Restaurants & Urban Developers:
Turning Spaces into Places


For the past 12 years, we’ve worked with placemakers to further missions, change landscapes, and design beautiful brands and websites for urban development projects of all styles and scales. The brands we’ve created have helped our clients not only attract residents, but turn spaces into places.

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Wired
Wired

We collaborated with Archipelago Investments to develop a brand that blends the warmth of coffee culture with the energy of evening cocktails.

Scott Edwards Architecture
Scott Edwards Architecture

Our strategy for the SEA brand focused on defining and celebrating their differentiators, and clarifying their driving ethos, “People First, Design Forward.”

Amherst Oyster Bar
Amherst Oyster Bar

Our brand for Amherst Oyster Bar welcomes guests to dine by honoring classic East Coast seafood and celebrating the lore of the oyster with fresh new energy.

Bistro Agnes
Bistro Agnes

The Bistro Agnes brand takes inspiration from historic French lettering found on street signs and in print to evoke a sense of nostalgia and delight.

School Night
School Night

Inspired by the idea of the weeknight as a daring time to sneak out and have a good time, our brand concept grants permission to have fun on a School Night.

Protocol
Protocol

We brought bold artwork and enticing typography to the front of this bar brand, to create an immersive experience that's fit for a new standard of cocktail.

Eleven East Pleasant
Eleven East Pleasant

Iconography alludes to the era of Tesla and Edison in a residential brand uniting the past and future of Amherst’s most sustainable address to call home.

Patio
Patio

A bright, playful brand for Patio, designed to celebrate outdoor connection and the lively, open-air spirit of Amherst’s evolving restaurant scene.

26 Spring
26 Spring

We developed the brand identity and website for 26 Spring, uniting contemporary design and historic charm to reflect Amherst’s vision for sustainable downtown living.

One East Pleasant
One East Pleasant

We created the brand and website for One East Pleasant, reflecting Archipelago’s vision for sustainable urban living and vibrant community in downtown Amherst.

“This brand is one of the most fun and engaging you’ve designed for us. The space is the heart of Downtown, and the brand elevates that spot to another level. ”

— Dylan Barstow Manz,
Archipelago Investments / Amherst Oyster Bar