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 [...]
Laguna Acoma High Track & Field
Sarah Sheesley2023-07-27T11:55:47-06:00Laguna Acoma High Track & Field This project included a complete track and field replacement with a new synthetic turf field, resilient surface track and targeted site grading. Drainage improvements were made to address significant erosion and campus drainage issues including damage on the existing track due to water flow [...]
UNM McKinnon Center for Management
James Foty2023-08-29T10:15:03-06:00UNM McKinnon Center for Management In collaboration with FBT and Bora Architects, Groundwork Studio completed the site and landscape design for the new UNM McKinnon Center for Management. This major renovation project master planned the replacement of both Anderson School buildings, with Phase I including replacement of the west building [...]
Farmington High School
James Foty2023-08-01T09:55:01-06:00Farmington High School This new facility transforms the 50-year old Farmington High School campus into a state of the art learning environment. The layout is focused on a central student commons that serves circulation, cafeteria, recreation and assembly needs. Groundwork Studio worked in close collaboration with FBT Architects to ensure [...]
New Mexico MainStreet
James Foty2023-08-15T10:39:39-06:00New 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
James Foty2023-07-27T12:37:54-06:00Pop 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
James Foty2023-08-29T16:25:04-06:00Pine 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 [...]
Parkway Sommerville Center
James Foty2023-08-29T10:06:50-06:00Parkway Sommerville Center In partnership with Texas Tech and FBT Architects, Groundwork Studio worked with the nonprofit Parkway Sommerville Center to create a Learning Garden for the Center’s at-risk student population.We worked to secure funding for the project through a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and developed promotional materials for [...]
Rio Fernando Park
James Foty2023-08-29T15:35:07-06:00Rio Fernando Park Master Plan Groundwork Studio worked with the Taos Land Trust and several multi-disciplinary project partners to develop this master plan, including community engagement facilitation and action through design. The resulting Rio Fernando Park provides a unique regional resource, demonstrating a diverse community’s capacity to collaboratively create public space [...]
Munson Senior Center
James Foty2023-07-27T12:43:51-06:00Munson Senior Center Outdoor Recreation Area The Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department likes to call this project their Senior Playground. Through an on-call contract, this project upgraded an unused acre behind the Munson Senior Center and Heske Garden, providing adult exercise equipment, a 1/2 mile trail, shade, seating, pollinator [...]







