Immersive Health Studio
To play is a biological right. To play is a biological necessity. To play is to be human.
Play is one of the brain’s core emotional systems, shared across mammals (Panksepp, 1998). We take that seriously.
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The studio is where spaces made for humans come to life.
The studio is where we test, in real rooms with real people, what it feels like when a space is designed for the body first. It answers two things modern life has quietly taken away.
What we’ve lost
Places to just be.
Public squares, village greens and front stoops: places where people could linger, with no agenda, and bump into strangers. Sociologists call these “third places” (Oldenburg, 1989), and they have been thinning out. More of our time together now happens on screens, or somewhere we’re expected to pass through quickly and move on.
In the studio: rooms built to linger in, not rush through, with a mix of free, low-cost and ticketed experiences so there’s a way in for everyone.
What we’ve lost
Making things together.
For most of human history we worked side by side with our hands: harvesting, building, weaving, cooking for many. Research suggests that moving and making in sync helps people feel closer and trust each other (Tarr, Launay and Dunbar, 2014). Today most work happens alone at a keyboard, so we can feel lonely even when we’re “together” on a call.
In the studio: hands-on, shared builds where strangers make something real together.
What we learn here flows back into everything else we do: the research, the audits and the spaces people live, work and gather in.
The philosophy behind it all →
- Artists
- Musicians and DJs
- Designers
- Technologists
- Brands and venues
- The curious
What we make
What the studio offers.
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Listening rooms and sound sessions
Music-led rooms built for hearing deeply, together. Lights low, phones away, the whole body listening.
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Immersive installations
Light, sound, scent and touch built into spaces you walk into, move through and remember.
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Pop-ups and events
One-night or one-week sensory worlds for brands, venues and festivals. Made to be shared, so bring your friends.
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Creative collaborations
Artists, musicians, designers and technologists building with us. You bring the craft, we bring the senses and the science.
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Digital play
Music-reactive visuals and interactive web worlds, made to be played with. More on the way.
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Have an idea?
A space, an event, a collaboration, a half-formed feeling. Tell us about it.
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First studio events
Coming soon, in a city near you.
We’re planning the first Immersive Health studio events and taking them around the world. Join the waitlist and you’ll hear first, wherever you are, and be among the first people through the door.
Play now
Five rooms. One sense each.
Scroll slowly. The field behind you changes as you move from room to room.
Room 01 · Listening
What does this room sound like when nobody is talking?
Notice the nearest sound, then the farthest. A ripple leaves the centre every few seconds, the pace of an unhurried breath.
Two soft notes that swell once every ten seconds. Only plays when you press it.
Room 02 · Light
Where does the light meet the dark?
An edge of light is drifting across the room. Your eyes follow it before you decide to. Then find one in your own room.
Room 03 · Touch
Press and hold.
Anywhere. The ground rises to meet you and settles when you let go. Notice where your body meets a surface right now.
Room 04 · Space
How far away is everything?
The landscape is pulling back. Notice the nearest object, then the farthest thing you can see.
Room 05 · Gathering
Who would you bring here?
Scent and taste are the social senses: a shared fire, a meal passed around. Tap anywhere and watch your ripple meet the others.
Make something with us
Bring the studio to your world.
Installations, listening rooms, pop-ups and collaborations, shaped around the people who will be in them.