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Float Center Indiegogo fundraiser.
The Float Center, to be located in downtown Gainesville, will be the first sensory deprivation float chamber facility in the area. The design, made from two high cube shipping containers forms an elevated “L” adjacent to the south and west sides of an existing hundred-year-old wood-frame residential building.

entrance to the Float Center from 4th Avenue (model by bndr, rendering by Ana Cordero)

Inside the south-facing container is The Float Center which includes a reception area and two float chamber suites. The west-facing container houses a small custom furniture studio. The space under the west container creates an entrance from 4th Avenue where guests can enjoy refreshments. The south container shelters deck space for the existing Aurora Healing Arts Center garden. To buffer against the street and neighbors and balance the raw corten steel containers, verdant wood screen facades provide comfortable degrees of enclosure. The weathered-gray cypress slats and colorful flowering green vines filter shifting patterns of light and shadow on the warm red-brown steel. Together

south elevation facing rear yard garden (model by bndr, rendering by Ana Cordero)

To buffer against the street and neighbors and balance the raw corten steel containers, verdant wood screen facades provide comfortable degrees of enclosure. The weathered-gray cypress slats and colorful flowering green vines filter shifting patterns of light and shadow on the warm red-brown steel. Together the space, light and material provide a therapeutic environment for the healing activities offered.

cutaway showing the float pods inside the south-facing container (model by bndr, rendering by Ana Cordero)

Inside the well-insulated container patrons experience a peaceful, softly-lit, cleansing space which sets the stage for entering the float pod.

interior environment of the float room (rendering by Ana Cordero)

To find out more visit the float center website, www.floatgnv.com.

Launch Party

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109 SE 4th Ave
Gainesville, Florida 32601