Gayla Bechtol Architect
Helping you go beyond what you can imagine

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Building in the Historic Districts of Santa Fe
This valuable guide divides up the process of building in the historic districts in stages so that you will have a better understanding of getting approvals, the acceptable styles and also an idea of how to proceed with your project.
The right information at the right time is everything.
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About Gayla Bechtol Architect
Gayla Bechtol started her eponymous architecture firm located in Santa Fe, New Mexico to help her clients go beyond what they can imagine from traditional to contemporary. She gained her formal education at University of Texas, Southern California and Harvard University Graduate School of Design and continues to pursue knowledge and creativity every day in the context of the beauty of the built and natural world. We created our site to help you get the right information at the right time. Enjoy! We look forward to hearing from you.
Historic Cultural Properties Inventory
One of the challenges of buying and building in the Historic Districts of Santa Fe is knowing if your building is considered protected by the Preservation laws of the City and State. As a Certified Historic Architect in New Mexico I am qualified to perform a Historic Cultural Properties Inventory and make a recommendation to the Governing Body. If your survey is older than 1991 I recommend conducting a status review. If you need an HCPI please contact me here.
Latest Practice News and Articles
No. 5 | Urban Sense: Stability in context, setting
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In the October edition of The Santa Fe New