The Sound Bending Project

Sound Responsive Surface for optimizing the acoustic perfromance to enhance the user experience

Master thesis (2020)

Authors

T. Gupta Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

Serdar Așut Design Informatics - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
C.J. Janssen Building Physics - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment, Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2020 Tarang Gupta
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Published Date

30-06-2020

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

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 which
can 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.