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AIA SANTA FE BRINGS ON THE SUMMER
There’s probably not a better location in Santa Fe to have a large group of architects meet, mingle and earn some continuing education credits than the incredibly beautiful National Park Service’s Historic Building. The historic building on Old Santa Fe Trail played host in July to the group who could most enjoy the true beauty and significance of this great Santa Fe treasure.
Feather & Gill Architects assisted AIA Santa Fe with the coordination of this traditional summer event known as the 5x5. Known as such because of the five architects chosen to present five minutes on a particularly interesting, complex and/or difficult project that they have undertaken. Each presentation is viewed as a mini-learning session for the architects. Not only did Feather & Gill Architects assist with the event coordination for the event, but principal architect Dan Featheringill presented one of the 5x5 presentations.
Featheringill’s presentation was a synopsis of a year-long remodeling project, still under construction in the Historic District of Santa Fe. Not only was the historical integrity of the old pentile home constantly in the forefront of the total reconstruction, but a second story underground had to be created. Featheringill was selected for the design work because of the his tie to the City of Santa Fe Historic Design & Review Board, on which he has been seated since 2006. Historic preservation and design work is one of his passions and sitting on the H-Board for four years has given him great insight into what is required by the City of Santa Fe’s Historic Preservation Department. Additionally, after the original general contractor had to leave the job prior to completion, Featheringill was asked to step in as part of the oversight team to supervise the final phases of construction.
Featheringill Selected By Taos for Revision of Design Standards for Historic Overlay Zone
Dan Featheringill was selected in June 2010 as the consultant to be used by the Town of Taos for the revision of their Historic Preservation Design Standards. As the selected consultant, Featheringill will be working with the Town of Taos Community & Economic Development Department in revising the standards for all new construction within the Taos Historic Overlay Zone (HOZ). He will be attending staff meetings, reviewing and analyzing current design standards, conducting site visits and presenting the draft and final design standards to the Historic Preservation Commission and the Town Council.
Featheringill will be consulting with City of Santa Fe’s staffer David Rasch, currently working in the Historic Preservation Division, as a Supervising Planner. Both Featheringill and Rasch have years of education and experience in the multi-faceted aspects of art, architecture, building and preservation of historic districts. Currently, Featheringill is seated as a mayoral appointee to the City of Santa Fe’s Historic Design and Review Board (H-Board). Rasch acts as the staff liaison to the H-Board and serves many functions tying the Santa Fe Design Standards to benchmarks that the public consumer can understand and the H-Board can use as guidelines in their quest to retain the historical integrity of the City’s 400-year old traditional and notable architectural styles.
Work on this project is slated to take approximately 3 months, beginning in July and ending in September 2010.
Japanese magazine spotlights F & G projects
Dan Featheringill and his recent work were covered recently in a prominent Japanese design magazine. The multi-page article on Southwest architecture featured an interview with Dan and interior and exterior images shot by a Japanese photo crew.
Feather and Gill Architects Awarded Best Floor Plan
