Spacetime Floatation
Wellness
Lighting is fully concealed, shaping experience through indirect washes and subtle gradients. Intensity lowers and color temperature warms progressively, guiding guests from the outside world into a slower, more introspective state.
- Project NameSpacetime Floatation
- LocationChicago, IL
- IndustryWellness
- Square Footage3000 ft²
- Year2022
- ArchitectEric Rothfeder Architect
- PhotographerMike Schwartz Photo
PROJECT CONTEXT
Spacetime Floatation is a wellness environment designed for reflection, relaxation, and sensory reset. Building on the success of an existing location, the client sought to elevate the experience—creating a more immersive, design-forward space while maintaining a budget-conscious approach.
The architecture introduced curved walls, soft thresholds, and layered zones of privacy, requiring lighting to guide movement and mood without relying on visible fixtures or decorative gestures.
APPROACH & PROCESS
The Cosine collaborated closely with ERA to align lighting strategy with both architectural intent and budget. By establishing clear priorities, the team focused on high-impact moments—refining details where light and material meet.
Lighting was treated as an invisible layer—integrated into ceilings, walls, and millwork—ensuring that the experience felt effortless and cohesive
OUTCOME & IMPACT
The result is a space that feels considered at every level— immersive and emotionally cohesive. The environment unfolds as a continuous transition, where light shapes perception, pace, and presence.
The project prioritizes restraint and clarity to create a more memorable and restorative experience.
By embedding lighting into the architecture and calibrating its behavior over time and movement, the space delivers on its core promise: calm, not as a surface aesthetic, but as a felt condition.
The Cosine’s approach emphasizes that lighting can have emotional impact while remaining deeply efficient and budget-conscious.
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