Charles J. Quagliana is a preservation architect with a practice focused on planning, rehabilitation and restoration projects. His objectives are to assist clients in maintaining a legacy of the past for future generations and to be good stewards of the built environment. Charles also seeks to find appropriate and sensitive contemporary uses for older structures so they remain relevant in a modern world. His knowledge of historic building materials and construction techniques is a significant asset to preservation projects. He is an adept leader, building consensus and coordinating diverse disciplines within the project team. He excels at developing strategies to keep historic properties occupied and viable in a modern world.
Historic Preservation
- Knowledge and expertise with restoration and rehabilitation principles and guidelines
- Competence and significant experience with historic structures
- Successfully completed a wide variety of project sizes, types and complexity
- Long standing working relationship with Midwestern Historic Preservation organizations and agencies
- Federal and State Rehabilitation Tax Credit Project experience
Studies and Reports
- Historic Structure Reports
- Feasibility Studies
- Master Plans
- Facility Assessment Reports
- Recycling & Reuse Plans
Facility Assessment
- Survey and document existing conditions
- Building code review and analysis
- Develop estimates of probable costs
- Develop implementation strategy
Building Envelope Repairs
- Multi-discipline approach
- Destructive and non-destructive inspection, evaluation and testing
- Provide a weather tight, stable and structurally sound exterior envelope
- Develop repair methodologies and implementation strategies