01Neuroaesthetics &
Neuroaesthetics &
sensory experience
Light, perception, acoustics and visual comfort inform the way we experience and respond to a space.
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Our signature frameworkQuantum
Quantum
Architecture™
Quantum Architecture™ is SOMA’s integrative way of designing for human experience, bringing together research-informed considerations and traditional spatial perspectives.
THE EXPERIENCE OF PLACE
Ideas you can see and feel
Light, proportion, materials and movement shape how a space is experienced. Explore examples from the founder’s completed interiors.
Selected completed interiors from the founder portfolio. Photography illustrates design considerations, not scientific or medical outcomes.
The central idea
Intention becomes meaningful when it informs the details
The relationships between light, nature, circulation, materials, comfort and atmosphere create the conditions in which life unfolds.
The lenses A layered
We begin with the people, the purpose and the place.
Each lens helps us ask more considered design questions.
A layered
perspective
We distinguish research-informed design considerations from traditional and symbolic frameworks, treating each with appropriate care.
02Vastu & spatial
Vastu & spatial
relationships
Traditional Vastu offers a perspective on orientation, circulation, room relationships and practical spatial corrections.
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03Sacred geometry
Sacred geometry
& proportion
Rhythm, proportion and geometric relationships enrich composition as cultural and artistic references.
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04Biophilic & longevity-
Biophilic & longevity-
informed design
Daylight, connection to nature and considered material choices support comfort, with emerging technologies evaluated alongside qualified specialists.
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Architectural imagery is conceptual and illustrates design perspectives rather than completed SOMA projects.
From idea to environment
A deliberate process
01
Discover
Listen to the people, goals, site and practical requirements.
02
Envision
Shape the guest journey, layout direction and atmosphere.
03
Guide & refine
Translate the concept into materials and details with project teams.
A METHOD WITH REAL-WORLD APPLICATION
From intention to spaces you can walk through
See completed interiors and clearly identified design studies in Harmony Oral & Facial Surgery and Harrisburg Animal Hospital. These photographs demonstrate the design process, not clinical outcomes.
For retreat and hospitality projects, SOMA can join the conversation early, before the guest experience and spatial direction are fixed.
Explore wellness retreat designAn evolving methodology,
not a promise of guaranteed outcomes
Neuroaesthetics, daylight, acoustics and environmental comfort involve evolving bodies of research. Vastu and sacred geometry draw on traditional and symbolic systems. These sources are not interchangeable, and SOMA does not represent traditional practices as scientifically proven or as medical interventions.
Our goal is to interpret these perspectives into clear design choices and, when possible, evaluate how people actually experience spaces. Longevity-related design ideas are reviewed with qualified architects, engineers and other relevant specialists.
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