How do you make public art fun and interactive for everyone?

We're making Art for Everyone at the North Vancouver Shipyards! Studio Meanwhile is bringing interactive fun to the shipyards with the help of Vancouver-based artist Pablo Zamudio in our latest City Pong table tennis table. Created in collaboration with the Lower Lonsdale Business Improvement District, this interactive piece of public furniture is meant to spark play, connection, and creativity in the heart of the Shipyards—adding a splash of colour and a fun new way for people to enjoy the space together.

Not your papa's ping pong table.
It's actually Pablo's.

Client

Downtown SF Partnership

Year

2025

Contributors

Studio Meanwhile, City Blocks Urban Furniture, Downtown SF Partnership, Scott Froschauer

Location

Robert Frost Plaza, San Francisco, California

The OPPORTUNITY

San Francisco’s cable cars are iconic, but their stations don’t always match the city’s energy. Robert Frost Plaza, got a tactical urbanism makeover to create a more engaging, people-centered public space.

The APPROACH

City Blocks was proud to contribute with our Pocket Blocks modular seating, offering flexible, scalable solutions to transform this transit hub into a vibrant gathering spot. These modular units allow for quick reconfiguration, accommodating both intimate gatherings and larger crowds. By integrating versatile, movable seating, City Blocks supports a design that prioritizes social interaction, comfort, and accessibility.

As a key gathering point for commuters, tourists and the local communities in the city, the different pocket blocks facilitate people's ability to rest, recollect themselves and experience a moment of calm amongst the business of the downtown area.

Our collaboration with artist Scott Froschaur brings an element of intrigue and interest with his eye-catching signage art – inviting visitors for iconic photo moments.

The Outcomes

This project shows how small interventions can have a BIG impact. With Downtown SF leading the way, Robert Frost Plaza will celebrate San Francisco’s cable cars while demonstrating the power of smart, people-focused design.

This is Art for Everyone.

Scott Froschauer is an experimental artist based in LA, with a swathe of experience ranging from engineering to theoretical linguistics, from business to design.

His work is first and foremost designed to be experienced in person, exploring emotional connectedness and how that can serve as a revolutionary cultural act.

Downtown San Francisco: Robert Frost Plaza

How do you make public art fun and interactive for everyone?