A starry night over the hills; one star brighter than the rest
The star descends over San Francisco; the first towers its light touches turn gold
The star's path crosses the city: the Painted Ladies, the cable cars and Coit Tower turn Art Nouveau
The star stops above an Art Nouveau theater with a crimson curtain
Behind the curtain, a white diorama of the house on a stage
The house assembles itself on the stage, floor by floor, its rooms and garden landing in place

It was one of those beautiful starry nights.

In the loving embrace of the starlight, one star was dreaming a little brighter.

Its inspired light descended upon the city in search of a vessel for its vision.

Wherever its light fell, beautiful perspectives appeared.

The light stopped in front of a quiet house, and struck a group of friends who had decided to live together in a different way.

Inspired, they named the house “The Muse”.

Soon, a piano played every night, and the housemates filled the house with cuddle puddles, and the garden with sauna and campfire stories.

The Muse by day: housemates working at the table, on the sofa and on the roof, one arriving by bike, two in a lesson in the gardenEvening: dinner around the table, music upstairs, the garden litNight: the cuddle-puddle by the fire, music, and the star over the roof

Welcome to The Muse

A 13-bedroom Edwardian home near Alamo Square, NoPa

2
Kitchens
food plan & communal dinners
2
Main Rooms
piano, workout, cuddle-puddle
360°
Roof
city views, sunrise & sunset
Backyard
sauna, BBQ, campfire

13 housemates, one strong family

Home is not where you are from, it is where you belong.

Building towards a better world

Some work from home on what matters to them; one rides back; in the garden, they learn from each other.

Lively dinners around the table

Laptops close, a few housemates cook together, everyone gathers around.

Relaxing together in cuddles

A cuddle-puddle by the fire, music drifting down, nowhere else to be.

Another way of relating together in cities is possible.

Live the experiment with us.

Who lives here

Experiments in chosen family

About us

13 housemates, 10+ nationalities, in a four-story Edwardian near Alamo Square: two kitchens, a sauna and cold plunge, a fire in the backyard, a roof that sees the whole city.

Building a lighter, more optimistic future, together since 2023.

Gatherings

Gather with us

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