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The Frequency
Located at street level, the Frequency creates a dynamic visual extension of Haight Street urban flow, night and day. The Victorian storefronts will be preserved as seen from the street, but inside, they will be combined to create an intimate live performance venue for 70 guests. The multipurpose venue will comprise moveable seats and window benches, an elevated stage, a secret green room for performers, cutting edge acoustics, lighting, and audio visual infrastructure. Each activity - whether it be a musical performance, a school play, or a community dialogue – can be augmented by advanced digital projections, and recorded and live streamed through our partnerships. A gracious lobby, and an enlarged sidewalk will provide queuing space to minimize street congestion at showtime.Gathering Grounds
Adjacent to the Frequency, the three retail spaces will be carefully modified to create a sequence of interconnected spaces, activated by the street, and defined and animated by the spirit and eclecticism of this place. This is Common Grounds. Framed by the beams, columns, and Victorian detailing, these spaces will house an old-school bar/cafe with candlelit cafe tables and counters, creaky wood floors, vinyl, and hushed discussions of love and protest. Adjoining the cafe, the Community room will be flexibly programmed as either an extension of the cafe, or as an intimate and independent event space. Imagine community mixers, open mic nights, poetry readings, acoustic troubadours, and hipster jazz combos. The cafe/bar will service both the Frequency and the Community Room. Music and Mind
Adjacent to, and interconnected with, the Portal will be the Music and Mind exhibits. These seasonal exhibits, curated by our creative partners, will explore emerging and overlapping thematics such as psychedelics, technology, natural systems and consciousness as well as musical movements from jazz and rock to punk and funk, folk and soul to hip-hop and hyphy, Latin and drag to bluegrass and beyond.
The historic character of these fabled salon rooms will remain intact, and the multi-media exhibits will utilize state of the art technology to superpower the experience while minimizing any physical intervention. Imagine a virtual tour through the mansion in dialogue with Janis Joplin and Norm Larson to a visual promenade through a psychedelic or musical experience.The Heights
Perched four levels above the street in the Doolan Larson’s historic attic, the attic will become an intimate learning laboratory for 49 guests. Within this cozy inward looking space, students, neighborhood enthusiasts, artists, and professionals alike can engage in listening sessions of classic recordings and music history discussions, as well as creation studio serving the public and fueling the dynamic exhibit content and performances below.The Portal
Located one level above The Frequency, the Portal will be a two-story open space serving a wide range of seasonal activities and monthly activations with a standing capacity of over 200 guests. Equipped with a moveable stage, an elevated mixing platform, and state of the art lighting and digital technology, the Portal will be able to support day and nighttime activities such as TEDx style talks, school performances, community dances, neighborhood events, and projection-mapping multimedia experiences that will complement the adjacent exhibit. A long exterior balcony will complement the Portal, connecting it to the street scene, a perfect opportunity to enliven events like the Haight Ashbury Street Fair and Bay to Breakers.“Their attention to detail and commitment to quality truly stood out. We’ve already recommended them to others.”
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