Sound-driven Design through the lens of four applications for healthcare
Elif Özcan (TU Delft - Perceptual Intelligence)
Nicolas Misdariis (ENS-PSL Research University & CNRS)
S. Delle Monache (ENS-PSL Research University & CNRS, TU Delft - Perceptual Intelligence)
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Abstract
Sound-driven design has roots in the history of Critical Alarms Lab (TU Delft) and emerged as a response to designers' need to tackle complex societal problems that cannot be solved by designing sounds only. In previous research, we discovered four different design approaches (designing THE, WITH, AGAINST sound FOR) and their corresponding problem (sonic, experiential, technical, and cultural) and solution (creative, integrative, mitigative, and purposeful) spaces. As such, we developed the ecologically-relevant TWAF framework to further understand the underlying mechanisms of sound-driven design. In this paper, we use the framework to demonstrate how different approaches are needed to holistically address complex issues when sound poses a societal threat or an opportunity for design especially in the healthcare context to improve the quality of the acoustic environment and listener experiences. With the case study in sound-driven design for healthcare, we demonstrated that sound-driven design shifts sound from being a by-product of the environment to an intentional, meaningful, and integrated experience enhancing well-being, sonic culture and quality of life.
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