The Sound Bending Project: Sound Responsive Surface for optimizing the acoustic perfromance to enhance the user experience

Abstract

The power of sound is immense. It provides an immersive experience for the user in many different forms, such as noise, melodies, voices or even a song. It is a tricky genre unlike light and temperature, and is highly complex to predict and control the user behavior in terms of sound. Thus, the intention is to correct the acoustics as a post-activity in a real-time response. It can be visually depicted through a sound responsive surface which enhances the acoustical experience of a user. The goal is to realize a physical working prototype whichcan be tested for proof of concept and responsive alertness to real time sound data. The objective is to enhance the user experience by developing a sound responsive skin triggered with real time sound and study its impact on the acoustic performance in an open space. An acoustic plugin is also developed to integrate the calculation process within the initial iterative design process.Architecture, Urbanism and Building Science