Park(ing) Day Philadelphia 2012

Philadelphia’s 5th annual Park(ing) Day is only 3 weeks away. Groundswell has been busy designing concepts for its designated space on Chestnut Street between 7th Street and 8th Street. You might remember the installation that we created last year. It … Continue reading

Pleasant Run Nursery

Yesterday Groundswell Principal David Fierabend and Karen Regan of Tallulah and Bird Design did some sourcing for a project they are working on in Chestnut Hill. They made sure to stop by one of David’s favorite spots: Pleasant Run Nursery. … Continue reading

Revisiting the Princeton Manor House

Today we’ll take a moment to revisit a past residential project: the Princeton Manor House. Groundswell reimagined the sequence of entry transforming what was an uneventful, straight drive into a meandering passage through the forest. The addition of granite block … Continue reading

Photo Update: CHOP Sea Garden

The children have been busy at CHOP’s Sea Garden. As you can see, they’ve been digging, pruning, watering, and growing. At the tomato harvest last week, visiting chefs taught the kids how to make tasty items like gazpacho and salsa. … Continue reading

Greenhouse Living Nominated as a Best Private Plot

We’re excited to announce that Groundswell’s Greenhouse Living project is a finalist in the 2012 Best Private Plots international competition: The competition highlights gardens as a contemporary dialogue between architecture, ecology and landscape, as places of inspiration and creation, as … Continue reading