The collection — six chambers Meridian · MC4000 · sitting portable Atlas · ST2200 · sit or lie Solace · ST801 · lying portable Cirrus · HP2202 · rigid · 2.0 ATA Vespers · HP1501 · rigid · 1.5 ATA Quietus · L1 · single sitting Delivered to your door — DDP, duties included One-year warranty · lifetime service Now speaking with the studio by appointment
A hyperbaric chamber in a misty zen garden of raked sand, bamboo, and weathered stone.
· 01 · the standard

Stillness,
engineered.

Hyperbaric chambers for rest, recovery, and daily ritual. Six objects, each designed to hold a quiet hour inside a considered room.

fig. i — meridian
pacific palisades
· a considered object

A room within a room — an environment of pressurized air and quiet.

Echelon builds hyperbaric chambers for the home, the studio, and the private clinic. Six objects in two families — soft-shell portable chambers in technical polyurethane composite, and rigid hard-shell chambers in stainless steel with polycarbonate viewing — built to ISO 9001, ISO 13485, and CE standards, intended for daily practice.

02 · the collection

Six chambers, considered one by one.

Meridian / MC4000 — sitting-style soft-shell hyperbaric chamber, 1.3 ATA.
ECH · MC4000 01 / 06

Meridian

Sitting portable, 1.3 ATA. A roomy chamber for a considered home practice.

Specifications →
Atlas / ST2200 — sit-or-lie soft-shell hyperbaric chamber, 1.3 / 1.4 ATA.
ECH · ST2200 02 / 06

Atlas

Sit or lie portable, 1.3 / 1.4 ATA. A flexible chamber for a practiced room.

Specifications →
Cirrus / HP2202 — rigid hard-shell hyperbaric chamber, side view with control panel.
ECH · HP2202 03 / 06

Cirrus

Rigid hard-shell, 2.0 ATA. The studio chamber for clinical and commercial practice.

Specifications →
View all six →
A hyperbaric chamber in a quiet open-plan living room overlooking the ocean at golden hour.
fig. ii — solace, private residence ph. architectural
· on hyperbaric environments

An environment of pressurized air and quiet.

A hyperbaric chamber is a sealed room in which the air pressure is raised gently above the atmosphere outside. Users describe the experience as a held, quiet hour — attention softens, the room seals, and the world arrives a little farther away.

Read the full owner's guide →
01 the environment

Pressurized air, held still.

The chamber is sealed, and the interior pressure is raised slowly — between 1.3 and 2.0 atmospheres, depending on the chamber. Inside, the air feels subtly denser. Outside, nothing changes.

02 the measure

ATA — atmospheres absolute.

Pressure is measured in ATA. Sea level is 1.0 ATA. Soft-shell chambers sit at 1.3 ATA with an oxygen concentrator delivering 93–95% O₂. Rigid chambers extend to 1.5 or 2.0 ATA. Sessions run sixty to one-hundred-twenty minutes.

03 the ritual

A held hour, daily.

Most owners build a daily practice — five to seven sessions a week for portable chambers, five for rigid. Enter, settle, rest, emerge. Some read, some listen, most do nothing at all.

· a short history

The chamber is an old idea, quietly returned to the home.

1662 The first pressurized room is built in England. It is called a domicilium — a house inside a house. 1800s Physicians and engineers in France and Canada construct steel chambers. They become civic objects: pressurized drawing-rooms. 1930s Chambers move to industrial and maritime use — the working object recedes from the home. 2000s Lighter laminates and oil-free compressors quiet the object. A chamber can live in a room again. Now Echelon designs chambers for the home, the studio, and the private clinic — proportioned for a considered interior.
· what users describe

The experience, in users' own words.

Echelon does not make claims about outcomes. What follows are descriptions, gathered from owners building a practice around the object.

"A held hour in which the room feels completely sealed. I finish the session the way I finish a good, long walk."
— an architect, zürich
"After training, I use it as an anchor for the evening. The room is quiet. I read. I come out slower than I came in."
— a dancer, los angeles
"Clients describe the hour as unhurried. The space encourages them to stop moving. We keep it simple — a linen seat, warm light, nothing else."
— a studio owner, kyoto
"A small discipline. Same hour, same chamber, same seat. The practice does not make me remarkable. It makes the day quieter."
— a pianist, new york

Individual descriptions, not outcomes. Echelon Hyperbarics does not provide medical advice. Consult a qualified healthcare provider before beginning any new practice.

03 · the practice

A room
around it.

Notes on building a daily practice — the hour, the room, the object. A small editorial on the ritual of stillness.

Read the journal →
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A chamber resting at the edge of a quiet beach, palm fronds at the frame.
· fig. ii — out of place, on purpose

A room that
travels with the practice.

Portable chambers fold, pack, and set back up in under an hour — a considered object for a considered itinerary.

· ordering & delivery

Delivered to your door — duties, customs, and care included.

Every chamber ships DDP — delivered duty paid. Customs clearance and import duties are handled for you. One address, one arrival, one number to call.

01

production

Portable chambers · approx. 5 working days Rigid chambers · 1 – 2 weeks

02

transit

Sea-to-door DDP · 18 – 25 days Air freight (rigid) · 7 – 14 days Express (portable) · 4 – 7 days

03

on arrival

Portable chambers to the door. Rigid chambers by truck with liftgate, to ground level.

04

assurance

One-year warranty on quality, material, and design. Lifetime service beyond.

Certifications — every chamber is built to ISO 9001, ISO 13485, and CE standards. A copy of the certificate ships with the unit.

Shipping damage — inspect and photograph the chamber on arrival. The studio coordinates any freight claim on your behalf.

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fig. iii — the studio by appointment
· speak with the studio

A chamber is chosen, not ordered from a cart.

Each chamber is selected with a member of the studio. We walk through the room, the intended use, capacity, access, and the particulars of your building. No pressure, no sales call — a quiet conversation, then a considered recommendation.

01 a brief note Share the room, the use, and your timeline. A member of the studio replies within one business day.
02 a thirty-minute call A quiet conversation. We ask about the space and the practice. No slides, no sales deck.
03 a considered proposal We recommend one or two chambers, with lead time, installation plan, and pricing in writing.
04 a white-glove arrival When the order is confirmed, two technicians assemble the chamber on site and perform a preflight before handover.
by email studio@echelon.co
by telephone +1 310 555 0198
hours
Mon–Fri · 9–6 PT
04 · begin

Begin a conversation.

A consultation takes thirty minutes. We'll discuss the room, the use, and the right chamber — in no hurry.