COSEM, a multidisciplinary medical group offering a wide range of healthcare services, refurbished its 3rd center in Paris, which serves a demanding urban clientele of 800,000+ patients annually.
COSEM Auber hosts multiple practices in this 1,600 square meter facility, including a radiology imaging center in the basement. The general reception lounge on the first floor is also found deep inside the building.
The design called for sleek interiors to underscore the clean geometry of the space, but an innovative solution was needed to counter the claustrophobic nature of these enclosed locations.
The design brief called for an architectural feature that would dramatically change the perception of the interior by giving the palpable illusion of open skies. Luminous SkyCeilings, realistic simulations of the sky that trigger genuine psycho physiological benefits, were selected for their unique ability to affect spatial cognition.