Downtown Junkers Tea Room Mural & Upcycling Courtyard In a quiet, vacant space next to the Downtown Junkers upcycling shop sat the Grand Union Tea Company mural, a photo display featuring a life-size depiction of the historic building and its owner Fannie Paxton. Groundwork Studio worked with Downtown Junkers to [...]

Tucumcari Great Blocks Breezeways Groundwork Studio led the creative placemaking process for the renovation of two breezeways located within Tucumcari’s Great Blocks on Main Street. This project will maintain momentum for the larger streetscape and infrastructure improvements project while providing valuable outdoor public space downtown. The renovation incorporates themes central to [...]

Raton Great Blocks Placemaking Installations Spurred by the New Mexico MainStreet’s Summer Leadership Network Meeting in 2018, Groundwork Studio assisted Raton MainStreet in the development of designs for multiple placemaking installations, including a 3D “floating” crosswalk, wayfinding footprints, painted games and portable benches/planters made of wooden pallets. Conference attendees had the [...]

Ex Novo Brewyard An exemplary example of a public/private partnership created through the MainStreet program, the design for the new Ex Novo Brewyard in Corrales creates a unique and valuable “third space.” Proposed improvements included recommendations for the newly renovated tap room patio and for phased development of a “brewyard” [...]

Cimarron Streetscape Improvements Through the Frontier Communities Initiative of the New Mexico MainStreet Program, Groundwork Studio assisted the Cimarron community with targeted improvements to their downtown streetscape to enhance public open space for residents and attract additional visitors. This project advances the New Town portion of the Santa Fe Trail Scenic [...]

Aerial Adventures Market Analysis Groundwork Studio collaborated with Bonsai Design and the City of Farmington to develop a market analysis for the feasibility of Aerial Adventure activities at Lake Farmington and Berg Park. This project is an integral part of the City’s Outdoor Recreation Industry Initiative to build and support [...]

Gallinas River Park Master Plan Groundwork Studio had the pleasure of collaborating on the Gallinas River Park rural design workshop and master plan development for the Project for Public Spaces Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design.The team helped lead community workshop activities and design development of the park master plan in [...]

New Mexico MainStreet Groundwork Studio is part of the New Mexico Mainstreet Revitalization Specialist Team. Working with Mainstreet’s Four Point Approach of Design, Promotion, Economic Vitality, and Organization, the team provides valuable training and technical assistance for the State’s Mainstreet, Frontier and Arts and Cultural District communities. We work closely with [...]

Pop Up Playgrounds A Pop Up Playground is a temporary event in the tactical urbanism family that brings people together around an activity to raise awareness of an issue or need. With a variety of donated or recycled loose parts like cardboard, PVC pipe, wire spools or wooden pallets, participants [...]

Pine River Library Park Groundwork Studio worked with the Pine River Library and the Town of Bayfield to design-build a new park that will serve as a multi-generational community center. Initiated in response to middle school students overusing the library grounds after school, the project was funded through GOCO and [...]