creates sustainable, inspired places for people. The firm's leadership, innovation, and collaborative spirit is applied to the disciplines of planning, architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, interiors, and environmental graphics. ELM's commitment to design, sustainability, and a multidisciplinary perspective brings value to national and international mixed-use, urban, commercial, residential, destination resort & community, retail, education, and civic clients & projects.

The Studio

ELM serves clients throughout the United States and Internationally from a studio office in the historic Southbank/San Marco district of downtown Jacksonville, Florida. Originally constructed in the 1940's as a simple outbuilding for a local hardware store, the building was expanded as a multi-bay garage in the 1970's to provide auto glass repair, then sat vacant for many years prior to its purchase in 2004. ELM renovated and expanded the building in 2005 into a two-story design studio, and this renovation has since inspired growth and renewal of numerous other historic buildings in the district.

Inside the building, studios and workspaces are organized without walls, promoting an open, collegial environment for the exchange of ideas, service to clients, and a spirit of cooperation and teamwork. The large north-facing garage doors have been replaced with high-performance glass, continuing to the second floor, providing all workspaces with abundant natural light, and a foreground view of the downtown skyline. Since its renovation, ELM Studio has hosted numerous gatherings and social events for clients, professional organizations, and non-profit groups & agencies.