ELEMENTARY COFFEE CO.

Elementary Coffee is the best coffee in Harrisburg. They began operating in the historic Broad Street Market in Midtown in 2015 and created a loyal audience that appreciate their craft coffee and commitment to the community. They added a roastery to the market but demand for their products has continued to increase. By 2017 Andrea Grove, the founder, was looking for a brick and mortar storefront to expand her operations. CDA helped Andrea consider multiple locations before she settled on a dilapidated building on North Street in the Capitol District of Harrisburg.

In its use of walnut and dark countertops with simple details, our design roots itself in the tone of the market stand, where Elementary got its start. We located the roastery behind the serving counter to display the beautiful machinery and ideally help customers begin to think about the process and people behind their coffee. Connecting the coffee shop to the street with a large new storefront window and sidewalk seating was critically important as was creating a lounge area for those that want to linger at the shop. We used bright white paint to not only help the natural wood, cork, and floor tile materials pop visually in the space, but to also make the space feel bigger.

Elementary Coffee’s new flagship shop has allowed their customers access to the products and people of Elementary outside of the limited weekend market hours and Andrea to grow her business.