We meet you where you are.
We love engaging with communities to build capacity, share thoughts and experiences related to architecture, historic preservation, and community development.
Give us a call to schedule a presentation, visioning session, or other community engagement activity with Sequel Architecture + Interiors.
The following are some of the presentations given over the years. We are more than willing to customize any of these presentations for specific audiences or even come up with a new one on related topics… but we are happy to create a presentation or public engagement event to meet your specific needs.
Historic Tax Credits
An Introduction to Historic Tax Credits
Historic tax credits are valuable as a tool for both encouraging preservation of significant buildings and stimulating investment in distressed communities.
We have given this presentation for neighborhood organizations in newly established historic districts, economic development groups, historic preservation commissions, and conferences. We cover the State and Federal historic tax credit programs (depending on the audience) from big-picture process to critical details. Throughout the presentation we illustrate points with practical examples.
Why Old Buildings Matter
Universal Truths About the Value of Old Buildings
Preservation is nuanced. We don’t advocate for rehabilitation of old buildings as “strict” preservationists. While we have a huge amount of respect for historic buildings, we approach rehabilitation from a somewhat pragmatic perspective, advocating for preservation of “character defining” aspects of historic buildings and neighborhoods that adapt to change over time.
Current building codes, construction technologies, economics, and use requirements often conflict with historic preservation. Change can be sensitively incorporated into a historic building – it becomes a part of the building’s unique “story”. Particularly, at the individual building level, navigating this tension between historic character and modern renovation approaches is of critical importance in effective rehabilitation work.
Managing a Historic Rehab
Practical Implementation
This presentation is intended to help participants establish a foundation of basic knowledge about the historic property redevelopment process – particularly as it relates to rehabilitation of historic homes and small commercial buildings.
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- Anticipate the general trajectory of a historic rehabilitation project
- Understand a basic renovation pro forma and cost projection worksheet
- Describe the connection between Historic Tax Credits, budgeting, and project schedule
Telling Stories Through Design
Tell Your Building’s Story
The design process is about identifying the architectural forms, materials, details, and relationships… then making sure they work together to continue “telling” the building’s story.
Through real-world examples (from project start to final completion), we show how these ideas get implemented in practice.