Soap Factory VR Scan. First Office and Basement

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Long live the legendary Soap Factory! This snapshot captures its final moments, frozen in time. Standing here, you're essentially at the birthplace of the first office. Take a glance around and notice the doors that once led to the previous vat room, now a relic of the past, and the original stairs that descended into the basement. To truly grasp what it was like to inhabit this space, don your VR headset (I highly recommend Oculus Quest) and immerse yourself in SketchFab's Oculus Browser. The Soap Factory was an innovative artistic hub and exhibition programming organization that thrived in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Unfortunately, recent years have seen a decline in artistic activities as contractors moved in, ripping out every white wall, bathroom, office space, and gallery within the building. Superstructures were dismantled, and the elevator shaft and boiler room infrastructure were removed, leaving behind a gutted shell. The result is a surreal landscape with gaping holes in load-bearing walls, beams, and supports. It's a heartbreaking sight to behold. I wish we could have restored it to its former glory. The Soap Factory was a true treasure, taken from one community to enrich another, now lost forever.