Audio architecture
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News • News • 21 Jan 2023
Parallect Design layers curves and flowing wooden notes to create this audio bookstore in Suzhou
Set within the East Tai Lake ecological tourism resort in Wujiang, Suzhou, Jiangsu province, the audio bookstore designed by Parallect Design blends local characteristics with the existing structure to strengthen the cultural theme design and planning.
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The audio bookstore is a physical platform delineating the stories and cultural landscape of the East Tai Himalayan Lake. The project comprises a technology-based exhibition hall and a “Hui” living room, separated by a large sand table. The austere feel of technology is balanced by the warm wood grain and the rich environment of cultural stories.
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The design concept takes inspiration from the flowing ripples of lake bay. An amalgamati... More
News • News • 21 Oct 2020
Spatial-audio experience of ‘Torn Island’ exhibition draws visitors deep into past history
On the Dutch island of Texel, ‘Torn Island’ is an exhibition space within a World War II era bunker. Part of the Aviation & War Museum Texel, Kossmann.dejong Interior Architects use 3D audio as their primary design tool to tell the story of Georgian soldiers, who five days after their bold and bloody uprising were forced to face failure in the closing days of the war. The spatial audio experience draws visitors deep into a past history that has divided the island until today.
Credit: Thijs Wolzak
The designers worked together with professional actors and podcast-makers to ensure the audio drama feels authentic. As visitors wander through the bunker, different dialogues between people who were in the bunker that day are... More