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Francois Lombarts
Design Public Space |
Prinsegracht 64 2515 GB, The Hague (NL) francoislombarts@gmail.com +31 (0)6 19425480 |
Francois Lombarts
Active as an independent designer since 2007, I focus on physically experiencing, researching and defining the various aspects of public space. My work strives to build upon existing dynamics and input from the various users of the public realm. My fascination of public space is especially rooted in its informal use. This is especially inspire-ring because everyday basic needs often manifest themselves in the informal and unstructured ways. It is this unregulated use of space that reveals a lot about the needs of people in the public realm. I am convinced that the most exciting and challenging form of use of public space is found within an urban context. This usually happens in places where inhabitants have the possibility to define their spaces. My designs strive to create situations and develop means in which this spontaneity can manifest itself.
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Motel Out of the Blue Designers Maartje Dros and Francois Lombarts used scaffolding to convert an empty construction site in Amsterdam into a temporary conference centre over the summer. Called Motel Out of The Blue, the ... | Retreats
Retreats is a solution for sleeping modules for the Faculty of Invisibility’s symposium 'Assembly' a series of different sleeping situations spread out within the exhibition space Shedhalle in Zurich (CH). Designers ... | Agora
Designer Francois Lombarts and artist Paul Cox designed a new market stall for Freehouse intended to function as the market centre for the Afrikaandermarkt in Rotterdam. It had been determined that ... |
Weerzin in Zandvoort
During the Noord Hollands Biennale, designer Francois Lombarts and artist Jeanne van Heeswijk initiated Buro Boulevard in order to produce an alternative urban plan for the boulevard in Zandvoort. With ... | Inter-val
‘Inter-val’ a meeting place for teenagers in a vacant lot in Rotterdam. After demolishing a row of houses, housing cooperation ComWonen wanted to find a temporary use for the resulting empty ... | Chill with the view ‘Chill with the view’ is a proposal for a chillout area for the Magneet cultural festival. The festival which took place on Zeeburger island in Amsterdam inside an artificial cove ... |
Noorderpark Benches
'Noorderpark Benches' a project by Francois Lombarts Joost Nijhuis and Jan Kamphuis is series of adapted park benches in the Noorder Park Amsterdam. After spending a week sleeping in theNoorderpark and ... | Another Beach Bar The last thing Scheveningen, the Netherlands needs is another beach bar, with this in mind this proposal calls for a different form of public structure on the beaches of Scheveningen. ‘Another ... |