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Theatre Design / Architectural Lighting / AV Technology

The Hamlin School

Founded in 1863, The Hamlin School is the oldest kindergarten through eighth grade, independent school for girls in San Francisco. The renovation and expansion of Hamlin prioritized the academic programs in STEAM, innovation, arts and athleticism to better unite the school and the community.

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The Hamlin School

The Hamlin School, San Francisco, California ©Mike Kelley. The telescopic seating unit, with benches for flexibility, provides excellent sightlines to the raised stage during performances.

292

Seats

The Hamlin School, San Francisco, California ©Mike Kelley. A new climbing wall is one of the student’s favorite athletic activities.

47,583

Square Footage

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Location

Lobby

Description

Lobbies were expanded to accommodate school gatherings and the addition of a lower level further enhances the public space.

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Classrooms

Description

Classrooms were enlarged and systems modernized. New electric lighting balances the daylight throughout the day.

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Gymnasium

Description

A new gymnasium is now regulation size and separate from the performing arts area.

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Theatre

Description

The telescopic seating unit, with benches for flexibility, provides excellent sightlines to the raised stage during performances.

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Room Divider

Description

The room divider allows rehearsals to occur on stage while movement and dance classes occur on the other side. Mirrors are mounted on the divider for dance classes and disappear with the moveable partition.

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Flexible Theatre

Description

The view from the stage looks out at the bench seating towards the booth at the back of the house that accommodates lighting and audio/visual control as well as a followspot and the multipurpose space projector.

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Flexible Theatre

Description

When the seating unit is retracted the resulting flat floor provides a flexible room with a floor that accommodates movement and dance classes.

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Music Room

Description

The new music room follows the design of the other classrooms combining and balancing daylight and electric light.

Project Details

Location

San Francisco, California

Discipline

Theatre/Performance Environments / Architectural Lighting / AV Technology

Size

47,583 SF / 292 Seats

Partners

Mark Cavagnero Associates (Architect) / Salter Associates (Acoustics)

Photo Credit

© Mike Kelley

Services

Theatre Design Theatrical Lighting System / Theatrical Rigging System / Theatrical Seating (Telescopic Seating System) / Audio and Video Systems / Interior and Exterior Lighting

Awards

2023, American Architecture Award, Schools and Universities Category, The Chicago Athenaeum Museum for Architecture and Design
2023, Green GOOD DESIGN Sustainability Awards, Green Architecture
2022, Educational, BLT Awards
2022, Restoration & Renovation, Architecture MasterPrize Awards
2022, Silver Award, Education - Nursery, primary and secondary schools’, WAN Award