10/08/2026
🏗️ PROJECT COMPLETION: OPUS Restaurant
Congratulations to Square Roots Collective, a locally focused non-profit that donates 100% of its hospitality profits back to the community, on the opening of Opus, their new restaurant on Birch Street in Kennett Square, PA!
In 2019, Square Roots Collective identified the building at the corner of Birch and Broad Streets as a diamond in the rough and brought in BPGS Construction to manage construction and development. Working alongside Troupe Architects, the team set out to give the building new life and continue its legacy of being a welcoming spot for the community.
The result is Opus Kennett Square, a 5,000-square-foot, two-level restaurant featuring a vaulted, hand-painted mural ceiling, a horseshoe-shaped cocktail bar beneath its own barrel vault, and a two-story dining porch. Attached to Artelo, an art-centric 14-room boutique hotel, Opus continues the art focus with a curated collection of 30+ contemporary works.
From crumbling sheathing and surprise footers to juggling art grade finishes during rough construction, this project provided no shortage of creative problem solving. But these challenges helped us grow as a team and gave the community a structure that will continue to take root for years to come.
Congratulations to the project team: Stacey Horton, Rick DiCesare, Frank Sgro, Colin Fowler, Brooke Somers, JT Farro, and Clare Catka!
