Carasana Bäder
2004-today
Baden-Baden (DE)
Liquid relaxing landscape for the historic Baden-Baden spa. BLUE SPACE brings art to the wellness temple. SHA. in original sound: "The senses of the human being are in the center. Magical sound colors, blue light tones and gentle vibrations merge into a holistic spatial experience. People can relax on the light fixtures and feel your inner space."
The special sounds of BLUE SPACE spread throughout the room and touch the guest directly all over the body. The precious, handmade "KlangLiegen" contain a new audio technology, which is used in the wellness for the first time. The combination of holistic listening, gentle warmth and liquid moiré effects on the ceiling of the room beguiles the senses.
- OBJECTS
The atmosphere in BLUE SPACE is characterized by an organically shaped landscape of recliners: eight sound recliners offer the guest a multi-sensory experience. In a comfortable lying position, the person relaxes and becomes receptive to the psychoacoustic and psychovisual stimulation of his perceptive apparatus.
- COLORS
An immaterial, monochromatic blue tone flows through the BLUE SPACE. Light sources are the KlangLiegen (sound couches) distributed in the space. Bright light emerges from their surface, bathing the walls, ceiling and entering guests in a soft blue. During the day, additional light streams into the room through the wide panoramic surfaces. The high degree of transparency between the outside and the inside is broken up at the glass surfaces: Semi-transparent foils filter the entering daylight into another intense blue field.
- SAMPLE
As soon as the guest lies down, his gaze is directed to the ceiling above him. There, a slowly changing, multi-dimensional "moiré landscape" develops. The liquid fabric structure moves across the entire wide ceiling of the room, giving each guest a different impression. The soft and organic movement creates strong visual suction and communicates aesthetically with the reclining landscape. For the guest, the real ceiling of the room opens up and the view becomes free into the apparent infinity of another dimension of space.
- CLIMBING
Three levels of perception are used to convey plastic sound structures in BLUE SPACE: Delicate vibrations in the KlangLiege set the entire body in oscillation and act as amplifiers for frequencies that are barely audible but can be felt. In addition, they generate a pleasant heat field. A special loudspeaker technology produces high sound quality in the direct near field of the ears - "Exciters" inserted into the couch develop an intimate sound sphere around the head of the person. And finally, the entire room field, played by high-quality loudspeakers, sounds directly from the ceiling.
In total, the BLUE SPACE is played by 32 loudspeakers, extenders and sound exciters, fed by a computer-controlled multi-channel system. The sounds that are heard here have been composed especially for this application and created according to psychoacoustic criteria.
Dr. Kirchhofer: "We wanted to expand the offer for our discerning guests quite specifically in the premium segment. The trend is moving away from the previously body-centered wellness to a mental relaxation culture. So it's clear to us that new aesthetics have to be addressed."
SHA. "We counter the widespread wellness kitsch with a constructive dialogue with an open-minded audience that is eager to discover new things. Here, people can immerse themselves in a multidimensional sphere of experience that they have never experienced anywhere before."
Dr. Kirchhofer: "SHA. developed a consistent work of art and conquered the sympathies of our guests: one month after opening, BLUE SPACE is almost continuously occupied! For us, this was a first experiment - with a follow-up effect."
SHA. "Most people who enter BLUE SPACE stay longer than 20 minutes right away. Real 'fans' have already emerged, too. Obviously, there is real demand for new offerings in the field of mental relaxation."
