The Porch @ the 30th Street Station

The Porch sits nestled between the grand colonnades of 30th Street Station and four lanes of traffic on Market Street, an old parking lot. Groundswell was brought on by UCD to redesign this space with a series of unique park-let ‘stacks’. Each stack consists of three different tiered platforms; decking, turf, and planters, which reinforce and embellish the already existing ‘rooms’ concept. Tables and chairs are arranged on the traditional porch decking platforms, turf areas offer opportunities to lay out and lounge in the sun, and the raised planter beds are furnished with reclaimed steel umbrella trellises for vines to grow up, a sort of green homage to the traditional porch umbrella. The space is rounded out with large, colorful porch swings and a one of a kind over sized dominoes set, for playing or seating, to really bring home the vibe of your own summer porch.