Philadelphia’s first day of Spring was marked by more than completely pleasant weather. At the corner of 20th and Sansom streets, Shake Shack began unveiling their highly-anticipated first location in the City of Brotherly Love. Rather than leave Philadelphians with a construction site eyesore while they wait for their burgers and shakes, Shake Shack enlisted [...]
URBN
Announcing our designs for Urban Outfitters new headquarters building down at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Our product systems will be used at the main entry and low roof of the building. The systems will be the FAIRMOUNT- green roof, PARKSIDE- living wall and a custom rainwater tank/planter. Here is a rendering of the custom [...]
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FUNSTON-behind the scenes
Here is a behind the scenes look at FUNSTON, we wanted to share some of the process of designing our well travelled product featured on Gizmodo, Notcot, theawsomer, uncrate, justluxe, treehugger, MSNBC… Originally conceived to be useful across seasons, ice chest in the summer and fire-pit in the fall without taking up too much space. [...]
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Financing now available through EnergyWorks
SHIFT_DESIGN’s rainwater harvesting, green roof and living wall systems are all eligible for this financing program. Homeowners in Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties can take advantage of energy efficient improvements through the EnergyWorks program. EnergyWorks experts help owners find ways to reduce their building’s energy use, and EnergyWorks’ low-interest loans help them pay [...]
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RyBread Install
Check out our recent Edgley window box install at Rybread and while you are there grab a signature sandwich. Owner Ryan Pollock, an architect turned sandwich maestro enlisted us to improve his Fairmount Avenue store front just in time for Summer. If you are interested in owning our Edgely Window boxes, see our [...]
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New Website Launched!
Designed in-house by our own Tim Barnes and developed by Seth Baxter. As you explore the site you will find what we have been up to lately.
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Green Economy Business Opportunity Conference 2011
We have been awarded as a Green Innovator for the 2011 Green Economy Business Opportunity Conference (GEBOC) being held in Baltimore, MD. As an award winner, we will be presenting a lecture on our studios work during the conference.
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Photoshoot!
Just got done with the photo shoot a little while ago and everything seems like its going to turn out really great! Sam Oberter our photographer really knows his stuff. We had a great location for the shoot, the Museum at Elfreth’s Alley (the nation’s oldest residential street). They granted us access to shoot in [...]
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Kickin’ Back: Design for Leisure
We were chosen to show Funston our fire-pit (flip over) ice chest in the Kickin’ Back exhibition! This curated event showcased new forms of design that reflect leisure. Projects ranged in scale from children’s toys, fence pockets (www.internationaldesignclinic.org) to skate parks. Opening night is Thursday, January 27, 5.30 to 7.30pm the show lasts until March [...]
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