Wells Park Redevelopment Groundwork Studio has been working with the Wells Park Community since 2020 to envision, plan and redesign Wells Park and the adjacent vacant property (also known as the “Walker Property”). The process began with a 6 month public engagement process to develop a community based vision for [...]

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 [...]

Photography by Matt O, 2018.  Randall Davey Audubon Center Nature Discovery Area This pioneering nature discovery area takes interaction with and interpretation of the natural environment to a new high for New Mexican children of all ages. Building from Audubon Southwest’s mission to provide hands on, [...]

International District Urban Agriculture Plan In partnership with Bernalillo County and the International District Healthy Communities Coalition (IDHCC), Groundwork Studio is developing a plan to create a sustainable framework for urban agriculture in Albuquerque’s most diverse urban neighborhood. Through comprehensive inventory and mapping of assets and partnerships, responsive [...]

Downtown Junkers Tea Room Mural and Upcycling Courtyard This one of a kind, creative placemaking project exemplifies the potential of business partnerships with their local MainStreet organization, as well as the incredible ability of community to come together to complete a project. The Grand Union Tea Company photo [...]

Tucumcari Great Blocks Breezeways The renovations of two breezeways located within Tucumcari’s Great Blocks on Main Street project area will maintain momentum for the larger streetscape and infrastructure improvements project while providing valuable outdoor public space in the downtown. Major improvements focus on themes central to Tucumcari’s history [...]

Raton Great Blocks Placemaking Installations As part of the educational content for New Mexico MainStreets 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 [...]

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 [...]

Embarcadero Institute Mapping and Policy Analysis Groundwork Studio has provided ongoing planning analysis and mapping support to the Embarcadero Institute in Palo Alto, CA. The Embarcadero Institute is a non-profit community organization that publishes analysis that gives context to local policy affecting Palo Alto and the Bay Area.  [...]

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