NM Outdoor Recreation Atlas This unprecedented collaboration between NM MainStreet and the Outdoor Recreation Division engaged municipal and county elected officials and staff, MainStreet organizations, local nonprofits, and local business owners from five New Mexico counties in a mapping and project prioritization exercise. This pilot study engaged municipal and county [...]

Lovington Library Parklet & Fran Atchley Plaza Groundwork Studio collaborated with Lovington MainStreet and the City of Lovington in developing plans for a new Library Parklet and targeted improvements to Fran Atchley Plaza. The Library Parklet design included a large turf area, stock tank seating, picnic tables, a shade pergola [...]

Lovington Wayfinding In our role as the Urban Design Revitalization Specialist for New Mexico MainStreet, Groundwork Studio is working with Lovington MainStreet to develop design and implementation plan for wayfinding signage downtown. The signage will convey the importance and evolution of the energy industry to Lovington, and will include gateway [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]