soundscape part ii
TRANSCRIPT
PROGRESSION
OF THE
“EPHEMERAL INFUNDIBULAR
AUDITORY EXPERIMENT” a.k.a.
“SOUNDSCAPE”
SOUND vs NOISE
SOUND
SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN HEAR OR THAT CAN BE HEARD
NOISE
SOUND, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS UNWANTED, UNPLEASANT OR LOUD
© Cambridge University Press 2007.
SOUND SPECIFIC RESEARCH
SITE SPECIFIC RESEARCH
MAJOR PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION MAJOR VEHICULAR CIRCULATION DESIRABLE & UNDESIRABLE NOISE LOCATIONS
SOUND OBSERVATIONS
> MAN-MADE MECHANICAL SOUNDS
> VEHICULAR SOUND – CARS, TRUCKS. BUSES, MOTORBIKES
> TRAFFIC LIGHT SOUND – PEDESTRIAN WARNING
DESIRABLE SOUND SOURCES
> HUMAN SPEECH
> NATURE – RUSTLING OF LEAVES, WIND
> VEHICULAR NOISE – IF USED AS A WARNING
UNDESIRABLE SOUND SOURCES
> VEHICULAR NOISE – ESPECIALLY DURING PEAK TIME
> PEOPLE SPEECH / CHEER – DURING SUNCORP GAMES
DESIRABLE
UNDESIRABLE
10dB - Normal Breathing, 30dB - Soft whisper (at 5m)60dB - Normal Conversation
70dB - Busy Traffic80dB - Average Factory90dB - Niagara Falls
DECIBEL FREQUENCY CHART
SKETCH DESIGN
SOUNDSCAPE PROTOTYPE 001
Sourcing desirable sounds from the exterior and re-directing them into the interior of the “tunnel”
SOUNDSCAPE PROTOTYPE 001
TUNNEL PROTOTYPE 002
Experimenting with form
TUNNEL PROTOTYPE #3
Evolution of exterior cladding
MODEL SKETCHES
MODELS
“SOUNDSCAPE” SYSTEMS.
The Tower system differs from the others dur to its special features. The little café on the corner of the building
TOWER SOUNDSCAPE SYSTEM
TOWER SOUNDSCAPE SYSTEM
TOWER SOUNDSCAPE SYSTEM
TOWER SOUNDSCAPE SYSTEM
The residential system should cater for residents’ needs such as privacy and existing views. However, it must block most of the unwanted noise coming from Petrie Terrace’s main arteries. It should capture “wanted sound” coming from Roma Street Parklands and re-direct it into the “SOUNDSCAPE”.
RESIDENTIAL SOUNDSCAPE SYSTEM
RESIDENTIAL SOUNDSCAPE SYSTEM - MODEL
RESIDENTIAL SOUNDSCAPE SYSTEM - MODEL
RESIDENTIAL SOUNDSCAPE SYSTEM - MODEL
The commercial system is intended to transform the “unwanted noise” into a more pleasant one. Through a system of speakers and micro-phones it would convert all the noise into specific beats…
There will be spaces within the commercial areas that would also need to use absorptive materials to capture sounds.
Since some of these commercial areas have their own car parks and access lanes, the “no name” system will have openings to allow for these specific areas to be accessed.
COMMERCIAL SOUNDSCAPE SYSTEM
COMMERCIAL SOUNDSCAPE SYSTEM
COMMERCIAL SOUNDSCAPE SYSTEM
COMMERCIAL SOUNDSCAPE SYSTEM
COMMERCIAL SOUNDSCAPE SYSTEM
COMMERCIAL SOUNDSCAPE SYSTEM
COMMERCIAL SOUNDSCAPE SYSTEM
COMMERCIAL SOUNDSCAPE SYSTEM
The temporary residential system will have the same specifications as the residential one, with just a slightly different characteristic: It will be attached to the site …
TEMPORARY RESIDENTIAL SYSTEM
TEMPORARY RESIDENTIAL SYSTEM - MODEL
TEMPORARY RESIDENTIAL SYSTEM - MODEL
TEMPORARY RESIDENTIAL SYSTEM - MODEL
“SOUNDSCAPE” SYSTEMS
OVERVIEW.
SOUNDSCAPE SYSTEMS OVERVIEWPETRIE TERRACE CONTEXT
SOUNDSCAPE SYSTEMS OVERVIEW
REFERENCE LIST
• Yoshida, Y. (1991). Lebbeus Woods: Terra Nova 1988-1991, A+U Publishing Co., Ltd, Tokyo (Japan)• Herwig, O. (2003). Featherweights: Light, Mobile and Floating Architecture, Prestel Publishing, London (Great Britain)• Reader, J. (2005). Cities, William Heinemann, London, (Great Britain)• Hansen. C. (2005). Noise Control: From concept to application, Taylor and Francis, Oxon (Great Britain) • Arida, A. (2002). Quantum City, Architectural Press, Oxford, (Great Britain)• Greenfield, A. (2006). Everyware: The dawning age of ubiquitous Computing, New Riders, California (United States)• Wagner, A & Menser, M. (1997) Radical Reconstruction: Lebbeus Woods, Princeton Architectural Press, New York (United States)
ADB005 – ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 5
SEMESTER 1, 2007
HERTZIAN SPACE – MARK TAYLOR
S.C.A.M. artists are: Shannon Daly, Christopher Schlenner & Maria Madalena Filipe Simoes
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