The upstairs venue will fit 750 for seated concerts and 1,000 for dancing events. | Photo: Carrie Sisto/HoodlineĪs we previously reported, the partners hope August Hall’s programming will range from formal concerts to EDM shows to comedy acts. The most difficult aspect to reach agreement with the city on has been the external signage, he said.
| Courtesy August Hallīecause of the partners’ respect for the building’s history, working with the Planning Historical Preservation department has not been a struggle, Valentine said. When possible, workers seek to reveal and protect the building's history, but when changes must be made, the team strives to make them conform to the original design. "It has been a huge project stripping the many rooms and spaces down to the bones to evaluate what is salvageable,” Hull added. “Much of the building has been touched up here and there, with projects on top of projects,” Valentine said. has housed a variety of uses, but has not seen any major structural changes. The new venue is named after the building’s architect. Parisa O’Connell Interior Design is collaborating with Hull in the design process. The balance of designing to balance the building's historical aesthetic with the acoustic demands of the sound system has proved to be “design problem-solving at its core,” Hull said. Hull said said renovation work is improving the sight lines from every seat, and a new sound system crafted by d&b audiotechnik has taken priority throughout the design process. Ruby Skye's second floor was partitioned for private viewing areas. The team aims to step away from Ruby Skye’s exclusive nightclub experience to offer a more inclusive space that concentrates on music, Hull said. Valentine has launched multiple restaurants across the city including The Tipsy Pig, Padrecito, Harper & Rye, and Double Dutch. Other partners include Scott Murphy and Chad Donnelly, co-founders of Snowball Ventures and the Snowball Music Festival, and Justin Roja, partner at Redford and Rambler.
“It’s a very local team-born and raised in and around San Francisco-and we have focused on making the venue inclusive,” added Britt Hull of the Tide Design Co. The building on Mason between Geary and Post was dedicated on September 15, 1912. "We want to make it approachable," he said. The new space, to be called August Hall, will have a three-lane bowling alley on its ground floor and a music venue upstairs, partner Nate Valentine told Hoodline. A group of Bay Area natives are turning the former Ruby Skye nightclub into a new venue with cocktails, live music, bowling and a restaurant slated to open next spring.
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