Bisti Bay at Brookside Park Groundwork Studio collaborated with FBT Architects and the City of Farmington in the development of a master plan, feasibility study and construction documents for Phase I of the renovation of the beloved Brookside Park Pool. The renovation of this historically important community facility [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Gallinas River Park Master Plan Groundwork Studio participated as a local Resource Team Member for the Project for Public Spaces Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design workshop and master plan development for the Gallinas River Park in Las Vegas, NM. We assisted with leadership of community workshop activities and [...]

New Mexico MainStreet Groundwork Studio’s Amy Bell is the Urban Design member 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 [...]