New mexico courtyard

For centuries people have moved to the Southwest for many reasons – whether it be spiritual, health-related, or for some unexplainable reason that they feel compelled to call this area home. As people arrived, they brought with them their prized possessions in furniture, objects, art, and books from all over the world. This continues to this day. In our minds a Santa Fe home is one that brings your past into your present. A Santa Fe or Southwestern be a subtle nod to the landscape and…

As we celebrate our 3rd Anniversary at La Posada de Taos, we realize that we have a lot to be thankful for. Since Day 1, our new hometown has welcomed us with open arms and embraced us with enthusiasm for our goals in restoring and preserving Taos' First B&B. La Posada de Taos Front Courtyard We knew all along that our efforts would succeed -- I mean, with an owner who supports everything we do, how could we fail? The long-term plan was that once we had "settled in" to the business and…

We work with several of Santa Fe’s premier architects, and occasionally design and prepare plans in our own office. Good projects begin with good design. While a project is in the design phase, we are also active in estimating costs and considering the financial impact of design decisions and various finish specifications.

Hacienda Del Sol Guest Ranch Resort

Susan Blevins of Taos, New Mexico, created an elaborate home garden featuring containers, perennial beds, a Japanese themed path and a regional style that reflects the Spanish and pueblo architecture of the area. The front patio is embellished with a blue bench and colorful container plantings.

Oliver Lee's Ranch House at Oliver Lee State Park

Ojo Caliente bath house viewed from the garden

I recently spent the weekend in Taos, New Mexico, visiting with family and enjoying the beautiful sites and sounds of one of my favorite pla...

Camino Escondido Addition and Remodel - Santa Fe Renovations - garden GAYLA BECHTOL ARCHITECT PROJECTS We enjoy helping clients who want to transform their southwestern structure into expressions of a modernist aesthetic within the feeling of old Santa Fe. Our designs reveal the potential for light and space revealing the connections between outside and inside, between elegance and practicality. Some of the houses are made of adobe, pumicecrete, strawbale, are in the urban environment of…