FRENCHTOWN YOUTH ORCHESTRA, tallahassee, florida

AREA: 1000 SF
PRORAM: educational pavilion, COMMUNINTY center, cafe, MUSIC STUDIOs, REHeARSAL spaces, small perfomance venue
DURATION: SPRING 2023
CONSTRCTION COST: tbd
ARCHIECT: REID architecture PLLC
Structural engineers: LERA consulting structural engineeers

The Frenchtown Youth Orchestra is a non-profit group in northern Florida focused on establishing a community center, cafe, and music school in the Tallahassee neighborhood of Frenchtown that is well know for its rich cultural history and associations with jazz culture and music. The site for new music school and community center site is directly adjacent to the celebrated B Sharps Jazz Club a small music venue that brings musicians and fans from all around the world to Frenchtown.

Design concept work was done by REID architecture PLLC on pro bono basis to provide the non-profit with conceptual and visual for fundraising, grant applications, planning, and site logistics studies.