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Garavaglia Architecture is a five-person, full service, architectural firm, committed to providing innovative and cost efficient solutions for a variety of architectural and planning needs and for a broad range of clients, including building owners, federal and local agencies, private developers and non-profit groups. Since the establishment of the firm in 1986, we have developed expertise in providing clients with creative solutions to their design needs, including building renovations and upgrades, historic preservation, commercial and retail development, office and retail interiors, space planning, and master plan analysis. We specialize in historic preservation and building renovation and reuse. We approach each project as unique to create a range of solutions which are developed to provide a positive design impact which respects the clients goals and budget as well as the historic character of the building and its site. The work of the firm bears witness to the pursuit of excellence in all projects, particularly in resolving complex problems within limited budget constraints. We maintain flexibility in meeting the needs of client groups and building users. We strongly believe that there is an appropriate level of architectural service specific to the individual needs of each client. Our experienced staff enables us to provide a wide range of services which support our clients needs in all stages of the project from initial planning to post occupancy review. The skilled staff of professionals provides hands-on contact with local agencies and communities to expedite situations as they arise, with immediate response and resourcefulness. The firm's work has been published, praising the ability to design and renovate existing structures utilizing creative design solutions. The firm's vision includes a passion for the place of history in our lives. We have developed our services with the long range goal of saving the historic fabric of built environments while giving them new life. The firm is committed to the preservation and rehabilitation of California's historic structures. As an architect and a California native, Mr. Garavaglia has a high regard for maintaining the character of California's small towns and a sensitivity towards building conservation, historic preservation and the interrelationship between older structures and community context. This dedication extends to the staff at Garavaglia Architecture. Each staff member has rehabilitation, renovation and new construction experience in adaptive reuse, feasibility and reuse studies, historic structures and materials assessment, seismic upgrades and urban building facade improvement projects as well as traditional and small town planning issues including the "Main Street" approach to preserving and enhancing communities. The staff is fully versed in the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation, and the State of California's Historical Building Code and their implications on individual projects. We are also knowledgeable about funding sources and federal Historic Preservation Tax Credits. Garavaglia Architecture understands that truly innovative solutions are not achieved in a vacuum. We are committed to a collaborative approach to design, which encompasses economic as well as aesthetic decisions that benefit the client and the community.