Across thirteen projects over three years, LMNOP partnered with Rebar Group to prototype new ways to transform everyday spaces into places for gathering, play, and community. 

URBAN INTERVENTIONS

Folks lounge in a temporary seating installation, made from a netting material drapped over plywood, chair-like forms.
Close-up of an interactive seating solution, where a fishing net-like mesh is draped over a series of plywood shapes, creating comfy, deep-seated chairs.
Bubbleware offers a playful, lightweight seating solution as children and adults alike play on the abstract, orange and blue inflated seating solutions.

LMNOP collaborated closely with Rebar Group on a diverse body of design-build work, from parklets and public installations to workplace improvements and event infrastructure, that explored how the built environment can shape our everyday experiences. Together, the partnership delivered temporary and permanent interventions throughout the Bay Area, translating experimental concepts into durable, constructible environments that balanced creativity with practical execution.

The work ranged widely in scale and program. Public parklets reclaimed on-street parking for people, custom streetscape elements activated civic events and public plazas, and Bubbleware was implemented across the Pacific Ocean in Sydney, Australia. Beyond the public realm, LMNOP also partnered with Rebar to build their own office space and fabricate specialized architectural components for exhibitions and brand activations. While Rebar Group merged with Gehl in 2014, LMNOP continued to work with Gehl to strengthen communities by making everyday places more welcoming, playful, and useful. 

People enjoy their food at a parklet, complete with wooden planters, overflown with ferns and other plants.
Unfinished wooden school desks and chairs stacked outdoors in a parking lot
Close-up of vertical yellow ribbon strips hanging with a dark patterned background visible through gaps.
A series of icicyle-like formations illuminate the foyer of a historic San Francisco building.
Ceiling installation with multiple large, illuminated, paper or plastic cone-shaped light fixtures hanging from a grid ceiling, emitting soft purple, pink, and greenish light.
A young girl inspects her book, lounging on two star-shapped Bubbleware cushions.

Client: Various local businesses, in partnership with Rebar Group

Location: San Francisco, CA

Completion: May 2012 - June 2014

Scope: Design + Fabrication + Installation