Transforming a Forgotten Icon

Hear the word diner and you think of sassy hash slingers, disco fries and crimson naugahyde… A harshly lit frenetic environment designed to feed the masses one greasy dollop at a time. Now think Andy Warhol meets June Cleaver. A … Continue reading

Breaking Ground

We recently broke ground on our newest residential project! The proposed landscaping is reminiscent of an English Tudor design filled with boxwood, grasses, hydrangea, and a wide variety of perennials. Below are two renderings for the project so you can … Continue reading

Pure Sweets

Pure Sweets is coming! Groundswell is pleased to announce that we’ll be designing the flagship store, restaurant, retail, grab-n-go and test kitchen for the Philadelphia-based organic bakery Pure Sweets (website HERE).   We’re so excited we can taste it!

EPIC announcement!

Drumroll please… We are pleased to announce that we are designing the Empire Diner for Amanda Freitag!!   Since it’s been announced on NY Eater (HERE), we figured it was safe for us to tell our faithful followers.  Glad the … Continue reading

Flying Kite Media

Summer is almost over, and according to Flying Kite Media “Summer to-do list” our pop-up garden is a must see before it closes! “This large ramshackle space on Broad Street — strung with lights and packed with an eclectic mix … Continue reading