[1] Hemming has stated his belief in nightclubs being a place where people can escape from reality, inspiring a spaceship theme into both the San Francisco and later Denver locations.

Hemming also credits Burning Man with influencing the design of Temple, aiming to create an experience where people travel to a new world where "none of the rules on Earth apply".

Temple's San Francisco location credits itself with having the first energy-generating dance floor in the United States, introduced in 2010, and Hemming eventually wishes to have all of his venues to not have to rely on electrical grids.

Due to many startups acquiring their first offices in warehouses south of Market Street, Temple's location poised it as a primary hangout spot for entrepreneurs during boom and bust cycles.

[1] Temple's San Francisco location also opened LVL 55, a futuristically designed basement level which acts as its own separate club.

[6][7] Temple's reputation was severely damaged in 2011 after the club became the site of a brawl which knocked Joey Hernandez, a fourth-year medical student.

[1][15][16] Reports from the magazine EDM Identity though stated that Temple would not be permanently closing, contrary to public statements, and that Hemming would be reopening the club as Future Factory, in line with a new project that Hemming and his company Zen Compound have been developing in Los Angeles, with Temple Denver also due to rebrand as Future Factory.

Leahy also mentioned that though very limited online records exist, that Temple has become subject to Occupational Safety and Health Administration complaints.